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Today I noticed that my website wat targeted several hundred times by Huawei bots The picture below shows only a few of the many visited pages. I previously made changes to my robots.txt and .htaccess file to prevent bots like this from accessing my website. I have the following mods installed to prevent unauthorized access to my website. 404 Error - TNG_Wiki supported by @Steve1200 Bot-Trap - TNG_Wiki updated by @Steve1200 Restrict Access mod - TNG_Wiki Not supported atm Rip Prevention Mod - TNG_Wiki supported by @bhemph There are a few things that worry me: How is this bot able to bypass my Google Captcha/reCaptcha request? How is this bot able to bypass my Login requirement? How is this bot able to bypass the restictions set by the mods mentioned above? Hope the forum can shed a light on these questions. I did notice that the Restrict Access mod - TNG_Wiki isn't protecting the chronology.php file by default. This chronology.php file is added by Chronology - TNG_Wiki supported by @Michel KIRSCH So to make sure the Restrict Access mod - TNG_Wiki is protecting the chronology.php file I added the code below to the restrict_access_v12.0.1.7.cfg file in order to allow access to this page to logged in users only. COMMENT: Allows only logged-in users to view Chronology %target:chronology.php% %location:% include( "tng_begin.php"); %end:% %insert:after% if( ! $allow_admin ) { $showguest=0; include("$extspath/noaccess.php"); exit; } %end:%

Good morning from Georgia, USA. I had two DOMs fail to import today (an 1850 record did import). The 1930 DOM gave the error message below, which is substantially the same as the 1940-Harrell DOM error. (EDIT: same error with a 1900 census.) My error or an Ancestry change? Thanks, Regis TNG 14.0.4 censusplus_v14.0.1.13c.cfg Ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census series1 is United States Federal Census Series is US Federal Census dbid is = 6224 iid is = 4532004_00031 No header columns found after 2nd if statement No header columns found after my 1st if statement No header columns found after new if statement No header columns found after 3rd if statement No header columns found after 4th if statement Attempting to use new grid-row grid-cell format No items found after for each loop No items found after 2nd for each loop No items found after 3rd for each loop No items found after 4th for each loop No items found after 5th for each loop No items found after 6th for each loop Using new grid-row format Fatal error: Uncaught ValueError: array_combine(): Argument #1 ($keys) and argument #2 ($values) must have the same number of elements in C:\xampp\htdocs\genealogy\cpscrapeALL.php:819 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\genealogy\cpscrapeALL.php(819): array_combine(Array, Array) #1 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\genealogy\cpscrapeALL.php on line 819 DOM Source of Selection.htm DOM Source of Selection Harrell.htm

Citation Master V10 for TNG 15 is now available from the TNG Wiki. New Features: A new separator option, 'none', that basically suppresses field separators entirely--supports a form of concatenation between fields. Mod parameter values are now preserved across installations when the entire mod is not replaced. Media attached to citations are now displayed in the 'Sources' section of individual pages. This is a TNG feature that was originally adapted by Citation Master V8 for source media, but citation media were not displayed in that version. Now one or the other is displayed when enabled in mod parameters, with citation media having precedence. Bugs Fixed: Log messages left over from the introduction of the configuration caching mechanism have been removed. PHP 8.4 function deprecation warnings have been fixed. Other Changes: With this release, the administrator interface for editing format specifications has been removed. (The feature was always a security risk that needed to be addressed. Removal is simpler than adding additional security checks that would require support in the Mod Manager.) In place of the format specification editor, a simple function for reloading the current format specification has been implemented. This supports loading a specification into the mod when it has been changed outside of TNG. If you are running TNG 15.0, Citation Master V10 is optional but recommended. If you are running TNG 15.0.1, V10 is required. Finally, I will be back-porting this version of Citation Master to TNG 14. That release should be ready in about a week. Bill Herndon Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

Hello again dear experts My version: 15.0 After updating, 3 hashtags from Legacy are not displayed correctly. Before updating they were displayed correctly with three different names: The three hashtags are: 1) Ancestors 2) Cleanup 3) Steg(e)müller As an example, my father has all three hashtags, but in the 1st column they are all called “Group”. You can see my dad here: https://tng.stegemueller.dk/getperson.php?personID=I630&tree=HBS I also attach a picture. When I look in the table in phpMyAdmin there is only one “Group”. I have tried “Import custom event types and attributes only (no data is added, replaced or appended)” but it did not change anything. How can I solve the problem?

