DarTar:Wikka

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This is an old revision of DarTar made by DarTar on 2005-01-06 08:30:34.

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Wikka is structure. To shape its surface you can create and select TestSkin skins

Some hot selections:

UserAdmin - proposal for a user management interface

IncludeRemote - proposal of a plugin for fetching wikka-formatted content from the main Wikka server

WikkaMenus - proposal of a module for customizing wikka menus

TestSkin - beta skin selector;

WikkaSkinEditor - proposal of an action for selecting and editing CSS stylesheets

DescribeActions - proposal of an action for describing available actions

I've created and maintain openformats.org a site for promoting open formats based on Wikka 1.1.3, with a couple of hacks:

UTF-8 Support - thanks to AndreaRossato's HandlingUTF8 code and unvaluable help;

UserAdmin - user management interface;

FeedbackAction - displays a module to send feedback to the wiki administrator;

IncludeAction (adapted from Wikini) - includes more pages in a single page;

NotifyOnChange - a simple way to get an email notification each time a page is edited (adapted from Wikini);

dynamic CSS - random modifications of the wiki layout;

altlang links for same page in different languages;

HideReferrers - avoids spambot problems by hiding the referrer link to anonymous users;

LoggedUsersHomepage - creates a different homepage for logged users;

RedirectOnLogin - automatically redirects to a specific page on login/logout;

SmartTitle - checks if a ==Header== of any level is included in the page body, otherwise displays pagename;

I'm also using a slightly modified version of Wikka 1.1.3 on webepistemology.org.

My Wikka Wishlist

Here's some ideas and dreams about the future of WikkaWakka:

Allowing users with different charsets to edit/display wiki pages looks like one of the top priorities. AndreaRossato has given some nice HandlingUTF8 suggestions on how to do this. A working wikka version with full UTF-8 support can be seen here

Extensive documentation

I think that providing a solid documentation about the main features of a wikka engine, as well as a howto for the main actions included in the default distribution, is a top priority issue. A well-documented wiki is likely to have a better visibility and to encourage the unexperienced user to try it and perhaps install it.

CSS optimization

I would like to see all the stylistic tags in the code (especially, table or layer styles within specific actions) completely replaced by the appropriate CSS classes

Localization

Per avvicinare utenti di lingue diverse al mondo dei wiki: see WikkaInternationalization

Group support in ACL

Already under construction: see HelpWanted

Email Notification
Here's how I hacked it: NotifyOnChange

Minor Fixes

TextSearchExpanded
Should TextSearchExpanded search the source or the public content of the page? I think the user is mainly interested in the page content, not in the code (unless the search field is supposed to work as a tool for developers/website maintainers). All formatting and actions should, hence, be masked from the search results and stripped out from the displayed context.

Login page
Some unexperienced users of a wikka-run site reported difficulties in understanding the registration procedure. Perhaps the registration/login page might be improved, by:

adding to the default installation a page about WikiName (the current link in usersettings leads to a nonexistent page)

instead of using twice "login/register" on the buttons, use "login" for the first and "register" for the second.

WikiEDIT
I would like to be able to toggle the WikiEDIT interface on or off from the config file.

Admin Tools

Administration page
Might come with the default install. Readable by admins only, it contains links to all admin/management tools

Enhancement of Wikka-accessible configuration options
It would be nice to improve the management of some options directly from the wiki:

Wikka management of the template (especially the top navigation menu) -- Already possible on WackoWiki

Wikka management of robots.txt -- Have a page for reading, editing and writing robots.txt

Wikka management of CSS, themes -- Already possible on CitiWiki

Power Admin Tools
Add capability to remove users, send user feedback, manage groups etc., perhaps as an admin-only extension of the lastusers action. See UserAdmin

Site Stats

Documentation Needed

NilsLindenberg is doing a great job in writing a WikkaDocumentation basic documentation.

Backlinks

Wikka : DarTar