Help:User Profiles

Frequently asked questions

A profile gives you a place where you can tell other people about yourself and the families you are researching
If you want, you can even upload images
Profiles were formerly referred to as homepages

First, if you are not yet a member, you need to join WeRelate
- Joining takes about two minutes and costs you nothing.
Once you have joined, you can go to your profile by clicking on the My Relate button in the blue bar at the top of the page
- Select "User Profile"
Alternatively, if you have signed in already, you can click on your User Name in the orange rectangle in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

If you don't know their user name:
- Click on Search in the blue bar at the top of the page and select "User Pages"
- Enter any information that may be posted on their profile
  - This may include a first or last name, or any surnames or places they are researching
  - Click the "Search" button and look through the returns for the desired profile

Click My Relate in the blue bar at the top of the page, and select "User Profile"
On the Profile Page click "Edit" at the top of the page under the blue bar - You'll see two sections:
- Surnames and/or places you are researching
  - (This is the section used to create Shared Research Pages)
  - Click on "Add Surname and/or Place"
  - In the edit boxes that appear, enter a surname you are researching and in what place you are researching that name
  - You can include as many surnames and places as you wish, by clicking on the link multiple times
  - This will create a Shared Research Page, or add a link to one that already exists, which helps you collaborate with others working on the same surnames in the same places
    - To begin, we recommend that you set the place to a state or country for Shared Research Pages
    - An example of a profile page with these links User:Dallan
    - For a more detailed discussion see the Shared Research Help Page
- Text
  - Enter what you want to tell others about yourself and the research you are doing. This is the text that will appear on your Profile Page
  - You can even add an image to your page - See Images Tutorial for more information about uploading and placing your image on a page
- It's a good idea to click on the Show preview button at the bottom of the page to see the effects of your changes
- Don't forget to click on Save page to save your changes when you're finished

Only you can edit your profile or user pages
Others may leave messages for you on the talk pages associated with your Profile and User pages, but they cannot edit the pages directly
- Exception: administrators can edit any page in order to address inappropriate content
If you want to create a page that others can also contribute to, please create an article instead.

Your changes take effect immediately
The changes will not show up in Search results until the following day
- Pages are indexed every night - so, if you created a new page, made changes to an existing page, or added new words to an existing page - the results will start showing up in searches the following day

Here's an example profile
To see the text used to create this page, click View Source at the top of the page under the blue bar

The title of a profile consists of two parts:
- Namespace: User:
- User Name of the person to whom the profile belongs: Dallan
- The title for the profile is: User:Dallan