A Wiki is a sharable online database that is accessed via the Internet and quickly and easily edited by multiple users. Wikis use a simplified mark up language called wikicode, for organizing content, adding links and formatting. A wiki is generally, but not always, edited by end-users and is open source. Although Wikipedia is the best-known example of a wiki, many other sites contain wiki elements.
A Wiki Code Primer
- Double brackets internally link to pages
- Single brackets externally link to pages
- Text framed by two apostrophes becomes italicized
- Text framed by three apostrophes becomes bolded
- Text framed by four apostrophes becomes bolded and italicized
- Pound sign # indicates a numbered list
Quotes
"Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly." — Wiki.org What is Wiki?Wiki.org: What is wiki?
Featured Video
Wiki Conferences and Shows
- Wikimania: Wikimedia Foundation Annual Conference
- Wikisym.org: The International Symposium on Wikis
Wiki Tools
- Traduwiki: Wiki Translator Tool
References
Fast Facts
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Term comes from the Hawaiian word wiki which means "fast"
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At least 265 official Wikipedias, affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation, exist on the InternetWikimedia: List of Wikipedias
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First wiki
WikiWikiWeb, developed by Ward Cunningham in 1994
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Many wikis started out as technical sites but have broadened scope and appeal
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Wikis can be viewed and edited regardless of Web browser being used
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Mahalo uses wiki code
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