FAQ

General Questions

• Is FamilyTreeSeeker.com for free?
• I see advertisements on FamilyTreeSeeker.com. Is FamilyTreeSeeker.com a commercial website?
• How can I support FamilyTreeSeeker.com?

Searchers Questions

• Why can I only search on names, years and places of birth?
• Can I use the searchbar of my browser to search at FamilyTreeSeeker.com?
• When I click on a persons name in the search results, sometimes I get a login form. How is that?
• I have encountered data that violate my copyright or privacy. How can I let this data be deleted?
• How do I start researching my family tree?

Tree Owners Questions

• What is a Gendex file?
• Why is it not possible to submit my tree with a Gedcom file?
• I use the software package X. Can I submit my family tree?
• I protect my family tree with a password. So visitors will first see a login form when they ask for a persons page. Can I still submit my family tree?
• I don't fully understand the submitting procedure. Can you help me?
• What is the difference between the TNG Network and FamilyTreeSeeker.com?
• How do I make an empty Gendex file?
• What is a favicon.ico file?
• My family tree data are for the first time indexed by FamilyTreeSeeker.com, but the links to my website in the search results are broken. How is that?
• I have updated the family tree on my website and now the links in the search results on FamilyTreeSeeker.com are broken. How is that?
• I did not submit my family tree to FamilyTreeSeeker.com, but nevertheless it is searchable at FamilyTreeSeeker.com. How is that?
• Can I let my visitors search via FamilyTreeSeeker.com, without them leaving my website?
• How do I start a family tree website?