# How to create a collaborative database about tree species

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**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-collaborative-database-about-tree-species/322121 "2024-08-18T01:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-collaborative-database-about-tree-species/322121/5 "2024-08-19T00:54:28Z")

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> [@bmxer](#):
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> one main need is to create a collaborative tree species database

> [@bmxer](#):
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> - Some user levels can create new trees(name,size, biome, etc). The topic/wiki allows further discussions about the tree attributes that can lead to updates in its values.
> - The database should be available for anyone to download.

> [@bmxer](#):
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> - Use the [custom wizard plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-wizard-plugin/73345) to structure the tree dataset
> - Write a code to dump the database of trees

The Custom Wizard plugin does indeed have many uses, however I would use a dedicated data editing tool for this, outside of Discourse. I would then put a link to the relevant part of the tool in a post in a topic, or perhaps even embed a view of the data in the post if that’s possible, and host the discussion in Discourse.

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