The Page Sizes section includes options that control the number of items written to a single web page. These options help manage the size of the generated HTML pages.
Smaller numbers mean more pages, whereas larger numbers mean longer pages. Short pages are desirable because they load quickly, but it can be difficult to manage a site with hundreds or thousands of pages. Long pages take more time to load than short pages, but it's easier to manage a site with less pages.
It's a trade-off, and there is no single right answer. If you have a lot of data for most of the people in your database, or if you have a lot of pictures, you should probably set People per Page to a low number.
People per Page
People per Page controls the number of person entries written to a people page. The default is 30.
Set Page Title to Person's Name
The Set Page Title to Person's Name checkbox is enabled when People per Page is set to "1". When checked, Second Site will set the person page title to the primary name of the one and only person on the page. When unchecked, the page title will follow the usual person page title convention: the phrase "Person Page" followed by a page number. The default is checked.
Person Page Sequence
The Person Page Sequence pulldown menu controls the sequence of people on the person pages. The choices are By TMG ID, By Surname, By Reference Field, By Birth Date, and By Death Date. The default is By TMG ID.
Static Page Assignments
The Static Page Assignments checkbox controls whether people are assigned to a particular page number or to the next available page. When checked, people are assigned to a person page according to their TMG ID. If People per Page is 50, TMG IDs 1 to 50 are on page 1, 51 to 100 on page 2, etc. When unchecked, which is the default, people are added to a page until the People per Page limit is reached.
When Static Page Assignments is checked, some person pages may have only a few people on them, while others may be full. Also, some page numbers may be skipped entirely if there are no included people in the proper range of TMG IDs. This is normal.
I recommend checking Static Page Assignments if you also check the Media.Create GENDEX File checkbox.
Names per Index Page
Names per Index Page controls the number of names written to an index page. The default is 400.
Name Index Reserve
Name Index Reserve controls the minimum number of name slots that must be available for Second Site to start a new surname on an index page. Second Site will not start a new surname on the current index page unless there are at least as many slots available as set by the Name Index Reserve property. The intent is to keep surnames with only a few names on one index page. The default is 20.
Name Index Surname Repeat
Name Index Surname Repeat specifies the number of names with the same surname that will be listed in the index before the surname is repeated. The default is 25.
Sources per Page
Sources per Page controls the number of source footnotes written to a source page. The default is 50.
Names per Place Index Page
Names per Place Index Page controls the number of names written to a place index page. The default is 600.
Place Index Reserve
Place Index Reserve controls the minimum number of name slots that must be available for Second Site to start a new place on a place index page. Second Site will not start a new place on the current place index page unless there are at least as many slots available as set by the Place Index Reserve property. The intent is to keep places with only a few names on one index page. The default is 200.
