What is a DokuWiki namespace?

What is a DokuWiki namespace?

A Namespace is a folder location where your page resides, much like how you can organize files on your computer using folders and subfolders, wiki pages are organized into Namespaces. For information on creating pages, please click here. Namespaces are crucial for organizing your pages within your wiki.

How do I create a DokuWiki page?

By Default, anyone can create pages in DokuWiki. To create a new page, you’ll actually use the search feature within your wiki to search for the page that you want to create. After searching, as long as the page doesn’t exist, DokuWiki will give you a link you can click on that will allow you to create this page.

How do I delete a page on DokuWiki?

How to delete a page

1. Log into DokuWiki.
2. Find the page you want to delete. In this case, the page “Playground” is being deleted.
3. Click the Edit (Pencil) in the menu on the right.
4. Delete the contents of the page so that there is no text in the text area. Click Save. Now the page was removed from the Wiki.

How do I rename a page in DokuWiki?

An easy way to “rename” a page is to simply create the new one and then change the content of the old page to something like this: Moved to [[newpage]]. Then visit the pages linking to the old page, and update them to refer to the new page. This can be done gradually.

Where is DokuWiki installed?

All configuration files are to be found in the ./conf folder or /etc/dokuwiki when installed from a Debian package. “Main files” usually ship with DokuWiki, whereas “local files” have to be created by the wiki admin.

How do I edit a Docuwiki?

To edit a page in the wiki, simply click the button labeled “Edit this page” shown on the top and bottom of the page. This will switch to editing mode for this page, and you can change the wiki source of this page in an embedded editor.

How do I install DokuWiki plugins?

Steps to install a plugin in DokuWiki

1. Log into DokuWiki. Click Admin at the top right of your DokuWiki.
2. Select the Manage Plugins in the list of Administration tasks.
3. Paste the URL for the plugin in the “Download and install a new plugin” URL box.
4. If the URL is correct you will get a “Plugin package . . .

How do I add users to DokuWiki?

Adding a user to the site

1. Log into DokuWiki.
2. Go to the Admin > User manager.
3. Enter the User information ito the Add user form. The User field is for the username for login. Enter the User, Password, Real name, Email, and Groups information.
4. Click Add and you should see a “User added successfully.”

How do I restore DokuWiki?

Restoring a Backup

1. Start the installation of the latest version of DokuWiki as if you would start with a new wiki.
2. Untar your backup and copy the three directories ( conf , data and lib ) to your wikis destination-dir, overwriting any possibly existing files.

Why do we need namespaces in DokuWiki?

Namespaces are crucial for organizing your pages within your wiki. In other words, DokuWiki can store pages in sub locations or folders to organize your pages into sub categories. This is seen in the sitemap of the site (Image is below to the right).

How do you create a page in DokuWiki?

In DokuWiki, pages are created as in every other wiki. Simply create a link to a non existing page, follow this link, and click on Create this page. See also Adding pages . refers to the page “example” in the current namespace. refers to the page “example” in the root namespace. refers to the page “example” in the namespace “wiki”.

Where to find the root directory in DokuWiki?

The root directory name is not listed in the website sitemap itself. Click the Sitemap link at the top right of the page to see the sitemap similar to the image to the right. The Sitemap shows the Namespaces and their pages within them. The image to the right shows a basic DokuWiki sitemap with the name spaces in blue and the pages in green.

How are wiki pages organized into namespaces?

A Namespace is a folder location where your page resides, much like how you can organize files on your computer using folders and subfolders, wiki pages are organized into Namespaces. For information on creating pages, please click here.