Arbor - Genealogy module

[maximus]

Hi everyone,

I've been building this for a while - a full genealogy system inside ProcessWire. Family trees, people, relationships, sources, documents, DNA kits, research workflow, and GEDCOM export. All inside the PW admin.

GitHub: https://github.com/mxmsmnv/Arbor

Status: Beta. Usable on a test copy. Always backup before installing.

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Why ProcessWire for genealogy?

Genealogy data is complex, relational, and research-driven - not a blog. ProcessWire's flexible data model and custom DB table support make it a natural fit. Everything in Arbor lives in arbor_ prefixed tables, completely separate from the PW page tree.

What it does

• Multiple trees - owner/public settings per tree
• Person profiles - names, events, notes, sources, photos, relationships
• Family/union management - partners, parents, children, relationship types
• Interactive tree viewer - main person panel, selected-person panel, agenda, legend
• Places & repositories - archives, sources, citations, documents, document leads
• Research workflow - questions, tasks, search log, proof conclusions, next actions
• DNA - kits, matches, segments
• GEDCOM 5.5.1 and GEDCOM 7 export
• GEDCOM import foundation (in progress)
• AI helper via AiWire-compatible providers - research suggestions, name analysis
• REST API via ArborApi submodule

Three submodules:

• Arbor - schema, models, configuration, permissions, shared services
• ProcessArbor - admin UI under Setup → Arbor
• ArborApi - optional REST endpoints

Requirements: ProcessWire 3.0.200+, PHP 8.1+, MySQL/MariaDB with InnoDB

MIT License.

[Peter Knight]

That's a pretty wild Module and use of PW. Was the driving motivation a personal project or client?

[maximus]

I wanted to go back and build my family tree again. The last time I did this was a long time ago, more than 15 years ago.So I decided to make it a separate module, open source for others, since this is sensitive data. Your own solution is always better than others.