X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/de74b74953f1c0246ac311583a2484ebbadb5aac..2d9ee110063a7422a1bcfb97e14de2823c7a4733:/doc/index.mdwn diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn index bb5274f9b..5c4c3bc97 100644 --- a/doc/index.mdwn +++ b/doc/index.mdwn @@ -1,22 +1,24 @@ -ikiwiki is a wiki compiler. It converts a directory full of wiki pages -into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike a traditional -wiki, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history or its own -markup language. Instead it uses [[Subversion]] and [[MarkDown]]. +Ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages into HTML pages +suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores pages and history in a +[[revision_control_system|rcs]] such as [[Subversion|rcs/svn]] or [[rcs/Git]]. +There are many other [[features]], including support for [[blogging|blog]], +as well as a large array of [[plugins]]. -To use ikiwiki to set up a wiki, you will probably want to use it with a -revision control system, such as [[Subversion]], for keeping track of past -versions of pages. ikiwiki can run as a Subversion [[post-commit]] hook, so -that each committed change to your wiki is immediatly compiled and -published. +[[template id=links]] -See [[Features]] for a current list of ikiwiki's features. [[WhyIkiWiki]] -might be useful if you're considering using this. +## using ikiwiki -[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwki. +[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, or you can read the +[[man_page|usage]]. There are some [[examples]] of things you can do + with ikiwiki, and some [[tips]]. -[[TODO]] lists things that need to be added to ikiwiki before most people -would consider it a full-fledged wiki. +All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too. -All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does to. +## developer resources -ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]]. +The [[RoadMap]] describes where the project is going. +[[Bugs]], [[TODO]] items, [[wishlist]] items, and [[patches|patch]] +can be submitted and tracked using this wiki. + +ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]] and many contributors, +and is [[FreeSoftware]]. \ No newline at end of file