One of the most effective ways to make your family tree site unique is to use the “HTML” block. This allows you to add a huge variety of format text, images, tables, and even to link to key information from your tree.

Don’t forget as well that you can add the block as a small one on the right, a medium one on the left, or, if you remove all blocks from the right, as a full page width block. (In some themes, such as “kiwitrees”, left and right actually mean top and bottom).

Writing HTML code is of course too daunting for many, so kiwitrees provides a very handy editor to save you having to worry about that.  But the major item you won’t find in the editor (easily) is what the many kiwitrees functions are that you can embed. The list is very long and ranges from statistical information, details of your designated “favourite” records, even information about the newest users registered on your site. You can even embed other blocks such as charts, or even a login block.

If you want to know exactly which functions are available and how they will display using your tree data follow these steps after you have added the HTML block to your Homepage:

1. Click on the configuration icon in the header of the block (for a new block this is the only thing you see)
2. Look for the field “Templates” and  select “Keyword examples” from it’s drop-down list (But first see point 4 below)
3. Save the HTML block (no other settings are necessary for this as it is only meant as a temporary item).
4. Now be patient. Displaying all the functions, which is what this does, can take at least a few minutes depending how large your tree is. For very large trees this might even crash your server, so in such cases best you don’t try. The same details can be seen in the table of variables provided below here.)

From this list you can select any item from the column “Embedded variable” and use it in you ‘real’ HTML block. It will display as shown in the right-hand column “Resulting value”. To use the variable you simply need to surround it with a “#” (hash) symbol at either end, like “#commonGivenMale# “.

If you don’t want to do all of that, and can live with data different from your own, just to get a general idea of what each function does, there is a complete “Keyword examples” list below here.

Finally, there is one multi-function variable and a few that accept varying parameters.

Adding other blocks inside an HTML block

The multi-function variable is “##callBlock:xxxxxxxxxxxxx#. This is how you add other blocks inside the HTML block. An example might be the “random media” block, added by using #callBlock:random_media# or the “number of page views” block, added using #callBlock:top10_pageviews#.

A typical one with parameters might be “#callBlock:charts:type=hourglass:pid=I11:details=1#“ This embeds an hourglass chart for individual I11, showing full details. These parameters correspond to the configurable settings of the charts block when used on its own. The order of parameters is not important, but:

1. They must be preceded by a colon (“:”)
2. They must use the same identifiers as the original block. You will need to check these against the code for that block in it’s /modules_v3/block name/modules.php file
3. Use 0 or 1 instead of no / yes where those words are used in the normal configuration.

If the “callBlock” code doesn’t seem to be working, check these two settings:

1. Is the module you want to insert enabled (Administration > Modules > Manage modules)
2. If enabled, check the module has the correct access settings (Administration > Modules > Blocks).

Keyword examples list

(Note: links in these examples are disabled and will return you to this page.)