Simple SEO V8 for TNG 15 is now available from on the TNG Wiki. It's been a long time since the last major release, and the accumulated TNG code changes forced me to rethink and refactor a lot of the code. New Features: A new option for date formats called "minimal" that strictly adheres to how TNG calculates and displays it's 'year only' dates like "(1914 - 1992)". (This feature resulted from a discussion with a TNG user who noted that sometimes TNG "rounds up" and "rounds down" years in response to imprecise dates.) New processing for the "short" and "long" date formats that adhere to the most current TNG calculation and display algorithms. (One thing to note here is that the "short" format remains the default but now includes the imprecise date markings such as "abt", "bef", and "aft". If these are not your preference, you may prefer the new "minimal" format.) Individual and Family IDs, when requested through the mod parameters, are now displayed on almost all tabs related to individuals and families, but remain absent in HTML headers in page titles. Bugs Fixed: The infamous "suggest.php" bug that was causing a blank page when executed from familychart.php Two bugs related to warnings generated by familygroup.php. Testing: With this release, I implemented a new set of testing procedures to ensure that all privacy options were covered--making sure that installations with Simple SEO function exactly the same as unmodified TNG installations. This release of Simple SEO has less code and should be more resistant to TNG changes from release to release, but...the expanded ID feature results in more files being touched by the mod, and this may result in mod conflicts. I would appreciate any reports of mod conflicts so that I can address them quickly. There is some testing that has been done here, but it's frankly never enough. Finally, I will be back-porting this version of Simple SEO to TNG 14, but please be patient with me. TNG 14 required 4 separate releases of Simple SEO. So the work may take a bit of time. Bill Herndon Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

@Ken Roy I have a weird problem that started after the installation of the Same Person Link v15.0.0.8a. I installed the mod but did de-install it to debug some issue on my site. Although I completely removed the mod and checked also in MySQL that the tng_sameperson table was dropped, however I still get below error when I do a placesearch or open a person document. I cannot find the reason why it keeps using the query. I also completely overwrote all TNG 15 files with the original TNG 15 files to have a fresh TNG 15 setup. Can you shed any light on why this is happening? An error has occurred in the TNG software. What to do: If you just installed an upgrade, you might have skipped part of the installation instructions. Go back to the upgrade readme page reread the instructions. Pay special attention to the database structure step. If you just installed TNG for the first time, you might still need to create the database tables. Return to the readme.html page to find that step. If you are the site owner, you may contact TNG support for further assistance with this problem. Please copy the query below and paste it into your message. Query: SELECT medialinkID, description, notes, altdescription, altnotes, usecollfolder, mediatypeID, personID, tng_medialinks.mediaID as mediaID, thumbpath, status, plot, eventID, alwayson, path, form, abspath, newwindow, tng_media.gedcom, private, ctop, cleft, cwidth, cheight FROM (tng_medialinks, tng_media) WHERE tng_medialinks.personID="I000060988" AND tng_media.mediaID = tng_medialinks.mediaID and dontshow != 1 AND (tng_medialinks.gedcom = "T001") ORDER BY ordernum, eventID, mediatypeID, mediaID Unknown column 'ctop' in 'SELECT'

Hello diligent developers I just want to remind you that I will always be happy to translate texts in MODs into Danish language. (This is a small thank you for the help I receive on this site).

Hello, I'm not quite sure anymore but I think there was (maybe still is) a mod that displayed the date format in the form dd.mm.yyyy. I can't find a mod for this. There is a “Multi Language Date Edit” where it is written: “TNG already allows one to enter dates in several formats. For example, dates like “25.12.2015” (European format), “12/25/2015” (US format) or “25 December 2015” are translated to 25 Dec 2015, the internal format used by TNG and by the GEDCOM format.” But the mod is for version 14.0.1 and I have 14.0.4 (want to update to 15). So I am looking for such a mod not only in the hope that the display of the data in this format (dd.mm.yyyy or d.m.yyyy) but also, what would be even more important to me, the GEDCOM export of the data in this format. Thank you for your help!

