Regarding Ancestry.com Template; how to get Wikitree to add a caption parameter to the Image Template?

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Since it has become necessary to use the Ancestry Template feature to cite Ancestry.com sources, would it be possible to get someone on the Wikitree programming team to add the  caption parameter as an option to the  {{Ancestry|Image|#1|#2}} Template?  Presently the template inserts a hot link to single, unmodifiable word:  Image.  It would be very beneficial to be able to add a caption to the hot link such that the work Image could be followed by free text in the caption parameter, like "Image of the 1850 Mudville Census."

How does one put in a request for a programming feature on this platform?
in WikiTree Tech by Randy Beebe G2G3 (3.5k points)
retagged by Deb Durham

2 Answers

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Randy, it would probably be easier if you just add whatever additional citation you want after the template.  There is no reason why you can't do that.

The way to put in a request is to post exactly what you did here, but add the tag:  improvements to get the attention of the programmers.
by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)
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Slightly different from Gaile's response, but the intent is to use the Template within a source citation.

As an example, using {{Ancestry Record|6224|32191164}}:

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340424 {{Ancestry Record|6224|32191164}}

So the same would apply for an image, as an example:

Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Woodbury, Iowa; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340424 {{Ancestry Image|6224|32191164}}

by Steven Harris G2G6 Pilot (738k points)

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