CustomGOVImport - Import from GOV only what you want

Development
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First of all, this is based on GetGOV, thanks to the developers.

CustomGOVImport does the same like GetGOV but you can customize the import.

You want to import a place with its hierarchy but don’t want to import some place types? You can configure a blacklist of place types. These types will be ignored. All other types in the place hierarchy will be imported.

You want to import only one place? There is a checkbox “Do not import parent places”. If you have the parent places already in your database the references will be imported.

You want to see, what happens? There is a log that shows what happens.

What else?

  • problem with date ranges repaired
  • supports 5 languages

If you want to try it: GitHub - th3Bastian/gramps-place-addons: Independent Gramps add-ons for working with places. · GitHub

Info: I made this for me but I think some others could find this helpful.

theBastian

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I stopped using GetGOV because it downloaded all the local administrative locations. All I wanted was the ‘big picture’ locations in the hierarchy.

I will definitely be trying this addon. :+1:

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So maybe this addon could help you.

Add all the types you don’t want to the blacklist.

The addon doesn’t change the hierarchy of GOV.

Example: Blacklist is empty.
Hierarchy: Residential area → town → county → country

Example: County is on the blacklist and county is not in your database
Hierarchy: Residential area → town // country
The addon doesn’t add a reference between town and country.

Example: County is on the blacklist and county is already in your database
Hierarchy: Residential area → town → county → country