Addon:Web Connect Pack

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Only install the country pack you require otherwise many websites will be duplicated in the "Web Connection" menu.

Web Connect Pack - US websites menu

The Web Connect Packs contain a collection of Web sites for various countries.

Usage

From the People Category view select a person then right-click and from the context menu select the Web Connection menu entry to show the website choices that you can search on. Selecting a website will send the selected persons following data:

• %(surname)s : Surname
• %(given)s : Given name
• %(middle)s : Middle name
• %(birth)s : Birth year
• %(death)s : Death year

to be queried and the result if any will be displayed.

Prerequisites

Before using you must install libwebconnect library and one of language packs.

• Requires 'libwebconnect' be installed.

'libwebconnect' is the support Library for web site collections.

Available Web connect Packs

Only install the country pack you require otherwise many websites will be duplicated in the "Web Connection" menu.

Available Web connect Packs:

• DEWebConnectPack - German
  • See also German resources
• FRWebConnectPack - French
  • See also French resources
• NLWebConnectPack - Netherlands
  • See also Netherlands resources
• RUWebConnectPack - Russia
  • See also Russian resources
• SVWebConnectPack - Swedish
  • See also Swedish resources
• UAWebConnectPack - Ukrainian
  • See also General information sites
• UKWebConnectPack - United Kingdom
  • See also General information sites
• USWebConnectPack - United States of America
  • Includes Australian sources/French(selected)/Norway
  • See also US resources

Issues

If the external website that "Web Connect Pack" queries against changes its query method, please raise an issue on the bug tracker.

Updating a webpack

If the query no longer works because the website updated the way searches happen these addons will need updating also.

So a Python line in the WEBSITES section of WebPack.py that reads like:

["Person", "WikiTree", "WikiTree", "https://wikitree.sdms.si/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?&Query=%(given)s+%(surname)s+B%(birth)s+D%(death)s&MaxProfiles=500&SortOrder=Default&PageSize=10"],

creates a WikiTree submenu line to the contextual pop-up menu's Web Connection group in the People category view.

Selecting that a WikiTree submenu line for a Person Gramps records as being named Richard Milhous Nixon; born 12 January 1913 in Yorba Linda, California; died 23 April 1994 in Manhatten, New York; would send the following query line to your default browser:

 https://wikitree.sdms.si/function/WTWebProfileSearch/Profiles.htm?&Query=Richard+Nixon+B1913+D1994&MaxProfiles=500&SortOrder=Default&PageSize=10

See Also

• Web Solutions for Gramps
• 2010 mail list discussion about creating the Web Pack system
• Addon:WebSearch Gramplet that is a full replacement for existing regional "Web Connection" menus available from the Web Connect Pack - Addon

• Remove the ConnectPack Addons? 2025/03/24 Discussion to remove this addon and replace with Addon:WebSearch (Result was keep this addon)