Wiki Tips

The one-stop-shop, for wiki documentation and help.

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Getting started^

Register^

1. To register on the site, go to UserSettings
2. Complete the first four fields.
   1. Your WikiName: must be a WikiWord, ie. It must begin with a capital and contains at least one more capital letter in it.
   2. Password: must contain 5 or more characters
   3. Confirm password: repeat password
   4. Email address: so we can contact you with your password
3. Click Register

Login^

1. Once you have registered, you can return to the UserSettings page to login to the site and will only require the first two fields.
2. Click Login

Edit your HomePage^

1. Once you are logged in, your WikiName will appear at the far right of the top navigation bar ("You are YourName").
2. Click on your WikiName. You will be taken to a fresh new wiki page for you to create your home in. Your home page is just like any other wiki page, and you can link to it from other pages by using your user name, like so: RodMcFarland.
3. To see a list of all users on the site go to the UserList

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Why Wiki?^

Our community has generated several reference pages that will introduce you to how a wiki works, and how it can work for you. We welcome others to add their own helpful pages to the list below.

1. Confused on where to start? - some simple links and pages to introduce our group to the Wiki Authoring Environment. From here you'll be able to understand and navigate the system a bit better. ~ TrevorBradley
2. What Do I Actually Do With The Wiki? - anytime you need to keep track of some information, consider whether it would be useful to others. If so, maybe you should stick it on a page in the wiki. ~ MarcJopson
3. SFU and learning Wiki's - some links and examples. some provide good educational context.
4. Main WIKI Reference

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From the wiki admin^

Permissions^

At present you do not need to be logged in to view most pages. If you are logged in, any pages you create will be "owned" by you, which means you will be able to control who can see your page (via "Edit ACL" at the bottom of the screen) and you will be able to revert the page to a previous version if someone messes it up.

The current default behavior for new pages is all may read, members may edit, may comment.

Creating Pages^

See PageNaming before creating pages.

Are you going to be deleted?^

Are you on the ' UsersThatAreGoingToBeDeleted list ' ?

Wiki modifications^

This wiki has undergone some modifications. For a complete listing see WikiMods.
Some of the more interesting/useful modifications are:

The FishBowl^

Read about the FishBowl on the FishGuide.

RSS Feeds^

Add RSS feeds to a page by including the text {{rss url="http://yourfeedsurl.rss" cachetime="30" maxitems="10"}}.

Google Maps^

Page Contents^

Add a page contents menu to a page by including the text {{toc}} .

File Attachments^

Add file attachments to pages using {{files}} on a Wiki page to include a small file manager. The files will be associated to that page. Note that you may only upload files if you have write access to the page.

Live Bookmark^

Add a live bookmark for recent changes in Mozilla Firefox by clicking on the Live Bookmark icon at the bottom right of the browser frame when you are viewing the RecentChanges page.

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Product documentation^

Formatting Rules^

This wiki has a simple WYSIWIG editor. This page describes the basic formatting codes that you can use to put in headings, change font colours, add bold and italic text, links, etc.

Wikka Documentation∞^

Comprehensive and up-to-date documentation on Wikka Wiki from the source.

The Official Site∞^

The 'mothership' wiki at http://wikkawiki.org/HomePage∞ has much more information for the enthusiast.

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External links^

Good rundown on what a wiki is good for∞

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