The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding

Original author(s)Darrin Lythgoe[1]
Initial release2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Stable release
14.0.5[2] / June 15, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-06-15)
Written inPHP
Operating systemCross-platform,[3] Windows,[3] Mac OS X[4]
Available inMultilingual
TypeGenealogy software
LicenseProprietary software
Websitetngsitebuilding.com

The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding or TNG is a genealogy software installed in a web server[6] developed by Darrin Lythgoe. It was mentioned in several press reviews used for genealogy site building.[7][8] The data is stored in MySQL database tables and displayed in PHP scripting language[9] which can be a module in different content management system platforms.

Languages

The public and administrative display messages can be translated into Afrikaans, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish,[6] and public messages can be translated into Icelandic and Serbian while help files and installation instructions can also be translated into French and Dutch.[3]

Features

  • User account registration[5]
  • Pedigree, relationship, descendancy, register charts[5]
  • What's New and Most Wanted pages[10]
  • RSS[5]
  • CMS Integrations such as WordPress[11] and Joomla

Notes

  1. ^ Lythgoe Darrin Bio detailed 2011.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ('TNG')".
  3. ^ a b c TNG FAQ
  4. ^ TNG for Mac in CNET Publisher's Description, From: Darrin Lythgoe
  5. ^ a b c d The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding Website
  6. ^ a b The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding on Chromebooks, Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, October 26, 2014]
  7. ^ Polakoff, Eileen (2005). "Building a Family History Website". Avotaynu: 24.
  8. ^ "Grading the Next Generation". Internet Genealogy Magazine: 19–21. August–September 2009.
  9. ^ TNG in ZDNet
  10. ^ TNG at No1reviews.com
  11. ^ GeneaNet Genealogy Blog The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) / WordPress Plugin

Further reading

  • Christian, Peter (2005). The Genealogist's Internet. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 296. ISBN 9781903365830.
  • Eastman, Dick (2005). "Computer Genealogist Spotlight". New England Ancestors. 6. New England Historic Genealogical Society: 41ff.
  • Lang, Mark (August 2006). "Dynamic web pages for your family history". Family Tree Magazine. 22 (10): 44–45.