ikiwiki
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| Developer(s) | Joey Hess et al |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 29, 2006 |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Wiki software |
| License | GPLv2+ |
| Website | ikiwiki |
ikiwiki is a free, open source wiki application, designed by Joey Hess. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. ikiwiki is written in Perl, although external plugins can be implemented in any language.
Unlike conventional wiki software, ikiwiki stores its pages in a standard version control system such as Git, Subversion or others.[1]
Features
ikiwiki supports several lightweight markup languages, including Markdown, Creole, reStructuredText and Textile.
In the simplest case, it can function as an off-line static web site generator (possibly still allowing different users to submit changes through VCS; this method is sometimes referred to as wiki compiler), but it can use CGI to function as a normal web-interfaced wiki as well.[2] Login via OpenID is supported.
ikiwiki can be used for maintaining a blog, and includes common blogging functionality such as comments and RSS feeds. The installer includes an option to set up a simple blog at install time.[3]
ikiwiki is included in various Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu.[2]
Use as a (possibly-distributed) bug tracker
Although wikis and bug tracking systems are conventionally viewed as distinct types of software, Ikiwiki can also be used as a (possibly-distributed) bug tracking system; however, "Ikiwiki has little structured data except for page filenames and tags," so its query functionality is not as advanced or as user-friendly as some other, centralised bug trackers such as Bugzilla.[4]
See also
- Website Meta Language
- Gitit: Another wiki which uses a version control system to store pages
References
- ^ Huber, Mathias (January 21, 2011), "Ikiwiki und Gitit: Quelltext-Repositories als Wiki", Linux Magazine (in German), retrieved March 26, 2012
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Casad, Joe (2009), "Ikiwiki" (pdf), Ubuntu User (2), Linux New Media: 49–51, retrieved January 9, 2012
- ^ "blog", ikiwiki, retrieved April 23, 2012
- ^ Hess, Joey (April 6, 2007), "Integrated issue tracking with Ikiwiki", NetworkWorld, retrieved December 28, 2011
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