Family Tree Maker

[DanBlue]

Would it be possible to create something that would allow members to create a family tree? Even if it was minimal like three or four generations of a single family? Even basic data capture would be cool (simplistic name, dob, dod, etc), but awesome-sauce would be something that could be compared to others, searched, photos added, etc. I see quite a few php tree generators out there, but I have no idea if any of them would be compatible with proboards. So the concept must be possible??...??

I'd appreciate any thoughts/suggestions of ideas to create a similar board functionality if a plugin isn't realistic.

Thanks!!

[Pebble]

If you could link to an example of something you are looking for, it'd probably help your request.

( PHP wouldn't be compatible with proboards )

[DanBlue]

Thanks Pebble. My bad, I thought proboards plugins were php. Oops. lol

Here's a link to one of the ones I was looking at:

codecanyon.net/item/jtree-genealogy-tree-maker-script/6517459

[Pebble]

Just an update from me....
I had a think about this and it's way more complicated than you'd think!
How you'd get a member to input the tree, display it and presumably update it, is not easy.

Though, I do like things that need some thought and trickery, it'll be a couple of weeks before I even get time to have a go at it( and may not succeed ), so someone else may jump in ( hopefully! )

As it's also something quite specific, the up-take on coding it may not be forth-coming... anyway, just letting you know.

[Gator]

I would love to have this for my family tree forum because i not just yet sure how to set up to do my own family tree yet and please let me no if this plugin gets made because i can use it to

[DanBlue]

Thanks Pebble ! I'm excited that you're even willing to consider looking at it.

I figured this environment wouldn't be the most ideal for this type of thing, but I figured I would put the idea out there. Even some kind of table that could be inserted into a post with a list of individuals and dates. Something dynamic that would take inputs from members and create the table.

John Doe // male // b. 1800 // Pennsylvania // d. 1850 // Pennsylvania // son of father Nick Doe // son of mother Jackie Rabbit // husband of Jane Smith

"son" and "husband" could maybe be dynamic based on the gender entered?

I don't know...just some brainstorming on something to make sharing information easier, cleaner, and more easily viewed when searched.

Thanks again for giving it some thought!!

Dan

[Pebble]

Just letting you know that I've started putting the basics together for someone to put a family tree together and display it in a post.
The limitation is the size of the probaords key used (post key : 4k) so the amount of data is going to be dependent on that. I think we should go 4 generations maximum. At the moment I've just got names in there but what are the essentials? Name, DOB & DOD ? After we get it running, we can see how much space is left to add other data for each person.


Give this thread a bump next week to (1) remind me about it! (2) So I can give you an update as to how far I've got with it.

[Gator]

if it takes no more then to superkeys i got my forum to set up up in so let me no soon as its rewady for testing so i can test it out and then start working more on my own tree

[Pebble]

Jan 18, 2015 19:15:12 GMT -8 DanBlue said:

Thanks Pebble ! I'm excited that you're even willing to consider looking at it.

I figured this environment wouldn't be the most ideal for this type of thing, but I figured I would put the idea out there. Even some kind of table that could be inserted into a post with a list of individuals and dates. Something dynamic that would take inputs from members and create the table.

John Doe // male // b. 1800 // Pennsylvania // d. 1850 // Pennsylvania // son of father Nick Doe // son of mother Jackie Rabbit // husband of Jane Smith

"son" and "husband" could maybe be dynamic based on the gender entered?

I don't know...just some brainstorming on something to make sharing information easier, cleaner, and more easily viewed when searched.

Thanks again for giving it some thought!!

Dan

Just an update ( hoping people are still interested this! )

I've got a semi working version which can be seen here : interoceandesigns.com/thread/3512/tree-builder
I've gone for a maximum of 7 generations, blood line.
Each entry has:

• first name
  
• Last name
  
• date of birth
  
• date of death
  
• place of birth
  
• Spouse full name
  

The total amount of entries will have to be 40 due to the size of the key that the data is stored in
First and last name will be shown and the other info shown when hovered over. This is due to the tree becoming too wide for the forum post width.

If there are any more suggestions, now is the time to mention them!

Jan 22, 2015 16:35:37 GMT -8 Gator said:

if it takes no more then to superkeys i got my forum to set up up in so let me no soon as its rewady for testing so i can test it out and then start working more on my own tree

This plugin wont use any super keys, just a post key.

[DanBlue]

That actually looks really cool, Pebble !

Are the names searchable? Even if not, I could see this being a great tool!

Thanks so much for working on it.

Dan

[Gator]

Is there away you can add a file we can download the test one even if we got to update later. That would be my best way to be about to give my input on it is test it out as admin of my forum. Just what i thinking on this as of now

[Pebble]

Feb 2, 2015 14:27:53 GMT -8 DanBlue said:

That actually looks really cool, Pebble !

Are the names searchable? Even if not, I could see this being a great tool!

Thanks so much for working on it.

Dan

It's not searchable. If you mean throught PB's search function, that wouldn't be possible. If you mean a search in the post itself, I might look into that in the future.

Feb 3, 2015 0:18:18 GMT -8 Gator said:

Is there away you can add a file we can download the test one even if we got to update later. That would be my best way to be about to give my input on it is test it out as admin of my forum. Just what i thinking on this as of now

As the key storage isn't finally decided on yet, any update would break all the ones before.
I have it up and working here: interoceandesigns.com/thread/3512/tree-builder
There is a lot more to do , but you see it working and get some more info there. Members can also try it out.

[Star's Legacy]

I really love this idea and it would be amazing if I could implement this in the future on my forum! I was wondering if it could hold more generations if the only input for each entry was just first name and last name? Also it would be cool if you clicked the name and it took you to a post with that character's profile. Kudos to you Pebble for being so great to even take on this project in the first place! =3

[leif]

Sounds cool! I usually use familyecho!

[Pebble]

Feb 3, 2015 22:03:39 GMT -8 Star's Legacy said:

I really love this idea and it would be amazing if I could implement this in the future on my forum! I was wondering if it could hold more generations if the only input for each entry was just first name and last name? Also it would be cool if you clicked the name and it took you to a post with that character's profile. Kudos to you Pebble for being so great to even take on this project in the first place! =3

Thanks, it's given me an idea!  I might implement a selection in the plugin for which fields you want to use. Obviously, the less fields you have the more room for entries there would be. Therefor, more generations!

Feb 4, 2015 16:23:25 GMT -8 leif said:

Sounds cool! I usually use familyecho!

I had to google familyecho and have a look what it was! I've got to admit that I've never done a family tree before or seen anything online so it's all from scratch. I got a couple of ideas from that link though   It was only the way to code it that interested me enough to take it on. Cheers.