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Community TNG Wiki

Welcome to TNG-Wiki!

The TNG Wiki is a community effort to organize information on the The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding© (TNG) written by Darrin Lythgoe. TNG is a licensed web application suitable for inclusion on small, non-commercial websites, and is powerful way to manage and display your family tree on your own website, without generating any static HTML. Instead, your information is stored in a database and the pages are created on demand using PHP and MySQL, so new information added to your website is immediately available.

While TNG is a licensed software product, the software owner allows TNG users to customize the code which several experience users have shared with the community as TNG Mods

For New TNG Wiki Users

New TNG Wiki users should read this section to learn how the TNG Wiki is organized using categories and how to create / update wiki articles

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== Using TNG Wiki ==

== How to search in TNG-Wiki ==

The TNG Wiki is currently structured into the following TNG Guides, anchored in the left sidebar: Getting Started provides information on how to customize your site and create user pages Guest Visitors provides information for how visitors might navigate your site Registered Users provides information on how to use the capabilities of TNG as a Registered User or Administrator Administrator provides information for the administator of a TNG web site (aka TNG Admin) Programmer provides information to help understand how TNG works, and for programmers making changes to TNG. The following entries under Items of Interest in the left sidebar are items of special interest which are also part of the other guides: Reports provides a list of some helpful TNG reports Mods provides a list of user modifications and add-ons to TNG. TNG Glossary provides a definition of some of the terms used in TNG

There are several ways to find information in TNG Wiki. The items in the left panel are a good place to start. The Help link in the Navigation section shows how the site is organized, and how to create new articles. Try the Search facility. Put your keyword in the searchbox at left, then click the Go or Search button. Click Go - or Enter on keyboard - to take you to the article, if it exists. Click Search to search the text of all pages in TNG Wiki. Then choose from the list of pages returned. Use the Categories section. If you click on the it will expand to show the list of articles grouped under that category. If you click on the it will contract the list. Alternately, you can view a list of All Pages in the TNG Wiki.

== TNG Categories ==

== Creating TNG Wiki articles ==

The TNG Wiki uses the MediaWiki CategoryTree extension, which provides an alternate view of the articles grouped in Categories as shown in the left panel. If you click on the will expand to show the list of articles grouped under that category. If you click on the will contract the list. See TNG_Wiki_organization for how the articles are organized in the TNG Wiki.

The following provides some of the information helpful to creating new articles: TNG Guidelines TNG Article Posting Methods for creating new pages Using Edit Toolbar added --Ken Roy 12:47, 30 September 2009 (UTC) How to create tables in an article See also Text Formatting Rules for Wiki Tables How to add illustrations to an article How to create the table of contents Help:Editing Basic Wiki editing See also Text Formatting Rules TNGwiki Using Discussion for hints on using the Discussion tab

New Articles other than Mods

The following are new articles other than TNG Mods) that were recently added to the TNG Wiki. For new mods, see Mods for TNG v10, and for information about what a mod is, see Mod Manager.

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Articles / Pages recently added to the TNG-Wiki
Date Added	Article / Feature
28 November 2015	Change TNG Wiki email address
28 November 2015	Change TNG Wiki Password
26 November 2015	Making pages switch languages updated for MediaWiki 1.25.3 upgrade on TNG Wiki
26 November 2015	TNG Wiki Buttons Added to WikiEditor updated for MediaWiki 1.25.3 upgrade on TNG Wiki
25 November 2015	PHP - The Least You Need to Know
25 November 2015	WebApps - The Least You Need To Know major update to Leslie Price's article by Robin Richmond
10 November 2015	TNG Wiki Upgrade to MW 1.25.3 provides an overview of the MediaWiki upgrade made to the TNG Wiki
10 November 2015	Cite provides an overview on using <ref></ref> to create footnotes
10 November 2015	Echo provides an overview of how to use the new notification capabilities on the TNG Wiki
25 August 2015	Customization provides an overview on customizing TNG
30 July 2015	Image Preview provides information on how the image preview works in TNG 10.l.2
3 July 2015	FTP provides an overview of the File Transfer Protocol
22 April 2015	Tuning for Mobile Display provides an overview of several mods to TNG that make it more responsive on smart phones and tablets
8 January 2015	Mod Manager all Mod Manager articles were updated for the TNG 10.1 version. See Related Links section for other articles updated.
20 December 2014	Dealing with Mods in TNG 10.1 article created for how to deal with mods that use MySQL in TNG 10.1 which now uses MySQLi
15 Feb 2014	Tuning for Tablet Display shows how I tuned my template 4 to display correctly on the mini iPad tablet
14 Feb 2014	Histories - Creating shows how to use the TNG Histories Media collection to create histories
14 Mar 2013	Media - Upload shows how to use the new Media Upload function in TNG 9.2 TNG 9.2.0

Customizing TNG

The Customizing TNG section provides links to articles that may be helpful in customizing your TNG web site. These articles are also included in the appropriate TNG Guides and Categories in the left sidebar.