Embedded variable	Resulting value
KT_VERSION	2.0.2
KT_VERSION_TEXT	2.0.2
ageBetweenSpousesFM	Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood (1 year);  Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood (1 year)
ageBetweenSpousesFMList	Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood (1 year) Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood (1 year)
ageBetweenSpousesMF	Rev. Charles Langton + Emily Catherine Darwin (9 years);  Josiah Wedgwood III + Caroline Sarah Darwin (5 years);  Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood (4 years)
ageBetweenSpousesMFList	Rev. Charles Langton + Emily Catherine Darwin (9 years) Josiah Wedgwood III + Caroline Sarah Darwin (5 years) Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood (4 years)
averageChildren	2.05
averageLifespan	71
averageLifespanFemale	70
averageLifespanMale	72
browserDate	13 September 2014
browserTime	5:58 pm
browserTime24	17:58
browserTimezone	NZST
callBlock
chartCommonGiven
chartCommonSurnames
chartDistribution	Individual distribution chart Highest population Lowest population Nobody at all
chartFamsWithSources
chartIndisWithSources
chartLargestFamilies
chartMedia
chartMortality
chartNoChildrenFamilies
chartSex
commonBirthPlacesList
commonCountriesList	England – 1
commonDeathPlacesList
commonGiven	Erasmus, Darwin, Charles, George, Robert, Sir, Francis, Leonard, William, Josiah
commonGivenFemale	Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane, Camilla, Katharine, Margaret, Sophia, Cecily, Jennifer, Susannah
commonGivenFemaleList	Sarah Elizabeth Jane Camilla Katharine Margaret Sophia Cecily Jennifer Susannah
commonGivenFemaleListTotals	Sarah (3) Elizabeth (2) Jane (2) Camilla (2) Katharine (1) Margaret (1) Sophia (1) Cecily (1) Jennifer (1) Susannah (1)
commonGivenFemaleTable	Female Name Count COUNT Sarah 3 3 Elizabeth 2 2 Jane 2 2 Camilla 2 2 Katharine 1 1 Margaret 1 1 Sophia 1 1 Cecily 1 1 Jennifer 1 1 Susannah 1 1
commonGivenFemaleTotals	Sarah (3), Elizabeth (2), Jane (2), Camilla (2), Katharine (1), Margaret (1), Sophia (1), Cecily (1), Jennifer (1), Susannah (1)
commonGivenList	Erasmus Darwin Charles George Robert Sir Francis Leonard William Josiah
commonGivenListTotals	Erasmus (5) Darwin (5) Charles (5) George (4) Robert (4) Sir (4) Francis (3) Leonard (3) William (3) Josiah (3)
commonGivenMale	Erasmus, Darwin, Charles, Sir, Robert, George, Galton, Leonard, Francis, William
commonGivenMaleList	Erasmus Darwin Charles Sir Robert George Galton Leonard Francis William
commonGivenMaleListTotals	Erasmus (5) Darwin (5) Charles (5) Sir (4) Robert (4) George (4) Galton (3) Leonard (3) Francis (3) William (3)
commonGivenMaleTable	Male Name Count COUNT Erasmus 5 5 Darwin 5 5 Charles 5 5 Sir 4 4 Robert 4 4 George 4 4 Galton 3 3 Leonard 3 3 Francis 3 3 William 3 3
commonGivenMaleTotals	Erasmus (5), Darwin (5), Charles (5), Sir (4), Robert (4), George (4), Galton (3), Leonard (3), Francis (3), William (3)
commonGivenTable	All Name Count COUNT Erasmus 5 5 Darwin 5 5 Charles 5 5 George 4 4 Robert 4 4 Sir 4 4 Francis 3 3 Leonard 3 3 William 3 3 Josiah 3 3
commonGivenTotals	Erasmus (5), Darwin (5), Charles (5), George (4), Robert (4), Sir (4), Francis (3), Leonard (3), William (3), Josiah (3)
commonGivenUnknown
commonGivenUnknownList
commonGivenUnknownListTotals
commonGivenUnknownTable
commonGivenUnknownTotals
commonMarriagePlacesList	England – 1
commonSurnames	Ashburner, Christie, Darwin, Gibon, Howard, Langton, Litchfield, Luard, Parker, Pember, Puy, Ruck, Service, Slingsby, Wedgwood
commonSurnamesList	Ashburner Christie Darwin Gibon Howard Langton Litchfield Luard Parker Pember Puy Ruck Service Slingsby Wedgwood
commonSurnamesListTotals	Darwin (35) Wedgwood (6) Luard (2) Langton (1) Howard (1) Ashburner (1) Gibon (1) Parker (1) Litchfield (1) Christie (1) Ruck (1) Puy (1) Service (1) Slingsby (1) Pember (1)
commonSurnamesTotals	Darwin (35), Wedgwood (6), Luard (2), Langton (1), Howard (1), Ashburner (1), Gibon (1), Parker (1), Litchfield (1), Christie (1), Ruck (1), Puy (1), Service (1), Slingsby (1), Pember (1)
