If you use Legacy to create your web pages, then you should be able to preserve all information types. If you use other software, then you normally must upload a GEDCOM file, which does have some limitations.
If you use a family tree site like Ancestry or MyHeritage, then you don’t have to obtain a web hosting site. My preference is to purchase a web host site and domain name from a vendor such as FatCow or GoDaddy, so that I can use it for more than just a family tree. My preference is to not use Legacy web page creation, but rather to use a third party software library on the web site, namely TNG. This supports customizable templates that include a welcome page and a menu for finding supporting documents/histories. (http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/) TNG works well with Legacy GEDCOMs. TNG mostly supports media well, although it does not support media attached to source Details. The GEDCOM standard already mangles SourceWriter-generated sources somewhat. Both TNG and the web host provider support various privacy and password options. There are a few tricks to getting everything set up just right, so you would need some computer confidence and willingness to experiment. Ward P.S.: I also recommend FileZilla. From: Evert van Dijken Sent: Friday, January 5, 2018 10:15 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family tree on the Internet As FTP program I use FileZilla: https://filezilla-project.org/ This is a free ftp program. Evert 2018-01-05 16:05 GMT+01:00 Evert van Dijken <[email protected]>: https://legacyfamilytree.com/tipsWebPages.asp Evert 2018-01-05 13:49 GMT+01:00 Henk <[email protected]>: Dear Legacy Users, My name is Henk Bastiaanse and I live in Australia. I have been using various genealogy software programs over the past 11 years and am using Legacy for about 2 years. I am extremely happy with Legacy (9.0). However, the time has come to share all collected information with extended family and post the family tree - containing over 20,000 people and over a thousand pictures and person- and location information - on the Internet. What would be your suggestion how to do this and to which site to post it to? I would really like to keep and share all collected information, including the information in “Stories” etc. Thanking you in advance for any feedback, Kind Regards, Henk Bastiaanse.
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