Adding a profile photo to an ancestor's page in New Ancestry

[Bob Spiers]

I used to say I could manoeuvre around Ancestry with my eyes shut having used it for so long, but that is no longer true in NEW Ancestry as I found out when I wanted to add a new profile photo to an ancestors page. I couldn't for the life of me see how to do it. Yes I could load umpteen photos & images via the Gallery but how to make one of these the Primary Photo ( or change a Primary Photo for another) just eluded me.

What used to work with a few 'clicks' is no longer available as Ancestry in its infinite (lack of) wisdom decided make things difficult -and they succeeded. However, not to be denied I came across the Blog of a lady who calls herself the 'The Enthusiastic Genealogist'(Dana Leeds) and found her article 'How to set a Primary Photo on the NEW Ancestry'. There bless her heart was the answer. As she says "I don't think it is intuitive (or I would have figured it out!), so I'm sharing the steps"

Rather than type out word for word (and possibly infringe copyright) I am providing a link to her Blog page for you to read how to go about it. So here it is : TEG

If you also have been trying and failed to add or change a Profile photo you will appreciate this link as I did. (And reading the numerous responses she received so did many others).

 

[Bob Spiers]

As a quick follow up to the above. If you are in the process of adding a new photo to the Gallery with the sole intent of it being the main Profile photo, the page on which the image opens IS the option page. So you can click the down arrow and select : "Use as Profile image".

(Note it will also be placed in the Gallery but there is a removal option which allow you to Remove from Gallery as well as Remove from Tree).