>> If you use other software, then you normally must upload a GEDCOM file, >> which does have some limitations.
While I am a SecondSite user and not a GedSite user at this time, I believe John is building in the ability to create custom GEDCOM tags. Also, GedSite will recognize what program created the GEDCOM file and respond appropriately. These features will eliminate many of the limitations of GEDCOM. Walter From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ward Walker Sent: Friday, January 5, 2018 4:47 PM To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family tree on the Internet 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] <mailto:[email protected]> >: https://legacyfamilytree.com/tipsWebPages.asp Evert 2018-01-05 13:49 GMT+01:00 Henk <[email protected] <mailto:[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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