Family Tree Software
yazar.io's Family Tree section shows Parent/Spouse/Sibling relationships between characters on a drag-and-drop canvas (built on React Flow). Set up a link either from a character's own profile or from the family tree itself, and it reflects automatically on the other side; no manual syncing between the two.
What does the Family Tree screen offer?
Every character appears as a node on a drag-and-drop canvas; Parent/Spouse/Sibling relationships are shown as colored, labeled edges. You can create a link by dragging between two nodes, then click an edge to change its type or delete it. The content on character profiles (descriptions, notes) is also stored encrypted in the database (AES-256-GCM); the keys that unlock it are kept separately, protected by Google Cloud KMS.
How do relationships stay in sync with a character's own page?
A link you set up from a character's own Parent/Spouse/Sibling field shows up in the family tree automatically, and a link you set up from the family tree reflects back onto the character's profile; you never have to keep the same data updated manually in two places.
How is the Sibling relationship different from the others?
Unlike Parent/Spouse, Sibling supports both multi-select (you can add more than one sibling at once) and symmetric behavior; whoever you add as a character's sibling automatically shows that character as their sibling too, on their own page, with no need to add it a second time.
Is there a limit on how many characters the family tree can hold?
No limit; every character in the book automatically appears as a node on the family tree canvas; whether you connect them is up to you.
Can I draw a map or geography in the family tree?
No, the Family Tree only shows Parent/Spouse/Sibling relationships between characters; it isn't a geographic map editor.
Can the family tree be edited in the sample (demo) book?
No, the Sample Book is read-only; you can only view its family tree; in your own book, you get full drag-and-drop editing.
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