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Basics	Intermediate	Advanced
articles on what you should know regarding TNG web sites	articles that might require more experience	articles that might require programming changes as you gain more experience
What makes TNG Different (It's different from Ancestry.com, Geni.com, etc. because it's not a central commercial site. It's different from other site-building tools because of its reliability, features, speed, flexibility, and remarkable user community and support for customizations. Buying and installing TNG View the TNG demo TNG overview and features How to purchase TNG How to create your database Web Apps - The Least You Need To Know Getting Started with TNG Getting Started with TNG Getting Started category is actually a great overview that goes well beyond "Getting Started". Installation has a lot to offer here, too. How to enter data in TNG Data Entry and Import GEDCOM Import Data Import Media Using GEDCOM TNG Configuration - Things TNG can do "out of the box" through configuration settings Privacy Templates Languages Other basic settings Customization overview Making Changes to TNG on a Home Computer Moving Files Between your home computer and your Web Server Upgrading TNG - Installing a new version of TNG released by the author	Mod Manager Why use the Mod Manager Interpreting the status Backing up or restoring your site Custom Reports TNG Colouring Book Family Group Worksheet Google Maps - Getting Started User Pages - Getting_Started User Pages - Multi-Language Histories - Creating	Mod Manager Mod Guidelines Creating Config Files Creating Edit parameters Interpreting the status Maintaining your site Updating database directly using SQL Using Google Maps How TNG builds a page Understanding TNG Genlib_Functions Understanding Template Settings - TNG V9 Creating a new Template - TNG V9 TNG Colouring Book Tuning for Tablet Display

Basics
articles on what you should know regarding TNG web sites
What makes TNG Different (It's different from Ancestry.com, Geni.com, etc. because it's not a central commercial site. It's different from other site-building tools because of its reliability, features, speed, flexibility, and remarkable user community and support for customizations. Buying and installing TNG View the TNG demo TNG overview and features How to purchase TNG How to create your database Web Apps - The Least You Need To Know Getting Started with TNG Getting Started with TNG Getting Started category is actually a great overview that goes well beyond "Getting Started". Installation has a lot to offer here, too. How to enter data in TNG Data Entry and Import GEDCOM Import Data Import Media Using GEDCOM TNG Configuration - Things TNG can do "out of the box" through configuration settings Privacy Templates Languages Other basic settings Customization overview Making Changes to TNG on a Home Computer Moving Files Between your home computer and your Web Server Upgrading TNG - Installing a new version of TNG released by the author

Intermediate
articles that might require more experience
Mod Manager Why use the Mod Manager Interpreting the status Backing up or restoring your site Custom Reports TNG Colouring Book Family Group Worksheet Google Maps - Getting Started User Pages - Getting_Started User Pages - Multi-Language Histories - Creating

Advanced
articles that might require programming changes as you gain more experience
Mod Manager Mod Guidelines Creating Config Files Creating Edit parameters Interpreting the status Maintaining your site Updating database directly using SQL Using Google Maps How TNG builds a page Understanding TNG Genlib_Functions Understanding Template Settings - TNG V9 Creating a new Template - TNG V9 TNG Colouring Book Tuning for Tablet Display

TNG Major Upgrade

The TNG Major Upgrade section provides information on the major feature changes added or made in that major TNG version upgrade. The Change Impacts articles provide impact information when upgrading from a previous version. When upgrading from more than the immediate previous major version, you need to read all the applicable Change Impacts articles. Likewise the TNG vNN Mods articles provides information on impacted and obsolete mods for that TNG version upgrade.

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TNG V10 - Feb 2014	TNG V9 - Nov 2011	TNG V8 - May 2010
major features added in TNG V10	major features added in TNG V9	major features added in TNG V8
TNG V10 Major Changes Mobile Mode Display Branches V10 Collapsible Items Trim Media Menus Media Upload Vertical Ancestors Chart Templates V10 Custom Menu V10 Export V10 More/Less Details TNG V10 Change Impacts TNG V10 Mods TNG 10.1.0 information on TNG V10.1 Dealing with Mods in TNG 10.1 TNG V10.1 Mods	TNG V9 Major Changes Custom Menu Hook Simile Timeline Geocode Function Sorting Places Pooling Places Mail Functions Media Functions Icon sprites Contact Us Subject Line Mod Manager Unable to Install TNG V9 Change Impacts Template Settings - V9 Simile Timeline Settings Using the Simile Timeline TNG V9 Mods TNG V9 upgrade problems TNG 9.2.0 Media - Upload	TNG V8 Changes Template Settings Relationship Finder Image Viewer User Roles Family Search Calendar Search Results TNG V8 Impacts TNG V8 upgrade problems

TNG V10 - Feb 2014
Major features added in TNG V10
TNG V10 Major Changes Mobile Mode Display Branches V10 Collapsible Items Trim Media Menus Media Upload Vertical Ancestors Chart Templates V10 Custom Menu V10 Export V10 More/Less Details TNG V10 Change Impacts TNG V10 Mods TNG 10.1.0 information on TNG V10.1 Dealing with Mods in TNG 10.1 TNG V10.1 Mods TNG V9 - Nov 2011 Major features added in TNG V9 TNG V9 Major Changes Custom Menu Hook Simile Timeline Geocode Function Sorting Places Pooling Places Mail Functions Media Functions Icon sprites Contact Us Subject Line Mod Manager Unable to Install TNG V9 Change Impacts Template Settings - V9 Simile Timeline Settings Using the Simile Timeline TNG V9 Mods TNG V9 upgrade problems TNG 9.2.0 Media - Upload TNG V8 - May 2010 Major features added in TNG V8 TNG V8 Changes Template Settings Relationship Finder Image Viewer User Roles Family Search Calendar Search Results TNG V8 Impacts TNG V8 upgrade problems