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Editing a person, their photo, or deleting them

Correct a name or dates, upload a photo, and who may edit or delete.

Editing a person, their photo, or deleting them

Editing details

  1. In the tree press the person's card, then Edit.
  2. Change the name, gender, country, phone or birth date, then save.

Uploading a photo

Press the camera icon on the card and choose a picture. You can choose who sees it: anyone with the link, my tree, or close family only. See the privacy levels.

Who may edit?

  • Everyone edits their own details and those of their immediate relatives (parents, siblings, spouse and children).
  • The tree admin and its admins edit anyone in it.

Deleting

Deleting is for the tree's creator and the admins who were given that permission; an ordinary user cannot delete anyone. A deleted person disappears from the tree and the counts update. If you are unsure, edit instead of deleting. Recording a death is not deleting: see recording a death.

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