contactGedcom	Admin
contactWebmaster	Admin
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firstBirthName	Josiah Wedgwood I
firstBirthPlace
firstBirthYear	1730
firstDeath	Charles Darwin Birth 1758 27 – Death 1778 (Age 20) –
firstDeathName	Charles Darwin
firstDeathPlace
firstDeathYear	1778
firstDivorce
firstDivorceName
firstDivorcePlace
firstDivorceYear
firstEvent	Josiah Wedgwood I Birth 21 February 1730 – Death 1795 (Age 64) –
firstEventName	Josiah Wedgwood I
firstEventPlace
firstEventType	birth
firstEventYear	1730
firstMarriage	Josiah Wedgwood II + … … Marriage about 1790 – span dir=”auto”>England
firstMarriageName	Josiah Wedgwood II + … …
firstMarriagePlace	England
firstMarriageYear	1790
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gedcomCreatedVersion	1.4.3
gedcomDate	12 October 2013
gedcomFavorites	Favourites Remove Robert Darwin Robert Darwin Type: Photo   Add a new favourite Enter a Person, Family, or Source ID Enter an optional note about this favourite
gedcomFilename	wedgewood.ged
gedcomID	1
gedcomRootID	I18
gedcomRootIDname	Josiah Wedgwood III
gedcomTitle	Wedgewood
gedcomUpdated	9 July 2014
getCommonSurname	Darwin
hitCount	4,606
hitCountFam
hitCountIndi
hitCountNote
hitCountObje
hitCountRepo
hitCountSour
hitCountUser	88
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largestFamilyName	Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood
largestFamilySize	8
lastBirth	Sophia Katherine Darwin Birth 1961 32 –
lastBirthName	Sophia Katherine Darwin
lastBirthPlace
lastBirthYear	1961
lastDeath	Charles Galton Darwin Birth 1887 – Death 1962 (Age 75) –
lastDeathName	Charles Galton Darwin
lastDeathPlace
lastDeathYear	1962
lastDivorce
lastDivorceName
lastDivorcePlace
lastDivorceYear
lastEvent	Charles Galton Darwin Birth 1887 – Death 1962 (Age 75) –
lastEventName	Charles Galton Darwin
lastEventPlace
lastEventType	death
lastEventYear	1962
lastMarriage	Josiah Wedgwood II + … … Marriage about 1790 – England
lastMarriageName	Josiah Wedgwood II + … …
lastMarriagePlace	England
lastMarriageYear	1790
latestUserFullName	John Smith
latestUserId	2
latestUserLoggedin	no
latestUserName	nigel
latestUserRegDate	5 July 2014
latestUserRegTime	11:54:27
longestLife	Leonard Darwin Birth 1850 41 42 – Death 1943 (Age 93) –
longestLifeAge	93
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longestLifeMale	Leonard Darwin Birth 1850 41 42 – Death 1943 (Age 93) –
longestLifeMaleAge	93
longestLifeMaleName	Leonard Darwin
longestLifeName	Leonard Darwin
minAgeOfMarriage
minAgeOfMarriageFamilies
minAgeOfMarriageFamiliesList
minAgeOfMarriageFamily
noChildrenFamilies	7
noChildrenFamiliesList	Richard Litchfield + Henrietta Darwin Francis Darwin + Amy Ruck Francis William Darwin + … … Rev. Charles Langton + Emily Catherine Darwin Henry Parker + Marianne Darwin Josiah Wedgwood III + Caroline Sarah Darwin William Erasmus JP Darwin + Sara Ashburner
oldestFather	Charles Galton Darwin Birth 1887 – Death 1962 (Age 75) –
oldestFatherAge	51
oldestFatherName	Charles Galton Darwin
oldestMarriageFemale
oldestMarriageFemaleAge
oldestMarriageFemaleName
oldestMarriageMale
oldestMarriageMaleAge
oldestMarriageMaleName
oldestMother	Susannah Wedgwood Birth 1765 34 31 – Death 1817 (Age 52) –
oldestMotherAge	45
oldestMotherName	Susannah Wedgwood
serverDate	13 September 2014
serverTime	5:57 pm
serverTime24	17:57
serverTimezone	NZST
statsAge
statsBirth
statsChildren
statsDeath
statsDiv
statsMarr
statsMarrAge
topAgeBetweenSiblings	12 years
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topAgeBetweenSiblingsList	Josiah Wedgwood III and Emma Wedgwood (12 years) [View Family] William Erasmus JP Darwin and Horace Darwin (12 years) [View Family] Marianne Darwin and Emily Catherine Darwin (11 years) [View Family] William Erasmus JP Darwin and Leonard Darwin (11 years) [View Family] Marianne Darwin and Charles Robert Darwin (10 years) [View Family] Anne Darwin and Horace Darwin (9 years) [View Family] Caroline Sarah Darwin and Emily Catherine Darwin (9 years) [View Family] William Erasmus JP Darwin and Francis Darwin (9 years) [View Family] Anne Darwin and Leonard Darwin (8 years) [View Family] Caroline Sarah Darwin and Charles Robert Darwin (8 years) [View Family]
