Getting Started
1. What is ChroniclePress?
Last Updated: June 1, 2026ChroniclePress is a WordPress plugin that helps you organize and publish historical information on your website — people, places, and sources — in a way that’s...
2. Installing ChroniclePress
Last Updated: June 1, 2026Installing ChroniclePress takes about two minutes. You’ll do it from inside your WordPress admin area — no FTP or technical setup required. What you’ll need Step-by-step...
3. Getting Around: Your First Look at ChroniclePress
Last Updated: June 1, 2026Once ChroniclePress is installed, take a moment to get familiar with what’s been added to your site. You don’t need to do anything yet; this page...
4. Adding A Place
Last Updated: June 1, 2026Place entries are for any location that plays a role in your research — a town, a county, a specific building, a farm, a cemetery, a...
5. Adding A Source
Last Updated: June 1, 2026Sources are the backbone of all research. A source entry in ChroniclePress is a record of any document, book, record set, or archive that supports your...
6. Using Locations
Last Updated: June 1, 2026The location picker appears on Person entries (for place of birth and place of death) and on Place entries (for geographic location). It lets you browse,...
7. Connecting People, Places, & Sources
Last Updated: June 1, 2026One of ChroniclePress’s most powerful features is the ability to connect your entries to each other. When a person is connected to a source, visitors reading...