Descendtree Counter

Descendtree Counter
Summary	Shows the number of descendants in Standard, Compact and Vertical Descendant views.
Validation	The mod is XHTML compliant.
Mod Updated	22 May 2025
Download link	For TNG 15.0 TNG 14.0 Descendtree_counter_v14.0.0.0.zip For TNG 13.0.1 Descendtree_counter_mod_v13.0.1.2.cfg.zip For TNG 13.0 Descendtree_Counter_mod_v13.0.0.2.cfg.zip For TNG 12.0 TNG 11.0 TNG 10.0 Descendtree_Counter_mod_v10.0.0.0b.cfg.zip
Download stats	TNG14+
Author(s)	Erik Hoppe. Current support by Brett.
Homepage	Descendtree Counter (This page)
Mod Support	TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer	TNG Community Forums
Latest Mod	14.0.0.0
Min TNG V	10.0.0
Max TNG V	15.0
Files modified	descend.php descendvert.php languages/English/cust_text.php languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/German/cust_text.php languages/German-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/Swedish/cust_text.php languages/Swedish-UTF8/cust_text.php
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Notes	Author of TNG Colouring Book Mods by me: At my user page.

Purpose of the mod

To show the number of descendants in the tree generated in descend.php

Developer

This mod was developed by Erik Hoppe.

Current support by Brett.

Requirements

• A working TNG installation.
• A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary to the right)
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.
• Both English and English-UTF8 folders be on your site

Revision History

Mod Version	TNG Version	Date	Contents
14.0.0.0	14.0	22 May 2025	Update for TNG 14.0
13.0.0.1	13.0.1	28 Oct 2020	Update for TNG v13.0.1
13.0.0.2	13.0	19 Oct 2020	Now includes descendvert.php
13.0.0.1b	13.0	22 Sep 2020	Updated for TNG v13.0 by Ron Krzmarzick. Thanks Ron!
10.0.0.1b	10.0	14 Oct 2016	The word "tree" changed to "view" ("Ansicht" / "Vy") - excellent suggestion by Willem van O. (See img below)
10.0.0.1a	10.0	17 Sep 2016	The Wiki page link didn't work. Thanks to Ron K for the alert.
10.0.0.1	10.0	04 May 2016	Prevented the mod to count persons in duplicate branches, e.g. cousins making a family. If a duplicate person is found, the text will have the word "unique" added.
10.0.0.0b	10.0	12 Mar 2016	Forgot the %fileoptional:% for the German and Swedish language files... Thanks to John Motyer for the alert.
10.0.0.0	10.0	11 Mar 2016	Introduction.

Conflicts and Issues

No known conflicts.

Installation

1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability.
• Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory.
• Retry installing mod.
• Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
2. click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.

Upgrade

• Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
• Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.

Visualization

The following screen captures show the changes made by the mod:

Descendants chart before installation

Descendants chart after installation

Languages

English, French and Swedish are included with the Mod. If you want to use this mod with a different language than provided, PM Brett on the TNG Forum with the details below in the language required and the mod will be updated.

$text['xerxxDescCounter1'] = "There are ";
$text['xerxxDescCounter2'] = " descendants (plus spouses) in this view";
$text['xerxxDescCounterDup'] = " unique";

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Botebygden / CD Jansdotter Swedish only (community research site).	Lars Arén	Open public site: Many of Erik Hoppe's mods on display.	13.0.1.2	TNG 13.1.2	SE
Our Faily Histories	Bryan S. Larson	Public site	10.0.0.0	10.1.3	EN
Our Family Links	Chuck Filteau	Public site	10.0.0.1b	10.1.2	EN
The Cole / Tanner Family Tree	David Cole	Public/Private	see here	see here	EN,DE,FR,ES,NL
Schuster-Pippersteiner	Ingrid Schuster	Public	13.0.0.2	13	DE,CS,EN
The Duttons of New England	Darrin Dutton	Public /Private	13.0.1.2	13.0.2	EN
Les Lapierre d'Amérique	Normand Lapierre	Public/Private	14.0.0.0	TNG 15.0.2	FR/EN