topAgeBetweenSiblingsName	Josiah Wedgwood III and Emma Wedgwood [View Family]
topAgeOfMarriage
topAgeOfMarriageFamilies
topAgeOfMarriageFamiliesList
topAgeOfMarriageFamily
topTenLargestFamily	Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood – 8 children;  Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood – 6 children;  Charles Galton Darwin + Katharine Pember – 5 children;  George Howard Darwin + Maud du Puy – 4 children;  William Robert Darwin + Sarah Monica Slingsby – 3 children;  Erasmus Darwin + Mary Howard – 3 children;  Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood – 2 children;  Edward Leonard Darwin + Jennifer Gibon – 2 children;  Josiah Wedgwood II + … … – 2 children;  George Erasmus Darwin + Shuna Service – 2 children
topTenLargestFamilyList	Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood – 8 children Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood – 6 children Charles Galton Darwin + Katharine Pember – 5 children George Howard Darwin + Maud du Puy – 4 children William Robert Darwin + Sarah Monica Slingsby – 3 children Erasmus Darwin + Mary Howard – 3 children Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood – 2 children Edward Leonard Darwin + Jennifer Gibon – 2 children Josiah Wedgwood II + … … – 2 children George Erasmus Darwin + Shuna Service – 2 children
topTenLargestGrandFamily	Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood – 8 grandchildren;  George Howard Darwin + Maud du Puy – 8 grandchildren;  Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood – 8 grandchildren;  Josiah Wedgwood II + … … – 8 grandchildren;  Erasmus Darwin + Mary Howard – 6 grandchildren;  Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood – 4 grandchildren;  Charles Galton Darwin + Katharine Pember – 3 grandchildren;  William Robert Darwin + Sarah Monica Slingsby – 3 grandchildren
topTenLargestGrandFamilyList	Josiah Wedgwood I + Sarah Wedgwood – 8 grandchildren George Howard Darwin + Maud du Puy – 8 grandchildren Robert Darwin + Susannah Wedgwood – 8 grandchildren Josiah Wedgwood II + … … – 8 grandchildren Erasmus Darwin + Mary Howard – 6 grandchildren Charles Robert Darwin + Emma Wedgwood – 4 grandchildren Charles Galton Darwin + Katharine Pember – 3 grandchildren William Robert Darwin + Sarah Monica Slingsby – 3 grandchildren
topTenOldest	Leonard Darwin (93 years) Emma Wedgwood (88 years) Caroline Sarah Darwin (88 years) Josiah Wedgwood III (85 years) Rev. Charles Langton (85 years) Henrietta Darwin (84 years) Sarah Wedgwood (81 years) Elizabeth Darwin (79 years) Robert Darwin (78 years) Erasmus Darwin (77 years)
topTenOldestAlive	Margaret Elizabeth Darwin (124 years);  William Robert Darwin (120 years);  George Erasmus Darwin (87 years);  Philip Waring Darwin (85 years);  Henry Galton Darwin (85 years);  Francis William Darwin (82 years);  Jane Darwin (79 years);  George Pember Darwin (76 years);  Robert Darwin (55 years);  Sophia Katherine Darwin (53 years)
topTenOldestFemale	Emma Wedgwood (88 years) Caroline Sarah Darwin (88 years) Henrietta Darwin (84 years) Sarah Wedgwood (81 years) Elizabeth Darwin (79 years) Emily Catherine Darwin (76 years) Marianne Darwin (60 years) Susannah Wedgwood (52 years) Anne Darwin (10 years)
topTenOldestFemaleAlive	Margaret Elizabeth Darwin (124 years);  Jane Darwin (79 years);  Sophia Katherine Darwin (53 years)
topTenOldestFemaleList	Emma Wedgwood (88 years) Caroline Sarah Darwin (88 years) Henrietta Darwin (84 years) Sarah Wedgwood (81 years) Elizabeth Darwin (79 years) Emily Catherine Darwin (76 years) Marianne Darwin (60 years) Susannah Wedgwood (52 years) Anne Darwin (10 years)
topTenOldestFemaleListAlive	Margaret Elizabeth Darwin (124 years) Jane Darwin (79 years) Sophia Katherine Darwin (53 years)
