About Wikis
A "wiki" is a website that enables creation and editing of documentation, with the use of a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) text editor and a web browser.
A wiki also acts as a database for creating, browsing and searching through information.
Wikis usually involve wiki software and are often used to create collaborative efforts such as community websites, corporate intranets and knowledge management systems.
Wikis have diversified purposes, where some allow control over various levels of access, such as permissions for editing, adding, removing and other rules involve organising content. They can also be modified by the general public without registering for user accounts.
Blogs and wikis share the same basic functionalities since they are both websites, allow users to comment on the content and are comprised of user generated content.
However, there are distinct differences between blogs and wikis:
Wikis |
Blogs |
Multiple users are allowed to create, modify and organise web page content in a collaborative manner. |
Usually a single author. Sometimes can have multiple contributors. |
Includes content that has been edited by a group or team. |
Includes content posted by one author, and other users comment on the article. |
Content is based on discussions. |
Content is based on opinion sharing. |
Contains links to other wiki pages or websites. |
Content links to other blog pages or websites. |
Wikis and Advanced Groups
Wikis are site-wide, that is, you cannot create wikis that are unique to a specific domain or Advanced Group.
If this feature is enabled:
- The Wikis shortcut is available to all users regardless of the domain or advanced group the user is a member of.
- A company administrator in any domain or advanced group can create a public wiki, which is accessible to all users in all domains and advanced groups on the site.
- A company administrator in any domain or advanced group can create a private wiki, which is accessible only to users who are explicitly assigned to the wiki.
- The system permits you to manually specify the user name when assigning a user to the wiki.
Therefore, to restrict membership in a wiki to a specific set of users (for example, to the users in an advanced group or in an organizational group), please ensure that you manually enter the appropriate user names of the users.
Note: You cannot assign users to a wiki at the group level.