Add Name Anchors Utility #2

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Patty Lindsay

Purpose

This page will add name anchor tags to surnames that are in an HTML table. The surnames can be upper, lower or mixed case. You specify the table within the page and the column within the table to index. You have the option of indexing all words in the column as surnames, the first word in the column, or the last word in the column.

How to use this page

  1. Enter the URL of the page to be indexed:

  2. Select the post type of the page being indexed. Post type:

  3. Enter the starting number for the name anchor tag names:
    Use this field if you are running any of the add anchor utilities more than once against the same URL. Enter one more than the last tag added by the previous utility.

  4. Indicate which table, column and words to index.

    Index the column, in the table.

  5. Press "Submit" when you have entered the above.

  6. After you press "Submit", you will get a page with name anchor tags added to the surnames. Use your browser's "Save As" option to save the results as an HTML page.

WARNING: HTML editors like Composer and PageMill have been known to "scramble" the name anchor tags. (The </A> tag gets moved from after the surname where it belongs to before the surname.) I recommend that you use a plain text editor (such as WordPad) to edit any files containing Surname Helper name anchor tags. When in doubt, copy the file first and check it after you edit it.


Surname Helper is a surname engine for queries and surname registrations posted on various genealogy sites. Participating sites include many USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb sites. All GenConnect boards are indexed in Surname Helper. Surname Helper is also used by the USGenWeb QueryExpress system for registering counties.


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