Wiki
Wiki (in Hebrew: וויקי) is a collaborative web platform designed for quick creation and editing of interlinked pages.
Wiki is a hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser using simplified markup or visual editors. The term originates from the Hawaiian slang word wikiwiki, which means 'quick' or 'fast'.
The first wiki software, WikiWikiWeb, was launched on March 15, 1995 by computer programmer Ward Cunningham as part of the Portland Pattern Repository to enable rapid collaborative documentation sharing among software developers.
Wiki systems are characterized by simple syntax (Wikitext), dynamic internal hyperlinking, automated revision history tracking, page diff comparisons, and discussion pages to resolve editorial consensus.
Popular wiki software platforms include the open-source MediaWiki engine written in PHP (powering Wikipedia), DokuWiki, TiddlyWiki, and enterprise platforms such as Atlassian Confluence.
Wiki technology has become a cornerstone of organizational Knowledge Management (KM), open-source software documentation, and global community reference databases worldwide.
Popular wiki software engines and content management platforms: (Partial List)
- MediaWiki
- WordPress
- Joomla
- Drupal
- DokuWiki
- Confluence
Main Site for Wiki
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MediaWiki.org - The Free Wiki Engine
Official documentation, software downloads, and developer guides for the MediaWiki open-source platform.
Official projects and content related to Wiki:
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MediaWiki - The Free Wiki Engine
The official website of the MediaWiki software engine used by Wikipedia and free content projects worldwide. -
External websites and official resources for Wiki:
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Wiki - Detailed Overview Entry on Wikipedia
Comprehensive historical and technical overview of wiki platforms and software. -
MediaWiki - Official Engine Documentation
Full technical documentation and developer guides for the MediaWiki engine. -
WikiWikiWeb - The Original First Wiki Site by Ward Cunningham
The original historical wiki site launched in 1995 that started the collaborative wiki movement. -
Atlassian Confluence - Leading Enterprise Wiki Platform
Official portal for enterprise knowledge management and collaborative documentation. -
Wikimedia Foundation - Official Organization Website
Information and governance updates from the non-profit host of free wiki projects. -
Wikidata - Structured Knowledge Base Repository
Free structured data repository feeding information to wiki systems worldwide. -
Meta-Wiki - Global Community Policy Portal
Central site for community coordination and policy discussions across wiki projects. -
Wikimedia Commons - Free Digital Media Repository
Central database of educational images and media files for wiki applications.
For additional information, you may search for the term "Wiki" in external resources:
- • Google (search engine): Google.com/wiki
- • Bing (search engine): Bing.com/wiki
- • Wikipedia (encyclopdia): En.Wikipedia.org/wiki
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Recently edited entries
1. The wiki concept revolutionized online collaboration by allowing distributed teams to build comprehensive knowledge bases seamlessly.
2. Features like version history tracking and edit diffs ensure total transparency and accountability across collaborative writing projects.
3. It is remarkable how Ward Cunningham's 1995 innovation became the underlying foundation for Wikipedia and modern corporate documentation.