Hi Everyone, When updating mods for TNG v15, you also need to add the category at the bottom of the page [[Category:Mods for TNG v15]] so the mod will show in the Mods for TNG v15 page. Preferable as a push down stack so TNG 15 shows before TNG 14. It is not sufficient to add the {{Tv150}} icon template in the mod summary. Thank you for helping maintain the TNG Wiki

Hello everyone, As you upgrade to TNG v15, there is no need to remove your site from the Sites Using table on mods that are now marked Obsolete with TNG v15 so we do not lose the history on who was using a given mod. The site using table includes a mod version and TNG version column. If you are upgrading to a new version of TNG, you can simply leave your information in the Sites Using table as it was before the upgraded to a newer version. If a mod is marked Obsolete, the information is essentially being archived. I initially changed some of the page to Protected to prevent users from removing their sites but it was pointed out that prevents users of TNG 14 from updating those pages to show they are using the mod. Several users always choose to remain one version behind the current TNG version. Thanks,

Is there a way (mod) to limit the search for person for a day. After 25 searches you will get a message and the site will be closed. This is ment as prevention in case many people are searching at the same time and the site will be slow.

I used a mod in TNG V. 11 to suppress the term "Natural" for individuals, as I was told this suggested the individuals were illegitimate. I just upgraded to TNG V. 14 and this mod no longer works. Is there an updated version available or in the works?

Hi, I just installed Parental lines mod and I'm getting this, instead of boxes like Ken Roy site. What do I need to do to correct this Thanks Jean-Luc

For those who want to use the Simple SEO mod under TNG 14.0 and TNG 14.0.1 will recieve a "Cannot install" This error can be mitigated by changing line 239 of the cfg file. Change: $headline = $text['suggestchange'] . ": $name"; into: $headline = $text['suggestchange'] . ": $name"; by placing 1 extra "tab" in front of the line. @Bill Herndon is it possible to update the cfg file so it will install properly? Hope this helps

Hi, I am a new user to TNG. I had a question about downloading Mods from the TNG Wiki. Am I correct in understanding that in order to download a mod, I have to register for an account first? If so, is it mandatory to include the URL of my TNG site? What if my site is protected by an .htaccess file? I was hoping to download the bot-trap mod because I want to do as much as possible to keep my TNG site as private as possible without it being offline. No indexing, no search engines, just a "private" location on the web for myself and family members to check out.

Currently OSM is supporting the following maps: OSM (default), OSMFR, SURF, EWSM, EWTM, SAT, HYDDA, WIKI, MTB and TOPO. 89 people have registered as using the mod. Looking at who's using which map I notice the following: 69 out of 89 use the OSM map, 8 use the EWSM map, 2 use the EWTM map, at least one uses OSMFR (Hi @Katryne 😁) and 16 didn't mention which map option they use. That said the most commenly used map is OSM which has one big downside. The map shows names in the langauge of the region which makes reading them very difficult. Since the creation (2018) of the OSM mod by the late Erik Hoppe many other OSM maps have become available. Some of those maps can be found here: osMap - OpenStreetMap Wiki There are ten online worldmaps available in the following languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish. That covers the majority of the languages spoken in the world. I don't know if it much work to add those maps to the OSM mod but I'm sure it would benefit a lot of OSM users. We could even consider dropping some of the existing map options currently in OSM but that's up for debate. Let me know how you feel and hopefully someone is able/willing to try and update the OSM mod. If you feel up to it or wish to participate let us know here so we can start a workgroup. I for one am willing to participate as a tester and give input for possible options in the OSM mod. Of course any other ideas are welcome too. Kind regards, Rob

With V14.0.5 I had duplicate displays of Notes and Census on the Person page. After loading the Patch of 14.0.5 the duplicated Notes corrected such that there is only one now, however the Cenus continues to be duplicated on the Person page. Any suggestions on what is the cause and the corrective action? Thanks for your help.

Hello! TNG functionality has a limited number of localized languages for the site. There is Russian, but no Ukrainian. Who would you turn to to do Ukrainian localization? I can translate the text from Russian and check it with English, but it needs to be implemented in the system. Thank you

I just noticed it. As indicated in the heading, in the Sosa list... 1) the text in the heading bar is cut off 2) the list of people, Sosa number, generation number, etc., does not match the layout of the heading bar. Is this a bug for template 12??? Who can confirm this, too???

