wordpress for a family history archive
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Presentation delivered at WordUp Glasgow on 4 Feb 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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WordPress for a Family History Archive
John Adams (@johnthegeo)WordUp Glasgow, 4 Feb 2012
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John Adams 1890-1971
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but almost a century ago…
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The Story
johnadams.org.uk/letters
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
“I think this is the first Sunday that I have ever been away from home all day”
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
“We are likely to take our Xmas dinner in the trenches this year.”
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
“I suppose by this time you will think me dead.”
16/5/16
Paisley: “We are sick of rain now.”
“I often heard it said that Scotch people were hard with their money. But I will believe it no longer.”
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
Ypres: “I have gone up the line today”
Rouen: “What a lovely country to live in. I believe I could live here all my life.”
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
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1914 1915 1916 1917 1918
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How does WordPress help?
Features PluginsCore Features:• Posts/pages/images• Categories• Menus• 2010 Child Theme
Category Custom FieldsDefault Sort AscendWidget Logic
Custom Post Types Custom Post Types UIPost Type ConverterPost Type Convertr
Multiple authors Authors WidgetUser Photo
Geocoding WP Geo
Timeline WP SIMILE Timeline
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Pages and menus
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Categories run everything else
Category Custom FieldsDefault Sort AscendAuthors Widget
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Custom Post Types: Letter
Custom Post Types UIPost Type ConvertrPost Type Converter
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Multiple Authors
User PhotoAuthors Widget
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Location information
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Location
WP Geo http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-geo/
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When? SIMILIE Timeline
WP SIMILE Timeline pluginhttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simile-timeline/
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Dates pre-1970 bug (fixed)http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10332
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What Next?
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What Next?
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…and the story continues
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THANK YOUQuestions?