[xwiki-users] Multiple Wikis Best Practices
I am on XWiki 5.2. I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them. I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis. I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all. I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions.. I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or is there a central place to do that? We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we are going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Ghanshyam Patel <[email protected]> wrote:
I am on XWiki 5.2.
I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them.
I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis.
I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all.
I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions..
The template is itself a wiki so you can go to that wiki and customize it and it will be copied.
I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or is there a central place to do that?
There is various ways: * the extensions you install in the template will be copied when you create a new wiki from it * go to each wiki and install the extension * install the extension from main wiki selecting "Install on farm" (which makes the extension available in all wikis) instead of the default "Install" (which only install on current wiki).
We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we are going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
Yes standard import/export take into account plain pages and loose extensions related information. You can reinstall the extensions in the new wiki (it won't do anything if the page are equals and it will ask you what to do if you modified a standard page of the extension).
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Where do I go to see and edit the template wiki? I don't see it on the list of Wikis and I can't see anything on the Wikis section in Admin (other than there is a template installed). On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]
wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Ghanshyam Patel <[email protected]> wrote:
I am on XWiki 5.2.
I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them.
I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis.
I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all.
I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions..
The template is itself a wiki so you can go to that wiki and customize it and it will be copied.
I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or
is
there a central place to do that?
There is various ways:
* the extensions you install in the template will be copied when you create a new wiki from it * go to each wiki and install the extension * install the extension from main wiki selecting "Install on farm" (which makes the extension available in all wikis) instead of the default "Install" (which only install on current wiki).
We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we
are
going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
Yes standard import/export take into account plain pages and loose extensions related information.
You can reinstall the extensions in the new wiki (it won't do anything if the page are equals and it will ask you what to do if you modified a standard page of the extension).
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Hi! Try Wiki Manager application. It has UI for this. Вторник, 26 ноября 2013, 12:58 -05:00 от Ghanshyam Patel <[email protected]>:
Where do I go to see and edit the template wiki? I don't see it on the list of Wikis and I can't see anything on the Wikis section in Admin (other than there is a template installed).
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Thomas Mortagne < [email protected]
wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Ghanshyam Patel < [email protected] > wrote:
I am on XWiki 5.2.
I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them.
I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis.
I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all.
I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions..
The template is itself a wiki so you can go to that wiki and customize it and it will be copied.
I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or
is
there a central place to do that?
There is various ways:
* the extensions you install in the template will be copied when you create a new wiki from it * go to each wiki and install the extension * install the extension from main wiki selecting "Install on farm" (which makes the extension available in all wikis) instead of the default "Install" (which only install on current wiki).
We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we
are
going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
Yes standard import/export take into account plain pages and loose extensions related information.
You can reinstall the extensions in the new wiki (it won't do anything if the page are equals and it will ask you what to do if you modified a standard page of the extension).
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Kind regards, Dmitry
The default workspace template is called "workspacetemplate" so you can access it using http://mydomain/xwiki/wiki/workspacetemplate/ if you did not disabled path based multiwikis or have a domain starting with "workspacetemplate." that leads to your wiki instance. On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Dmitry Bakbardin <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi!
Try Wiki Manager application. It has UI for this.
Вторник, 26 ноября 2013, 12:58 -05:00 от Ghanshyam Patel <[email protected]>:
Where do I go to see and edit the template wiki? I don't see it on the list of Wikis and I can't see anything on the Wikis section in Admin (other than there is a template installed).
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Thomas Mortagne < [email protected]
wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Ghanshyam Patel < [email protected] > wrote:
I am on XWiki 5.2.
I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them.
I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis.
I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all.
I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions..
The template is itself a wiki so you can go to that wiki and customize it and it will be copied.
I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or
is
there a central place to do that?
There is various ways:
* the extensions you install in the template will be copied when you create a new wiki from it * go to each wiki and install the extension * install the extension from main wiki selecting "Install on farm" (which makes the extension available in all wikis) instead of the default "Install" (which only install on current wiki).
We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we
are
going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
Yes standard import/export take into account plain pages and loose extensions related information.
You can reinstall the extensions in the new wiki (it won't do anything if the page are equals and it will ask you what to do if you modified a standard page of the extension).
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Kind regards,
Dmitry _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
-- Thomas Mortagne
Note: accessing templates is easier in the coming 5.3, this was a nonsense of 5.2 On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]> wrote:
The default workspace template is called "workspacetemplate" so you can access it using http://mydomain/xwiki/wiki/workspacetemplate/ if you did not disabled path based multiwikis or have a domain starting with "workspacetemplate." that leads to your wiki instance.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Dmitry Bakbardin <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi!
Try Wiki Manager application. It has UI for this.
Вторник, 26 ноября 2013, 12:58 -05:00 от Ghanshyam Patel <[email protected]>:
Where do I go to see and edit the template wiki? I don't see it on the list of Wikis and I can't see anything on the Wikis section in Admin (other than there is a template installed).
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Thomas Mortagne < [email protected]
wrote:
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Ghanshyam Patel < [email protected] > wrote:
I am on XWiki 5.2.
I would like to create multiple wikis so I'm trying to figure out the best way to structure them and manage them.
I am going to leave Home as basic wiki that will be a starting point for all users and it will allow them to navigate to the other wikis.
I want to create a wiki per department at work. I would be the main person managing them all.
I want to customize the wiki template but I don't see anywhere to do that. I want to make sure that all new wikis will have the same branding, some core macros, and extensions..
The template is itself a wiki so you can go to that wiki and customize it and it will be copied.
I am also confused about how to manage extensions across the different wikis? Do I need to go into each one and install the same extensions or
is
there a central place to do that?
There is various ways:
* the extensions you install in the template will be copied when you create a new wiki from it * go to each wiki and install the extension * install the extension from main wiki selecting "Install on farm" (which makes the extension available in all wikis) instead of the default "Install" (which only install on current wiki).
We've been using the wiki in a single department so far but now that we
are
going to create multiple wikis I'd like to move the existing content to a new wiki (so that Home is very pure and used only for navigating to other wikis). I figured I could export the current content and import to the new wiki but when I did this the applications were not installed so there's missing macros and APIs.
Yes standard import/export take into account plain pages and loose extensions related information.
You can reinstall the extensions in the new wiki (it won't do anything if the page are equals and it will ask you what to do if you modified a standard page of the extension).
_______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
-- Thomas Mortagne _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
_______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Kind regards,
Dmitry _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
-- Thomas Mortagne
-- Thomas Mortagne
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