A few days ago, I mentioned link rot in terms of websites having problems either displaying content, or the content having been moved, and low and behold, there is a new version of WikiTree Sourcer, WikiTree Sourcer 2.6.6, which is dealing with relative links on web pages. WikiTree Sources is a browser extension that helps you with sources on WikiTree.
This update is focused on Ancestry (and “other sites”) and GRO (General Register Office (UK)).
These are the supported genealogical sites:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:WikiTree_Sourcer_supported_sites
It is free extension for Chrome and Firefox users (you can donate), but does cost a small fee ($4.99 USD) for Apple (macOS, iOS, iPadOS) users as Apple charges a yearly fee to publish through the App Store.
More information (official site): https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:WikiTree_Sourcer
Downloads:
- macOS (Safari) (Apple App Store)
- iPhone (Safari) (Apple App Store)
- iPad (Safari) (Apple App Store)
- Firefox (Mozilla.org)
- Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store)
| WikiTree Sourcer 2.6.6 (October14, 2024) |
| – Ancestry — There have been issues with relative links on web pages, change to handle relative links in a better way |
| – GRO – Smart search improvements — Break down to individual years or quarters if hit 250 limit — Prune by MMN during search to avoid hitting 1000 limit unnecessarily — Support search by MMN of “-“ — Change district links to open in new tab |