Once pages are created in TikiWiki, you can begin to edit them. Because the TikiWIki site is accessible for anyone to edit, occasionally you may have a person deface a page. This article will explain how to edit, delete, and restore pages in TikiWIki. Deleting and Restoring pages The nice thing about TikiWiki is that Read More >
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Creating structures or table of contents in TikiWiki
The previous tutorial explained how to create pages in TikiWiki. In TikiWiki, pages can be organized into categories that make the subject easier to navigate. These categories in TikiWiki are called Structures. This allows the writer of the page to create multiple pages related to one subject. This is a fast and user friendly way Read More >
My TikiWIki login is not working
In the previous article on logging into TikiWiki, we learned how to log in. When administrating a TikiWIki site, you may want to rotate your passwords for security reasons this article will explain how chage your TikiWiki password. If for whatever reason your TikiWiki username or password does not work, you can reset the password Read More >
File corruption during ftp transfer ASCII vs. BINARY
Occasionally, issues occur with files becoming corrupt when uploading through FTP. When viewing the corrupted file through the browser, the following error will be thrown. “This image can not be displayed because it contains errors“ This is typically caused by uploading files through FTP as ASCII file transfer type. The “ASCII transfer type” will transfer Read More >
What is DokuWiki?
What is DokuWiki? DokuWiki is a Free Open Source wiki software designed by Andreas Gohr in 2004. If you are familar with Wikipedia, then you will unerstand what DokuWIki is designed for. Wiki software is designed primarily to store information and manage it with contributors to the site. In other words, wiki’s are an open Read More >
Controlling user access for edit pages in DokuWiki
DokuWiki by default allows all visitors of the site to edit your wiki pages. In some cases, random users can deface your wiki site and delete your pages. The image to the right will show the edit options available for any visitor on the site. To prevent only certain users for editing the site, you Read More >
Redirecting pages in DokuWiki
When removing pages from your DokuWiki site, you will need to set up a redirect to prevent users from getting 404 not fopund errors. Sometimes when users bookmark pages or when Google caches a removed page people will get 404 not found pages. In order to redirect a page, you will need to use a Read More >
How to delete and rename namespaces in DokuWiki
DokuWiki sites are constantly changing due to the contributions of the website patrons. When topics get too big, change in scope, or become obsolete, it becomes necessary to rename or delete the namespaces from DokuWiki. This article will go through the steps in renaming and deleting namespaces form DokuWiki. Renaming a namespace in DokuWiki Login Read More >
How to create namespaces in DokuWiki
What is a Namespace? A Namespace is a folder location where your page resides, much like how you can organize files on your computer using folders and subfolders, wiki pages are organized into Namespaces. For information on creating pages, please click here. Namespaces are crucial for organizing your pages within your wiki. In other words, Read More >
How to edit and delete DokuWiki pages
Editing pages in DokuWiki is a basic process of creating a wiki. Users visiting the site have the ability to edit pages by default. In some cases, users can edit or delete a page by accident. other times, a malicious use my deface a page. Pages created in Dokuwiki are stored as revisions. These can Read More >
What if I forgot my DokuWiki username or password?
The DokuWiki administration section is for managing the site settings, users, preferences and more. In the event you lose your username or pasword, you can reset and change passwords, and recover usernames. The purpose of this article is to reset and change passwords, and to recover the username for your DokuWiki site. Note! You should Read More >
How to format content in MediaWiki
After you learn how to create and edit pages in MediaWiki, you will want to add and format the content in your wiki site. This article is not an exhaustive resource for formatting content in MediaWiki and will only touch on the basic functions like bold, headline, and numbering the text. Wiki format editing functions Read More >
How to format content in DokuWiki
Formatting text in DokuWiki will require the wiki code to be used. DokuWiki has a built in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. The following table lists the wiki code options. Once you are familiar with the DokuWiki format options, we will go over how to do basic formats like bold, headline Read More >
Inserting a custom CSS menu in DokuWiki
DokuWiki has preset menu items towards the top right that are very difficult customize. The links are Recent Changes, Media Manager, and Sitemap. These are there by difault and are difficult to change. You can use a custom made css menu that can be inserted into the wiki header code. This will allow you to Read More >
Uploading and Hotlinking images in TikiWiki
There are 2 types of images that can be inserted into a TikiWiki page: The Uploaded image and the Hotlinked image. The uploaded image is an image you add to the server and insert into your page. These images are stored on your server where your TikiWiki is located. The “Hotlinked image” or “Linked” is Read More >
How to format TikiWiki page content
Like other wiki software, TikiWiki has its own built in code for formatting the content of the pages. In order to format the content of the Wiki, it is recommended that you familiarize your self with the code options that are available. This article will explain the options available to use in the TikiWiki WYSIWYG Read More >
How to insert images into a DokuWIki page
After learning about how to create and edit pages in DokuWiki, it is common to want to add images to the site content. The following steps will explain how to insert an image into a DokuWiki page. Inserting an image in DokuWiki Log into DokuWiki. Navigate to the page you want to insert an image Read More >
Inserting internal and external links in DokuWiki
Due to the nature of DokuWiki code, inserting a link that navigates internally and externally is done differently than other programs. Where most sites allow standard HTML code to be inserted, DokuWiki has its special code to create navigation. There are 2 types of links, internal and external links. Internal links link to a page Read More >
How to use the menu plugin in DokuWiki
DokuWiki has a plugin called the “menu” plugin that will allow you to place a custom navigation menu in your pages. This menu has nice icons separated out to each menu link catagory. The “menu” plugin that primarily works in the Wiki page code. The following article will explain how to use the “menu” plugin. Read More >
How to add the Featured Links menu in the TikiWiki
TikiWiki has the featured links module that is pre set to display links in a menu on your site. This menu can be added anywhere to your site. In this article, we will add the featured links menu module to the footer of your TikiWIki site. Steps to add the Featured Links menu to the Read More >
