Thanks to everyone who has tried and given us feedback on the new version of the Suggested Edits page we’ve been working on. We’ve made some additional changes based on your feedback and have an updated version for you to look over.
We’ve cleaned things up, brought back some features you missed, added some things you asked for and made the mobile version easier to use while keeping more options for people using larger screens.
This updated version works with live edits, so you’ll only see suggested edits in your list if you have some to process and if you process the edits using this version it will really process the edit.
Try it out here and let us know what you think in the comments on this post.
I would very much enjoy on each profile, a viewable list of the edit history for each profile. Currently I do this manually listing the person requesting the edit, the date of the request, what was requested, and sometimes the action I took. I currently do this in the Bio section of each memorial, but wonder if there isn’t a better way to create a special section within the profile for this data to be automatically inserted when I click approve or reject.
Why do I do this? Because I have found a lot of negative circular feedback where this website’s data (modified with incorrect data suggested by some users and not sufficiently supported) is cited elsewhere, and suddenly it is being touted as a reliable source somewhere. This edit history tracks where the data went wrong, and often leads to better research.
I prefer a select all/accept/decline instead of each individual button.
I usually do the desktop version to do edits just for that.
The “Bulk Action” gives the choice of Accept All Edit or Decline All Edits. It is not clear if this is applies to every pending edit (for all memorials) or just for the memorial that is selected. It was a bit intimidating and I was afraid to click on “Accept All Edits” when I was only looking at about 4 or 5 edits on a particular memorial.
With the tab for my “pending edits to others” selected, the “Bulk Actions” button only shows the option to “Cancel all pending edits”. I did not want to do that (I have over 600 pending edits active) but was afraid to hit the “CANCEL” button, fearing that I would lose ALL MY EDITS. (That would have been catastrophic!) Would there have been a way to UNDO that if had I accidentally cancelled everything?? Perhaps that available action is a bit too powerful, and prone to inadvertent mass deletions.
I think being able to see who the Edit Requests are going to as part of the summary (without having to do a click to open a secondary window to find that info) is very useful (the current format). The new format does not show it unless you click “More Details”.
Thanks for allowing accepted all at one time as on the web page review.
The old way is much better. It gives the Manager of the memorial a chance deny certain updates yet still be able to update areas of the Memorial.
Thanks for your message. Can you tell us a little more about the difference you are seeing? Both versions should allow you to choose which updates to accept or decline. You can send any additional details to feedback@findagrave.com.
The Beta is harder to use because it requires more clicks to use it. You have to click details to see what is going on. Just because you make it different does not mean that you make it better. The beta, if adopted, will degrade the productivity of the user. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
I like the old version, simply because “Accept” and “Decline” is clearer than √ and X. Also, Beta needs more clicking from me.
I put the coordinates down for the cemetery. I could not find the place for the pin on the map. Jacob C. Miller
Kathleen Carlson
I like the new version, seems easier for me to focus on each edit, clearing them off one at a time. I guess I am just an X or √ type person.
I like the new version. Thanks for the changes. The one thing I’d really like to is receive email notifications when I have edits to review. I have “Memorial Updates” checked on my Notification Settings, but I never get emails when I have edits to review.
Thanks for your comment and suggestion. We’ll keep working on adding notifications for all suggested edits. Currently, when you sign in you’ll see a number on the Suggested Edits (pencil icon) in the upper right which will tell you the number of suggested edits to be processed.
I’ve been a member for many years and must say I do not like the new version. Sorry, but you asked. Hopefully, you will have many that agree with me and revert back to previous version.
I agree! A bunch of changes were made to and are inaccurate. Plus I get no notification of the edits.
I am not fond of new version either I guess because I am unable to connect my memorials where I need to. Only suggest an edit is there. I know I am doing wrong some way. How do I edit without the suggest edit always popping up? I apologize for I have not worked with findagrave in a while.
I’m loving the new version. I was tired of clicking all those accept buttons. I also love how easy it is to add a hyperlink, and also take it away. One thing I don’t like, and I’m not sure what the proper way is, but on the prefix. If you click on Mrs., Dr., etc. there is no period after it. I was always taught to make sure the period is there. I have placed Dr. before the first name on occasion so it appears with the period, but I also get an edit to change it back sometimes. What is the proper etiquette of listing? With or without a period following? Thank you for all you do to work with so many people. I very much appreciate the opportunity you give me to work with this website. The new version is great, but just remember, you can’t please everyone!! My grandmother always had a saying, “do what you want to do, then you know at least one person is happy”! Thank you again for the opportunity!
Merge has been updated so I no longer need to contact managers of each memorial. I would like to be able to see pending merges I submitted as I was able to do so before under pending changes
I have embraced all of the previous edits over the years with enthusiasm – even when they created a lot more work for me (and free labor to FG), but the changes to sponsored memorials look and feel cheap, and sadly, memorials dearest to my heart are being pimped out, without my permission, as advertising to earn money for FG. Prompts to sponsor memorials are “everywhere” like ugly billboards on a highway, and impede efficient navigation. To rub salt in the wound, the price has doubled. Good luck with that! If I could un-sponsor my memorials, I would gladly pay $10 to revert them back to the standard view “and” keep FG from pimping my family for their own personal gain.
I’m disappointed overall as the memorial suggestions are typically….incredibly lacking. No supporting data/no information to support random suggested edits, edits suggesting “Veteran” status yet then no time taken to fill in the Inscription, removal of “Mrs.” or other prefixes, random one-offs.
I rarely EVER use either view to accept or decline from the edit page, as I now go to each and every memorial that has suggested edits to do a FULL review of that memorial (on my Mac, NOT my phone) – catching many edits gone unnoticed, correcting older edits, fixing incorrect edits from others, etc.
I appreciate others comments here and that Find a Grave is trying to make the edits smoother.
I always choose to add an acknowledgement in the bio of every memorial of the fact a volunteer made a contribution. This IS… after all, the ULTIMATE team sport. Together, we will be able to best tell the stories of the people behind the virtual record of their lives.
I cannot figure out how to link two memorials any more. It used to be straightforward but is not now – at least to me.
Thanks for your message. If you are linking family members, you would do that the same way as before–on the edit or suggested edits page just paste the Memorial ID number for the family member into the appropriate box in the “Family Members” section of that edit page. You can learn more about that here, https://support.findagrave.com/s/article/Family-Members. If you want to link a memorial in the Bio section, just select the text in the bio that you want to be linked, click the link button (it looks like links of a chain) in the text editor and put the URL of the page you are trying to link to in the link box. You can learn more about this type of linking here, https://support.findagrave.com/s/article/Create-a-Hyperlink. Hope that helps!
Personally. I’m not a fan of suggested edits automatically being added after 30 days. Life happens and people don’t always have the time to get on here dailey/ weekly. I would rather have the time to research the info given is accurate. Just my opinion. Please consider. Thank you.