# Remove the ConnectPack Addons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Tags:** third-party-addon\ **Created:** [March 24, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316 "2025-03-24T08:54:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/1 "2025-03-24T08:54:28Z")
@Nick-Hall does it make sense in multiple **ConnectPack** Addons which are out of date? **WebSearch** uses all theirs links + these links are partially reviewed, updated and supplemented. The presence of these packages will confuse users. In addition, removing these packages will reduce the amount of text that needs to be translated in Weblate. ![Screenshot from 2025-03-24 10-46-26](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/3/3f9574c96e978cd61927a0c926f8ddf890d85a5e.png) ![Screenshot from 2025-03-24 10-46-36](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/2X/a/af143d818fe97ab1f875d856c23a24b4cd40f8be.png) ---
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/2 "2025-03-24T08:57:08Z")
Maybe we can ask the authors of these addons what they think? At least my “UA Web Connect Pack” should be removed. But I believe all them should. ---
**Author:** ![dsblank](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/dsblank/32/3649_2.png) [@dsblank](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/dsblank)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/3 "2025-03-24T10:26:21Z")
It is fine with me to remove any of my old gramplets if there are better versions. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/4 "2025-03-24T11:49:03Z")
> [@Urchello](#): > > @Nick-Hall does it make sense in multiple **ConnectPack** Addons which are out of date? Our policy is to only remove addons if the break our guidelines (for example, if they contain malicious code), or if the owner requests removal. > [@Urchello](#): > > In addition, removing these packages will reduce the amount of text that needs to be translated in Weblate. Hopefully you have reused existing strings in your addon rather than creating new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/5 "2025-03-24T12:01:22Z")
> [@Nick-Hall](#): > > Hopefully you have reused existing strings in your addon rather than creating new ones. Sure I have reused existing strings but added a space to each of them ---
**Author:** ![DaveSch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/davesch/32/40_2.png) [@DaveSch](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/DaveSch)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/6 "2025-03-24T12:52:17Z")
I will still use the Web Connect Pack (at least for People). Muscle Memory is hard to change. I will use a combination of options.Connect Pack for People and Web Search for Sources and Places. There are many addons that I either do not install or hide once installed. Users have options what they choose to install and use. ---
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/7 "2025-03-24T13:11:54Z")
> [@DaveSch](#): > > I will still use the Web Connect Pack OK, then it means these addons are in demand 😉, so my question is no longer relevant ---
**Author:** ![romjerome](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/romjerome/32/1489_2.png) [@romjerome](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/romjerome)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/8 "2025-03-24T13:20:20Z")
> [@dsblank](#): > > It is fine with me to remove any of my old gramplets if there are better versions. Thanks! Same for me. It seems that I started the [french](https://github.com/gramps-project/addons-source/blame/maintenance/gramps60/FRWebConnectPack/FRWebPack.py) and the [german](https://github.com/gramps-project/addons-source/blame/maintenance/gramps60/DEWebConnectPack/DEWebPack.py) one. Note, the ‘[archive.org](http://archive.org)’ is maybe missing on your links for urls under french locale? e,g,. [https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=“%(surname)s+%(given)s”&sin=TXT](https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22%25(surname)s+%25(given)s%22&sin=TXT) ---
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/9 "2025-03-24T13:26:14Z")
> [@romjerome](#): > > Note, the ‘[archive.org](http://archive.org)’ is maybe missing on your links for urls under french locale? e,g,. [https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=“%(surname)s+%(given)s”&sin=TXT](https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22%25(surname)s+%25(given)s%22&sin=TXT) yeah, it was moved from FR to COMMON links because didn’t have fr locale ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/10 "2025-03-24T13:29:15Z")
> [@Urchello](#): > > Sure I have reused existing strings but added a space to each of them OK. I’ll check to see if any of the translations are duplicated. We don’t want to ask the translators to translate two virtually identical versions of the same string. ---
**Author:** ![Nick-Hall](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/nick-hall/32/95_2.png) [@Nick-Hall](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Nick-Hall)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/11 "2025-03-24T13:53:05Z")
I couldn’t see any duplicated translations so I have updated Weblate with the new translation strings. ---
**Author:** ![Urchello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c4cdca/32.png) [@Urchello](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/Urchello)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/12 "2025-03-24T14:09:49Z")
> [@Nick-Hall](#): > > I couldn’t see any duplicated translations Probably I’ve fixed duplicates already ---
**Author:** ![romjerome](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/romjerome/32/1489_2.png) [@romjerome](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/romjerome)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/13 "2025-03-24T14:19:27Z")
> [@Nick-Hall](#): > > ask the translators to translate two virtually identical versions of the same string e.g., link for ‘WebSearch’ translation strings in french > **[Gramps/Addons — French](https://hosted.weblate.org/translate/gramps-project/addons/fr/?q=%2Blocation%3AWebsearch)** > > Gramps is being translated into 50 languages using Weblate. Join the translation or start translating your own project. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/remove-the-connectpack-addons/7316/14 "2025-04-23T14:19:37Z")
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