Help:Conventions/Family page title

Quick reference

The family page title is formatted as "Family:HusbandFirstname HusbandLastname and WifeFirstname WifeLastname (index number)", based on the primary names of the husband and wife. It never includes middle name/initial, prefixes (such as Dr or Capt) or suffixes (such as Jr). The index number is automatically generated by WeRelate, and should never be entered manually when renaming a page.

Further information

In a wiki environment, each page title must be unique. Therefore, a WeRelate family page title has three parts:

  • the wiki namespace, in this case Family: to differentiate it from other spaces on the wiki, such as Person:, Place: or Help:.
  • the primary name of both the spouses in Firstname Lastname order. See name conventions regarding what to use as the primary name.
  • the index number, a number automatically generated by WeRelate to distinguish, for example, one "John Smith and Jane Doe" from another.

WeRelate automatically creates the page title (including the unique index number) when you add a family page, based on the primary names of both the spouses. If you change the primary name on the person page of one of the spouses, you should rename the family page accordingly, following the rules given under Quick reference above.

The Wikipedia Exception

If the Person page title for either spouse has been renamed to match a Wikipedia page title, rename the Family page to be consistent with the Person page title.

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