Hi,
PMFJI, we’re also evaluating Xwiki
(and will soon also install TWiki to compare).
A few things we’ve noticed, is that
the “rename” and “delete” function is readily available
just about all over the place. As is “comments” and “attachments”.
I’ve found no apparent way to remove these functions from pages. (basically,
I want “rename” and “delete” to be available to Admin
and Creator only, if possible, and I want to disable “comments” and
“attachments” from pages I don’t need them).
Is there a way to accomplish this?
Best regards,
Robert
From:
users-bounces@xwiki.org [mailto:users-bounces@xwiki.org] On Behalf Of Guillaume Lerouge
Sent: 27. november 2007 11:39
To: XWiki Users
Subject: Re: [xwiki-users] Help
needed :o) - Xwiki vs. Twiki
Hi Mattia,
As Vincent already stated it, XWiki was built precisely because its
founder thought TWiki lacked some features required for enterprise use.
As to the concerns yous state, here is how XWiki behaves:
- Security & Access control: XWiki has a
built-in powerful & easy to use access-rights management systems. You
can decide who is allowed to read/write/comment any given page/space/wiki
through a nice and easy to use interface. You can also integrate XWiki
users with an existing LDAP user base through SSO to avoid doing the same
job twice.
- Statistics & Auditing: a brand new improved
statistics module is scheduled to ship with the next release of XWiki
Enterprise :-) It provides a quick view on a wide set of data (most
active users, most seen & edited pages and many more). As for
auditing, every page keeps an history of users who edited the page and the
modifications they made. The history version comparison feature checks the
2 selected versions word by word to highlight exactly what part of the
page have changed between the 2.
- Usability & WYSIWYG editor: XWiki has a
built-in WYSIWYG text editor that is constantly being improved by the
community, with bugs fixed for almost every new release to make it ever
more usable. The wiki also have a nice panel feature that let you choose
exactly what type of content should be displayed on the right and left
sides of any page (navigation links, user list, menus, backlinks...). The
simple user mode keeps only the features a new user needs to start
working, hiding the more advanced stuff from his eyes.
2 other points might be of interest to you regarding the use of a wiki
in a large enterprise:
- XWiki features a powerful scripting system that
makes it easy to integrate it with existing data sources (such as SAP)
-> you can retrieve information already stored in other enterprise
systems and let your users see it and interact with it right into the
wiki, which helps saving time and bringing value to the.
- The XWiki Open-Source project is supported by
XPertNet SARL, the company founded by XWiki's creator to offer
professional services & support for XWiki users. Large companies tend
to look for professionnal support. With XWiki you can get the help of a
team strong of 20+ XWiki experts who are used to answering the
requirements of large companies.
I hope that some of this information will help you make your choice :-)
There was another thread on the same topic (XWiki vs TWiki) that ran
some time ago, you can access it here: http://www.nabble.com/xwiki-vs-twiki-tf3956100.html#a11228774
Guillaume
Product Manager
Disclaimer: I am an employee of XPertNet... and I like XWiki a lot :-)
I would be glad to see answers from other XWiki users that have used one or
both solutions.
On 27/11/2007, Vincent
Massol <vincent@massol.net>
wrote:
Hi Mattia,
On Nov 27, 2007, at 10:55 AM, mattia_temp-newsgroup@yahoo.it
wrote:
Hi everybody!!
Sorry for the "rude" title, but i'm evaluating which wiki propose in
a large enterprise and, rightnow, i'm facing with this dilemma...
I'd like someone to share his experience/knowledge and,please, help me to point
out the main differences between those two products.
My main concerns are related with usability (especially regarding the WYSIWYG
editor) security, access control, statistics and auditing features...
I'd really appreciate any help.
Thank you
Just so that everyone knows, here's the thread that started Mattia's
post:
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