{"id":3370,"date":"2018-09-30T22:32:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2019-01-16T21:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:19:59","slug":"updates-to-the-home-page-and-get-started-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/updates-to-the-home-page-and-get-started-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to the Home Page and Get Started Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve introduced a few changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/quick-start.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Started<\/a> page recently. The goal is to simplify the flow a bit, especially for those who are new to the website. The Home page has fewer links overall, and the Get Started page focuses on four main areas, with a link to additional tasks to do. For all pages, the top menu remains unchanged, so quick navigation to any part of The Family History Guide is easily available.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a brief look at what&#8217;s different &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top part of the Home page focuses on two features, shown in large buttons: the Quick Tour video and the Get Started page. This is designed to help new users quickly get a grasp of what The Family History Guide is about. Below the buttons are links to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/introduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About <\/a>(About The Family History Guide), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a> (our blog site), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/association.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association<\/a> (The Family History Guide Association). Note: the picture will be changed from time to time for variety.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/home-top1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1205\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/home-top1.png 1205w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/home-top1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/home-top1-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/home-top1-1024x374.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1205px) 100vw, 1205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next section down the page highlights videos, and the one below that highlights recent blog posts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/watch-learn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/watch-learn.png 983w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/watch-learn-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/watch-learn-768x516.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Started Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you click the Get Started button, you&#8217;ll see a page that focuses on four areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Family History Basics<\/li>\n<li>2. Computer Basics<\/li>\n<li>3. Information about Projects<\/li>\n<li>4. Starting a Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/get-started-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"974\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/get-started-new.png 974w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/get-started-new-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/get-started-new-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the bottom of the page you can click a link to take you to an additional page of tasks. These were previously contained in the Get Started page but have now been separated into a new &#8220;More to Do&#8221; page:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/more-to-do.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"921\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/more-to-do.png 921w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/more-to-do-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/more-to-do-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy the new streamlined look of the Home page and Get Started page. 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