As I build my profile pages, is there any way to quickly navigate between them?

Question

ie. If you're on profile page "A" and link to profile page "B", is there
> a way on the 2nd page to allow you to return to the previous profile page
> easily -- a return link or button?

Answer 1

Hmmm. I'm not sure I understand exactly what you mean, and the simple answer is probably "no" but FWIW:

• Nuclear family members are linked from all profile pages. That is, a person's mother, father, spouse(s), siblings and children are all linked from the top of the person's profile.
• You can usually use the back button on your browser. :-)

Answer 2

I open each linked page in a new tab, (right click, open new tab, click)  that way all the past profiles are still open.

Comments

Tom: Is there a way to hardcode that procedure when someone clicks on a highlighted word?

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Chris Whitten might be able to help with this, I just do it semi-automatically.

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As a novice at all this, I'm not sure what you mean by 'semi-automatically"?

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just my reflexes, I routinely open new links in a new tab, so I can go
back where I want, (except when I forget.)

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Jim: You might be able to change your browser settings to automatically open links in a new tab (though this will apply to everything you do in the browser and can sometimes be annoying). Also, if you have a mouse with a centre button or scroll wheel, clicking with that on a link opens the link in the new tab. On a laptop this is usually accomplished by clicking with both buttons at once.

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If you right-click on a link (Windows, someone else will have to answer if you're using a Mac) you get the option, Open Link in New Tab.  WikiTree internal links to another profile are normally done as [[Doe-1 | John Doe]], giving you an underlined link reading "John Doe."  But you could use any text you like in that construction to make a link.  For example, [[Doe-1 | his father]] could be used in the bio of his son, giving the text "his father" and linking to his father.

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You can also click on the link with the CTRL key pressed down. This will automatically open the link in a new browser tab. The best thing is that it will be opened in the background so that you can press all links on a page before 'processing' the pages :)

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I just commented on a different question,* wondering how to code it so the link opens in a new tab/window.  The difference being that the person browsing doesn't have to remember to do it.  (But who knows, maybe having the link decide annoys some people?)

Cheers,
Liz

Is there a list of all the Wiki mark-up (or formatting) language for easy access as one enters their text areas? - http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1131/there-wiki-formatting-language-easy-access-enters-their-areas

Answer 3

This is probably not the answer you are looking for but the bare bones answer to your question is: to return to page A from page B right click your mouse & hit the back option or use your browsers back button. this will allow you to go to the last page you were on.