topTenOldestList	Leonard Darwin (93 years) Emma Wedgwood (88 years) Caroline Sarah Darwin (88 years) Josiah Wedgwood III (85 years) Rev. Charles Langton (85 years) Henrietta Darwin (84 years) Sarah Wedgwood (81 years) Elizabeth Darwin (79 years) Robert Darwin (78 years) Erasmus Darwin (77 years)
topTenOldestListAlive	Margaret Elizabeth Darwin (124 years) William Robert Darwin (120 years) George Erasmus Darwin (87 years) Philip Waring Darwin (85 years) Henry Galton Darwin (85 years) Francis William Darwin (82 years) Jane Darwin (79 years) George Pember Darwin (76 years) Robert Darwin (55 years) Sophia Katherine Darwin (53 years)
topTenOldestMale	Leonard Darwin (93 years) Josiah Wedgwood III (85 years) Rev. Charles Langton (85 years) Robert Darwin (78 years) Erasmus Darwin (77 years) Horace Darwin (77 years) Francis Darwin (77 years) William Erasmus JP Darwin (75 years) Charles Galton Darwin (75 years) Charles Robert Darwin (73 years)
topTenOldestMaleAlive	William Robert Darwin (120 years);  George Erasmus Darwin (87 years);  Philip Waring Darwin (85 years);  Henry Galton Darwin (85 years);  Francis William Darwin (82 years);  George Pember Darwin (76 years);  Robert Darwin (55 years);  Christopher Darwin (53 years)
topTenOldestMaleList	Leonard Darwin (93 years) Josiah Wedgwood III (85 years) Rev. Charles Langton (85 years) Robert Darwin (78 years) Erasmus Darwin (77 years) Horace Darwin (77 years) Francis Darwin (77 years) William Erasmus JP Darwin (75 years) Charles Galton Darwin (75 years) Charles Robert Darwin (73 years)
topTenOldestMaleListAlive	William Robert Darwin (120 years) George Erasmus Darwin (87 years) Philip Waring Darwin (85 years) Henry Galton Darwin (85 years) Francis William Darwin (82 years) George Pember Darwin (76 years) Robert Darwin (55 years) Christopher Darwin (53 years)
totalAdmins	1
totalBirths	34
totalChildren	39
totalDeaths	25
totalDeceased	25
totalDeceasedPercentage	45.5%
totalDivorces	0
totalEvents	60
totalEventsBirth	34
totalEventsDeath	25
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totalEventsOther	0
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totalFamiliesPercentage	25.7%
totalFamsWithSources	0
totalGedcomFavorites	1
totalGedcomNews	0
totalGivennames	53
totalIndisWithSources	0
totalIndividuals	55
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totalLiving	30
totalLivingPercentage	54.5%
totalMarriages	1
totalMarriedFemales	2
totalMarriedMales	2
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totalMediaBook	0
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totalMediaCoatOfArms	0
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totalMediaFiche	0
totalMediaFilm	0
totalMediaMagazine	0
totalMediaManuscript	0
totalMediaMap	0
totalMediaNewspaper	0
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totalMediaPainting	0
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totalMediaTombstone	0
totalMediaUnknown	0
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totalNotesPercentage	0.0%
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totalRepositories	0
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totalSexFemales	26
totalSexFemalesPercentage	47.3%
totalSexMales	29
totalSexMalesPercentage	52.7%
totalSexUnknown	0
totalSexUnknownPercentage	0.0%
totalSources	0
totalSourcesPercentage	0.0%
totalSurnames	16
totalUserFavorites	0
totalUserJournal	0
totalUserMessages	0
totalUsers	2
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userFullName	Admin
userID	1
userName	admin
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usersLoggedInList	1 logged-in user Admin – admin
usersLoggedInTotal	1
usersLoggedInTotalAnon	0
usersLoggedInTotalVisible	1
youngestFather	Erasmus Darwin Birth 1731 – Death 1802 (Age 71) –
youngestFatherAge	27
youngestFatherName	Erasmus Darwin
youngestMarriageFemale
youngestMarriageFemaleAge
youngestMarriageFemaleName
youngestMarriageMale
youngestMarriageMaleAge
youngestMarriageMaleName
youngestMother	Sarah Wedgwood Birth 1734 – Death 1815 (Age 81) –
youngestMotherAge	31
youngestMotherName	Sarah Wedgwood