Help:User pages

Frequently asked questions

User Pages are password-protected research pages that only the original author can edit
Everyone on WeRelate can see information on user pages, but unlike other pages, only the user who created a user page can modify its content
User pages can contain:
- Information on the families you are researching
- A "to-do'" list
- An index of links to all your genealogy websites
- Or pretty much anything you choose
Talk Pages associated with the User Pages allow other users to comment on your pages
User Pages allow you to have Your own Places on WeRelate

User Pages are password protected, so that they can only be edited by the original creator
Shared Research Pages are community pages that can be edited by any registered WeRelate user

Click My Relate in the blue bar at the top of the screen.
Select Dashboard
On the Dashboard page, click Add User Page in the "User Pages" box at the bottom

Click on My Relate in the blue bar at the top of the screen
Click on Dashboard and your User Pages will be listed at the bottom in the "User Pages" box

Open the user page and click on the Edit link at the top of the screen
If the "Edit" option does not appear, you are either not signed in, or you are not the original creator of this page
Remember, only you can edit the User Pages that you create

Click Search in the blue bar at the top of the screen and select "User Pages"
Enter their username and/or any part of the page's contents you remember as keywords, and click "Search"
Locate the correct page in the list of results
See the Search tutorial for more information

Only someone who has signed in with your username and password may edit your user pages.

All user pages have associated talk pages where anyone can post comments. The talk page is not password protected.

Your changes will take effect immediately
Your changes will begin to show up in Searches 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 on an existing page, they will start showing up in searches the following day

The title of a User Page consists of three parts:
- Namespace = User:
- User Name of the person to whom the User Page belongs = Robbhaas/
- The title for the User Page = MySource List
- The result: User:Robbhaas/MySource List
Like articles, there are no hard rules for User Page titles
- They should be brief and specific, and must be no more than 255 characters in length
For more information:
Page Titles Help
User Profiles Help