Person Search
WikiTree finally has its own search engine for people.
This should make it much easier for new users to quickly see if someone is already on the worldwide wiki family tree. It will also make it easier for WikiTreers to quickly jump to one of their own family members. Instead of clicking around your family tree or scrolling down your Watchlist, you can just type in the first name and last name.
This could be a big step for WikiTree is another way. When you search for someone and don’t find them, you can add them with one click. In other words, if you search for “Joe Schmoe” and he’s not on WikiTree yet, you just have to hit the “Add Joe Schmoe” button and he’ll be there the next time someone searches. Of course, he’ll be nothing but a name with a blank page at first, but hopefully the original user and future users will add more and connect him to the tree.
I love the people search, this is a powerful tool. How about a place search too? I think I have some people in your neck of the woods too! Anyway, you’ve made some excellent improvements in the last week. One or two here and there all add up and make the site better and better. Now I have to master this category thing…..
Comment by Joanna Tolson — September 3, 2009 @ 10:29 pm