What problem does Add Basic Search Button to Profiles solve?
When viewing profile pages of a person in an Ancestry family tree there is a Search button at the top of the page. Clicking this button runs a search including every detail attached to the person, which can sometimes lead to obscure and inaccurate results. Add Basic Search Button to Profiles adds a new button Basic Search, that when clicked runs a more broad search which can yield better results.
How does Add Basic Search Button to Profiles work?
With Add Basic Search Button to Profiles, a new button is added to profile pages of a person in an Ancestry family tree titled Basic Search. Clicking the button allows you to perform a basic search of only name, birth date, birth place, death date and death place information, which will often times provide a more accurate result that if you were to include more details.
How do I use Add Basic Search Button to Profiles?
- Ensure Add Basic Search Button to Profiles is enabled in the Genealogy Assistant pop-up panel.
- Navigate to the profile page of a person in an Ancestry family tree.
- Locate the new Basic Search button at the top of the page.
- Click the Basic Search button to run a simplified search for the person you are viewing.
- You can then refine the search using the search sidebar on the left hand side of the page.
Add Basic Search Button to Profiles is a feature of the software Genealogy Assistant.
Genealogy Assistant is an extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge 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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