Question

If when I post, it shows a match, how do I add to my tree?

Comments

I'm not sure I understand your question. Did you start to create a profile, but stop after being shown a "match" that indicated that the person already had a profile in WikiTree?

Answer 1

Click here for: Help:Adding and connecting family.

Adding Family by Connecting Existing Profiles

If a profile of your family member already exists on WikiTree ... great! :-)

Don't create a duplicate. WikiTree is all about collaboration. We are creating a single family tree with one profile for every person. Duplicate profiles defeat the purpose of WikiTree. (If you accidentally create a duplicate, merge them.)

To edit the relationships of an existing profile you will need to be on the profile's Trusted List unless it's Open.

You will see a form to send a Trusted List request on the profile. In your request, be sure to let the Profile Manager know your relationship. For example, you might say "[This profile] is my great-grandfather, through his son John."

Once you're on the Trusted List you can add the profile as a family member using their WikiTree ID. You enter this at the top of the form for adding a family member. For more details on connecting existing profiles, see Editing Family Relationships.

If the Profile Manager doesn't respond, see Unresponsive Profile Managers.

Answer 2

If you mean you start to add a new profile, but see it's already here, then look next to the match's name and you will see tiny text links like [view] [add as child] (or [add as spouse], or [add as father] etc).  Click on one of those and the match will be added.