When I install Comments Mod v14.0.0.2d on my working website, text as shown in attached image displays at the top of getperson page, but the Comments section does not appear. The text appears to come from ../mods/comments_v14.0.0.2d/comments_add.php. The same mod installed on my test site (Wampserver on windows 11) displays correctly on the getperson page. A review of the getperson code on both my website and test site shows that the Comments Mod is installed the same (as shown below from extracts of getperson.php). Any suggestions how I can get to the mod to display correctly on my working website appreciated. Thanks *********** From site where Mod does not work $persontext .= endSection("notes"); } } /* START MOD: Comments v13.0.0.2a (1/1) */ $commentsPersonOn = true; $allowCommentsOnLivingAndPrivatePersons = true; if ($commentsPersonOn && ((!$row['living'] && !$row['private']) || $allowCommentsOnLivingAndPrivatePersons)) { $type = "persfam"; $comment = getComments($personID, $tree, $type); if ($comment[0] || $currentuser || $commentsPublic || $commentsAlwayson) { $persfamplaID = $personID; $pnn = $namestr; // Start New v13.0.0.2a $pnn = str_replace("'", "&#039;", $pnn); // End New v13.0.0.2a include $cms['tngpath'] . "comments_add.php"; $persontext .= "<br/>\n"; } } /* END MOD: Comments v13.0.0.2a (1/1) */ if( $citedispctr ) { *********** From Test site where Mod works $persontext .= endSection("notes"); } } /* START MOD: Comments v13.0.0.2a (1/1) */ $commentsPersonOn = true; $allowCommentsOnLivingAndPrivatePersons = true; if ($commentsPersonOn && ((!$row['living'] && !$row['private']) || $allowCommentsOnLivingAndPrivatePersons)) { $type = "persfam"; $comment = getComments($personID, $tree, $type); if ($comment[0] || $currentuser || $commentsPublic || $commentsAlwayson) { $persfamplaID = $personID; $pnn = $namestr; // Start New v13.0.0.2a $pnn = str_replace("'", "&#039;", $pnn); // End New v13.0.0.2a include $cms['tngpath'] . "comments_add.php"; $persontext .= "<br/>\n"; } } /* END MOD: Comments v13.0.0.2a (1/1) */ if( $citedispctr ) {

@Steve1200 Steven Davis has updated the Bot-Trap mod for TNG 14.04+. Changes to the way the previous versions work include: * Uses the Apache 2.4 directives Require and Require not instead of Allow/Deny. Includes instructional files for upgrading directives. * Uses TNG send email function so email from was removed. * Removed links from log files so admins don't ban themselves accidentally. * Bot-trap link is disabled when a user logs in. * Bot-Trap pages are XHTML compliant. * Updated the Bot-trap link so SEO is not affected. For TNG users with host servers that do not support Apache 2.4, the previous mod version 12.0.0.5 should continue to be used.

I don't know if this post is better placed under translations or under MODs... I've only just noticed that the German and Spanish translations of the Chronology mod is wrong. I've marked the errors in the picture!! However, "Natural" is not translated in German and Spanish!!! Where can I change this??? Furthermore, the personal pronouns are not translated correctly! For the male chronology: For the female chronology (translation is even worse): I have attached a file with the translations (German and Spanish) as a text file to insert into the file "chronology_v14.0.0.1a.cfg". German-Spanish.txt

Hello everyone, since some versions (from about v14) it is no longer possible for me to search in "Open street maps" for places, cities.... in "Open street maps". I always get the error message "Error ! No Internet Connection" ! See picture attachment. Does anyone also have this problem and could fix it ? I would be grateful for any tips on how to fix it. Best regards Hubert.

Not a request for a new mod but just mentioning the release of a new mod by Rick Bisbee. The release wasn't mentioned on the TNG 14 Mods page as a new release but is available since Apr 24th. Very handy mod that allows you to view Media files in Full Screen mode. You can find it here: Zoompan Mod - TNG_Wiki (lythgoes.net)

Hello everyone, where do I change the box width and/or font size in the Parental Lines mod? (The names are way too long) I've already experimented with everything (I think), but nothing changes. I tried to change the text passages marked in red! Thanks in advance. Here is an excerpt from the mod: %target:css/genstyle.css% %location:% /* Classes for TNG Mods to be added below */ %end:% %insert:after% /* Parental Lines mod begin */ /* Center table on page */ .parental_wrapper { /* if you want to center the table add following in mytngsytlec.css */ /* margin: 0 auto; */ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .parentalFam { position: relative; width: 164px; height: 76px; padding:6px; background-color: #E9E9FF; border: 1px solid #000000; -webkit-border-radius: 9px; border-radius: 9px; -webkit-box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px 0px #888; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px 0px #888; } .parental_icon { width: 24px; height: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #998855; border-top: 1px solid #998855; border-right: 2px solid #998855; border-bottom: 2px solid #998855; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; border-radius: 4px; } .borntip { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; padding-top: 2px; } /* End parental Lines mod */ %end:%