+[[WhyIkiWiki]]?
+
Currently implemented:
* [[Subversion]]
- Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc, ikiwiki simply uses subversion. (Supporting other revision control systems is also possible, ikiwiki only needs $FOO add, $FOO commit, and $FOO log).
+ Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
+ ikiwiki simply uses subversion. (Supporting other revision control
+ systems is also possible, ikiwiki only needs $FOO add, $FOO commit, and
+ $FOO log).
+
+ Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit
+ changes via svn. Or work disconnected using svk and push your changes out
+ when you come online. Deal with edit conflicts with others in a sane
+ environment. Take advantage of subversion's smart merges.
- Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit changes via svn. Or work disconnected using svk and push your changes out when you come online.
+ ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki
+ immediately whenever you commit.
- ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki immediatly whenever you commit.
+ Note that ikiwiki does not require subversion to function. If you want to
+ run a simple wiki without page history, it can do that too.
* [[MarkDown]]
Arbitrarily deep hierarchies of pages with fairly simple and useful [[SubPage/LinkingRUles]]
-* [[RecentChanges]], editng pages in a web browser
+* Fast compiler
- Nearly the definition of a wiki, although perhaps ikiwiki challenges how much of that web gunk a wiki really needs. These features are optional and can be enabled by enabling [[CGI]].
+ ikiwiki is fast and smart about updating a wiki, it only builds pages that have changed (and tracks things like creation of new pages and links that can indirectly cause a page to need a rebuild)
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+* [[Templates]]
+
+ ikiwiki generates html using templates so you can change the look and
+ layout of all pages in any way you would like.
+
+* [[BackLinks]]
+
+ Automatically included on pages. Rather faster than eg [[MoinMoin]] and always there to help with navigation.
+
+* [[PageHistory]]
+
+ Well, sorta. Rather than implementing YA history browser, it can link to
+ [[ViewCVS]] or the link to browse the history of a wiki page.
+* [[RecentChanges]], editing pages in a web browser
+
+ Nearly the definition of a wiki, although perhaps ikiwiki challenges how
+ much of that web gunk a wiki really needs. These features are optional
+ and can be enabled by enabling [[CGI]].
+
+* User registration
+
+ Can optionally be configured to allow only registered users to post
+ pages; online user registration form, etc.
+
+* Discussion pages
+
+ Thanks to subpages, every page can easily and automatically have a
+ /Discussion subpage. By default, these links are included in the
+ [[templates]] for each page.
+
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-[[TODO]]
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+It also has lots of [[TODO]] items and [[Bugs]]. This wiki is not ready for production!