#4.76 / 21 rate

WikiTree Sourcer

3,000 users

2021-08-05

Rob Pavey Software

[email protected]

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Description

WikiTree Sourcer assists in finding and citing genealogy sources for use on wikitree.com.

The WikiTree Sourcer extension saves time and typing by assisting WikiTree users with three main tasks:

1. From a WikiTree profile page it provides the ability to search other genealogy websites for relevant records.

2. From one of these genealogy websites' records page it can extract data and build a citation.

3. Also from one of these genealogy websites records page it can search other genealogy websites for similar records. For example on an Ancestry page it can help find free versions of the same original source.

The extension is free but donations are welcome at: https://buymeacoffee.com/RobPavey

The extension has very little performance impact unless you are actively using it. It does not modify any web pages and does nothing (other than registering a listener) until it's popup menu is used.

Reviews

Steve Ryan

I constantly use the inline citations, narrative with citation, and household (census) table features. Search FamilySearch is also a favorite. I am probably at least three times as productive with this tool, with the only possible downside that I may be including sources which aren't strictly needed, just because it's so easy. The ability to handle the data formats from a range of web sites and document types is quite impressive. We can always wish for support on even more sites, but I would not want to see that done at the expense of quality, which is currently very good.

Amy M

This has been working really well, but it doesn't seem to be working for IrishGenealogy.ie anymore. It would be nice if that could be made functional again.

Ron Field

Initial impression is I love it. I'm a person who has been hesitant to use Wikitree as I'm not very good at creating consistent, and proper source citations. This tool is excellent at helping me to overcome this issue and I will now start building out my family tree. An excellent extension!