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<ul>
<li>IMPORTANT as of version 3.7.0 Rootspersona requires PHP5.6 or above<br />
Check out the Changelog for new release details!</li>
</ul>
<p>Rootspersona creates one or more pages of family history using data imported from one or more GEDCOM files.<br />
It allows an administrator to create pages featuring people or evidence with a variety of panels that can<br />
be mixed and matched for optimum customization.</p>
<p><strong>New in 3.0!</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You can now identify Rootspersona as the System of Record, allowing you to edit your data online!</li>
<li>Includes a Top Ten Surnames widget!</li>
<li>Support for multi-site installs</li>
<li> <a href="https://rootspersona.com" title="Demo Site" rel="nofollow ugc">New Demo Site</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Features</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Support for GEDCOM Version 5.5
</li>
<li> Support for HTML5 microdata from historical-data.org
</li>
<li> Ability to upload more than one GEDCOM file from the same source and link families together
</li>
<li> Ability to select which persons from the GEDCOM file to create pages for
</li>
<li> As updates are made, GEDCOM files can be reloaded and existing pages will be updated
</li>
<li> Each page includes links to children and spouses
</li>
<li> Each page displays a visual family tree that includes three generations
</li>
<li> Ability to link pictures uploaded to WordPress to each person (up to 7)
</li>
<li> Flexible privacy options, including Public, Member Only, and Private
</li>
<li> MANY customization options…
</li>
</ul>
<p>** New in 3.0! **</p>
<ul>
<li> if you define Rootspersona as the system of record, you can now edit your data online!
</li>
<li> enhanced installer now supports multi-site installation!
</li>
</ul>
<p>For detailed documentation, goto <a href="https://rootspersona.com" title="Documentation" rel="nofollow ugc">rootspersona.com</a></p>
<h3>Upgrading from versions earlier than 2.4.0</h3>
<ol>
<li>If you are still running a version earlier than 2.4.0, you must first upgrade to 2.4.0 before going any higher</li>
</ol>
<p>Usage:</p>
<p>For detailed documentation, goto [rootspersona.com] (https://rootspersona.com “Documentation”)</p>
<p>To import your first GEDCOM and create your first page(s):</p>
<ol>
<li>Find the <em>Upload GEDCOM File</em> page link under Rootspersona Options.</li>
<li>Browse for a GEDCOM file on your local PC and select ‘Upload’.</li>
<li>Select one or more persons to create pages for and select ‘Submit’</li>
</ol>
<p>Your WordPress site will now have one or more <em>persona</em> pages for the people you selected!</p>
<p><em>Note: importing GEDCOM files from different programs can have unexpected consequences.<br />
Rootspersona uses the ids generated in the GEDCOM file, and different programs may assign the same ids to different people.<br />
It is recommended to manage your data in a single program (the ‘system of record’),<br />
and to use GEDCOM files generated by that program, only.</em></p>
<h3></h3>
<p>= 3.7.5 =<br />
* fix picFile matching<br />
* fix shifting captions in Picture Gallery panel<br />
* converted historical-data.org to schema.org</p>
<h4>3.7.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>incorporated name formatting fixes by Tony Smith</li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h4>3.7.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix evidence title</li>
<li>fix groupd sheet</li>
<li>fix classification & persona_name</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.7.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix count on empty field</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.7.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix issue with attaching images</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.7</h4>
<ul>
<li>IMPORTANT Rootspersona now requires PHP5.6 or above</li>
<li>do not delete Evidence Index when deleting persona pages</li>
<li>minor bug fixes</li>
<li>fix SOR save issue</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.6.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Dutch translation files</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.6.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix 404 jquery.tablesorter.js not found issue</li>
<li>fix issue with evidence page javascript</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.6.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>fixed data access issue for SOR mode</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.6.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>updated for PHP 7</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.3.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix issue with page title changing back to last name first</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.3.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix surname widget (missing div)</li>
<li>add batch id to notes lookups</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>added hide donation button option</li>
<li>fixed validation tool issue with corrupting page titles</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix jquery drag and drop issue on admin screen (WP 3.6.1 compatability issue)</li>
<li>fix parent page for evidence causing large top level menus</li>
<li>include name suffix (Jr, Sr, etc…) when displaying name(including page titles)</li>
<li>surname widget now has links</li>
<li>fixed bug blocking new facts in Persona Editor</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.1.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>some users reported install issues.  read only file was opened rw, perm issues</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.1.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>minor error when adding new page</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix WP 3.5 compatability issue with JQuery (showed itself on widget screen)</li>
