I would like to have a wiki that uses Markdown as the markup
language (or something very close), I've currently used PmWiki
and I really like it but there are some problems with using
Markdown so I'm interested to see if there is an alternative
that works better for me.
I've looked at wiki matrix and searched for and found the
following list
bitweaver, DekiWiki, DokuWiki, Friki, Instiki, Midgard Wiki,
Oddmuse, Pimki, PmWiki, Socialtext, StikiPad, VQWiki, Wikia and yawiki
Does anyone have any comment on these?
I'm looking for something that :
+ is in active development
+ is mature
Preferable
+ use files for storage
+ have skin/templates
PmWiki fills many of these requirements but I want to see if I
can find something have a better Markdown integration.
jem
> I would like to have a wiki that uses Markdown as the markup > language (or something very close), I've currently used PmWikiIkiWiki uses Markdown. It has active development. It uses files for storage. (It can use an optional revision control system too.) You can have templates. Also you can use stylesheets. I have been using it for almost two months on a project with over 60 members, over 100 pages, and near 1000 page changes. Jeremy C. Reed
Am Dienstag, 20. Februar 2007 schrieb Jan Erik Mostr?m:> I've looked at wiki matrix and searched for and found the > following list > > bitweaver, DekiWiki, DokuWiki, Friki, Instiki, Midgard Wiki, > Oddmuse, Pimki, PmWiki, Socialtext, StikiPad, VQWiki, Wikia and yawikiDokuwiki would be my choice because I've already used it. I think it does all you wish:> + is in active development > + is mature > + use files for storage > + have skin/templateThough I'm not sure if it's 100% Markdown, see [1] for a description of the DokuWiki formatting syntax. [1]: http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:syntax -- Milian Wolff http://milianw.de
On 2/20/07, Jan Erik Mostr?m <lists at mostrom.pp.se> wrote:> I would like to have a wiki that uses Markdown as the markup > language (or something very close), I've currently used PmWiki > and I really like it but there are some problems with using > Markdown so I'm interested to see if there is an alternative > that works better for me. > > I've looked at wiki matrix and searched for and found the > following list > > bitweaver, DekiWiki, DokuWiki, Friki, Instiki, Midgard Wiki, > Oddmuse, Pimki, PmWiki, Socialtext, StikiPad, VQWiki, Wikia and yawiki > > Does anyone have any comment on these? > > I'm looking for something that : > > + is in active development > > + is mature > > Preferable > > + use files for storage > > + have skin/templates >Instiki is worth a try, IMHO. -- FredB
> I would like to have a wiki that uses Markdown as the markup > language (or something very close), I've currently used PmWiki > and I really like it but there are some problems with using > Markdown so I'm interested to see if there is an alternative > that works better for me.I use OddMuse, and have updated Alex Schr?der's markdown module to allow for the use of MultiMarkdown. Take a look at my wiki, and check the Site Map to look for OddMuse related stuff. I have support in the wiki for most MultiMarkdown features, including pdf export. http://fletcher.freeshell.org/ http://www.oddmuse.org I think it's a good solution, but I am certainly biased.... :) F- -- Fletcher T. Penney fletcher at alumni.duke.edu A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog without a bunch of bricks tied to it's head. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2431 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/markdown-discuss/attachments/20070220/65d6e01e/attachment.bin
On 2/20/07, Jan Erik Mostr?m <lists at mostrom.pp.se> wrote:> I would like to have a wiki that uses Markdown as the markup > language (or something very close), I've currently used PmWiki > and I really like it but there are some problems with using > Markdown so I'm interested to see if there is an alternative > that works better for me.I'm curious as to what problems you've seen with Markdown+PmWiki. I've been using [Ben Wilson's cookbook entry for Markdown][1] and haven't _noticed_ any problems but I've likely been blind to the to issues. [1]: http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Markdown
> I'm looking for something that : > > + is in active development > > + is mature > > Preferable > > + use files for storage > > + have skin/templatesMy requirements are almost precisely the same. I've struggled to find the right wiki for some projects I'm working on for a long time, jumping around a lot and maintaining many different wikis, hoping that one would stand out as better than the others for my purposes. So far there isn't a clear standout for me, but I wanted to comment on some of the other suggestions/recommendations. IkiWiki - I'm pretty sure it requires a revision control system of some sort if you want page history at all. You don't need to need to use something like Subversion, but if you don't then updates simply overwrite pages - please someone correct me if I'm wrong. Dokuwiki - is looking pretty good these days, especially as an introduction to wikis - for example the project has a well organized site and a nice manual. It seems to be under active development and does have all of the features you're looking for. Instiki - Definitely a nice wiki in my experience esp for it's Markdown support (via Ruby's BlueCloth implementation). This is also a great product to turn to for its nice project pages. You won't waste a lot of time setting up instiki initially. It is Ruby and depends on the Ruby on Rails framework. If you're not into Ruby you'll find yourself doing a lot of stuff that all works quite well but doesn't feel similar to what you've done in the past. In my experience it can be hard to get at storage in any useful way. My advice is to read through the FAQ, http://www.instiki.org/show/FAQ and if you're not scared away and want to give it a try then go for it. You'll probably be happy unless you run into trouble. I've been burned by instiki in the past (I'm sure it was my fault) so I stay away though I often wish I felt differently. OddMuse - Is nice too, but I'd say that you should plan on spending more time getting the wiki set up initially. Basic installation is quick and easy but you probably won't be happy with the results until you spend some time poking around with it (both the project pages and your wiki). If Fletcher stands behind the markdown support in OddMuse, that should be good enough for anyone I think - as far as markdown is concerned. If I were pushed for a recommendation, I'd say that you should at least look at Dokuwiki. Best wishes, Rob