What problem does 23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches solve?
23andMe lets you see the relatives you have in common with each match, but it does not let you tag or organise those shared matches into your own custom groups. 23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches adds a full grouping system on top of the Relatives in Common page so you can create coloured groups, assign shared matches to them across the entire list at once, and see who belongs to what at a glance.
How does 23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches work?
On any 23andMe Relatives in Common page, an Add/Manage Groups button is added to the toolbar. Clicking it opens a sidebar where you can create coloured groups, edit them, delete them, and pin the ones you use most. Tick the checkboxes next to each shared match to assign them to a group, and a small coloured circle appears next to every match showing which groups they belong to. Group assignments are saved per kit and persist across sessions.
To bulk-assign large clusters, click Select across all pages in the sidebar and Genealogy Assistant will scan every page of the shared list, collect the matches, and let you assign them all to a group at once. Each match’s shared cM, shared percentage and segment count are captured automatically as you scroll, so you can sort and filter your groups by those values from the sidebar.
How do I use 23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches?
- Ensure 23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Open the Relatives in Common list for any 23andMe match and click the Add/Manage Groups button on the toolbar to open the sidebar.
- Create one or more coloured groups in the sidebar.
- Tick the checkboxes next to the shared matches you want to group, then choose a group to assign them to. Coloured circles appear next to each match showing their group memberships.
- To bulk-assign across the entire shared list, click Select across all pages in the sidebar. Genealogy Assistant will step through every page, collect the matches, and let you assign them all to a group at once.
- Click any member name in the sidebar to jump to that match in the list.
23andMe Add Groups to Shared Matches is a feature of the software Genealogy Assistant.
Genealogy Assistant is an extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari which supercharges your family history research by adding over 100 custom features to popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch, FamilyTreeDNA and more. You can watch a full video walkthrough on YouTube.
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