<li>Added advanced template feature</li>
<li>Fixed 404 error when permalinks used</li>
<li>Fixed error in bio shortcode (not retrieving data)</li>
<li></li>
</ul>
<h4>3.0.7</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix issue with FACT types versus EVENT types</li>
<li>added option to make Editor optional edit privileges</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.0.6</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix errant join when multiple batches</li>
<li>fix problem with pictures not appearing on edit screen</li>
<li>fix save privacy issue at persona level</li>
<li>address jQuery issue in WP 3.4</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.0.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>remove errant wp_ from table name</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.03.</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix event and fact matching</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.0.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>fix issue with mysql connections and families</li>
<li>fix issue with parental links when mysql connections needed</li>
<li>enhanced debug output with error_log even when xdebug not active</li>
</ul>
<h4>3.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added System of Record support, including adding and editing persons</li>
<li>Better handling of surname slashes to avoid mushed names</li>
<li>Updated installer to support multi-site WP</li>
<li>removed null surnames from top ten list</li>
<li>added error check for failure to upload a file</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.5.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Facts panel now displays Facts and Events</li>
<li>Cleaned up the options screen</li>
<li>fixed a couple of minor javascript bugs</li>
<li>fixed IE incompatability with the delete method</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.4.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Support for HTML5 microdata from historical-data.org</li>
<li>Added a top 10 surname widget</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.3.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>minor fix to CSS for date fields</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.3.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added simple debug option</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.3.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Reroute private person link on public person page site url</li>
<li>new style options to work with more themes</li>
<li>fox spousal dates on Descendants panel</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.2.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added Descendancy Charts to persona page</li>
<li>Minor bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.1.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed missing batch_id for page edits</li>
<li>Fixed missing argument 1 error for edits</li>
<li>Use first 60 characters of TITLE if ABBR missing from GEDCOM</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>fixed issue with the Hide Locations option</li>
<li>reorganized options page</li>
<li>added more style overrides (backgrounds and border colors)</li>
<li>added option to delete data after deleting pages</li>
<li>fixed issue with multiple entries on index when the GED has multiple names</li>
<li>fixed localization bug (pointing to wrong directory)</li>
<li>added support for defining different ‘batches’ for GED files (support for separate ‘trees’)</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.0.4</h4>
<ul>
<li>rows per page option for indices made visible</li>
<li>added style attribute to index shortcodes – supports paginated (default) and scrollable</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.0.3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fix issue with competing index pages</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.0.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fix issue with missing name in index if full name is not really complete</li>
<li>fix issue with multiple birth dates in GEDCOM overwriting death date</li>
<li>added surname attribute to index shortcode to support index by shortcode.</li>
</ul>
<h4>2.0.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>changed the underlying code to be database driven</li>
<li>added more flexible privacy options</li>
<li>pictures now wrap on the persona page</li>
<li>No more xsl processing</li>
<li>plugin processes with less memory</li>
<li>picture selection now interfaces with the WordPress media picker</li>
<li>improved localization</li>
<li>indexes now paginated (but sorting is gone)</li>
<li>you can now customize the banner (the divider between persona panels) to be more consistent with your theme</li>
<li>support for multiple character encodings</li>
<li>added a second panel design for the header panel that display a bio</li>
<li>added an optional bio panel</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.6.6</h4>
<ul>
<li>misc bug fixes</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.6.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>sorting Evidence Index by title</li>
<li>formatting Evidence title</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.6.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>sorry, few bugs in 1.6</li>
</ul>
<h4>1.6</h4>
<ul>
<li>added more events to the Facts panel</li>
<li>added validation of parent page assignment to page validation</li>
<li>upload process uses less memory</li>
<li>upload process now converts most character encodings to UTF-8</li>
<li>added error checking for file not found, empty HTML pages</li>
<li>added Evidence pages</li>
</ul>


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