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 ====== Wiki ======
-**This page is under construction and not currently for public consumption.**
+A wiki is a website which allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.  We use open source wiki software called [[https://www.dokuwiki.org|DokuWiki]].
-A Wiki is a website which allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.  We use open source Wiki software called [[https://www.dokuwiki.org|DokuWiki]].  Read the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/manual|DokuWiki manual]] or [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/syntax|syntax guide]] for further details.
+===== Requesting A Wiki =====
-===== Access Control =====
+Faculty who would like to have a wiki created should send their request to tech including:
-  * list how to restrict access to faculty, ugrad, etc.
+  * Wiki name
-  * Creation of custom groups.
+  * List of EECS users who will be wiki administrators
+  * Wiki expiry date
+===== User Manual =====
+Read the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/manual|DokuWiki user manual]] or the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/syntax|syntax guide]] for further details on using DokuWiki.
+===== Wiki Users and Groups =====
+EECS users can login to all wikis using their EECS username and password.  User groups are also integrated (eg. faculty, ugrad, my-lab-group).  All EECS users are in the "user" DokuWiki group, which allows you to control access to your wiki (or even just a part of it) to be fully open, for EECS only, or restricted to only specific users and groups. Additionally, wiki administrators can create their own custom groups for controlling access to their wiki based on their own user definitions (After logging in, Admin >> Virtual Groups).
+It is not possible to create your own wiki users manually.  If you need external users to access restricted content in your wiki, consult with the technical team and we can create wiki accounts for your users.
+===== Access Control Lists (ACL) =====
+All EECS wikis are setup, by default, to be read only by anyone.  Anonymous user registration has been disabled.
+For more information on restricting access to your wiki pages refer to the DokuWiki [[https://www.dokwiki.org/acl|Access Control List documentation]].
 ===== Sidebar =====
-You can add a sidebar to any page. The default sidebar is called "sidebar", and you can override it any level.
+You can add a sidebar to any namespace in your wiki. The default sidebar is called "sidebar", and it can be overridden at any level.  For more information on sidebars, please see [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/faq:sidebar#how_can_i_have_an_automatic_navigation_in_my_sidebar|here]].
 ===== Plugins =====
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 The following Dokuwiki plugins are available on our site:
-  * [[.:plugins:box|Box Plugin]] - highlight important parts of your wiki in boxes that standout
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:box|Box Plugin]] - highlight important parts of your wiki in boxes that stand out
-  * [[http://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:gallery|Gallery Plugin]] - allows you to embed an automatically created image gallery into a wiki page
   * [[http://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:comment|Comment Plugin]] - add comments/notes to your Wiki source that won't be shown on the page
-  * [[.:plugins:fontcolor|Font Colour Plugin]] - change colour of text in your wiki page
+  * [[http://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:gallery|Gallery Plugin]] - allows you to embed an automatically created image gallery into a wiki page
-  * [[.:plugins:highlight|Highlight Plugin]] - highlight text in your wiki page
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:iframe|IFrame Plugin]] - display another web page inside your wiki page
-  * [[.:plugins:iframe|IFrame Plugin]] - display another web page inside your wiki page
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:katex|KaTeX Plugin]] - parse TeX expressions and render them into math/chemical equations [Replaces previous "math" plugin - new syntax]
-  * [[.:plugins:include|Include Plugin]] - include another Wiki page in the current one
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:numberedheadings|Numbered Headings Plugin]] - Adds numbered headings to DokuWiki without changing the actual behaviour of the standard headings.
-  * [[.:plugins:math|Math Plugin]] - incorporate mathematical formulae into your wiki page
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:typography|Typography Plugin]] - Enable typesetting capabilities with CSS font properties such as font face, size, weight, and colour of text [replaces previous color highlight plugin]
-  * [[.:plugins:numberedheadline|Numbered Headline Plugin]] - add numbered headings
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:virtualgroup|Virtual Group Plugin]] - Create virtual user groups in DokuWiki
-  * [[.:plugins:repos|Repository Plugin]] - display svn repositories including syntax highlighting
+  * [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:vshare|Video Share Plugin]] - Easily embed videos from various Video Sharing sites like YouTube or Vimeo
-  * [[.:plugins:swfobject|swfObject Plugin]] - embed .swf (and indirectly .flv files) on your wiki page
-  * [[.:plugins:s5|s5 Presentation Plugin]] - presentations plugin
-  * [[.:plugins:video|Video Plugin]] - embed various media types into your web page
-**Note:**
-There are many Dokuwiki plugins available for extending the functionality of Dokuwiki. DokuWiki plugins are frequently developed by members who are not part of the DokuWiki development team.   As a result, there is no guarantee that: 1) the plugin developer will assist us if the plugin does not work, 2) the plugin developer will not abandon the plugin entirely, and 3) that plugins will continue to work after DokuWiki software updates.
+**Note:**
-While there are quite a number of DokuWiki plugins available, the tech team will always try to balance the need for additional functionality with the need for a stable operating environment for our user community.  That being said, if there is additional functionality that you require in DokuWiki, please contact the tech team, and we will try to assist you.
-box.txt                    highlight.txt  numberedheadline.txt  video.txt
+There are many Dokuwiki plugins available for extending the functionality of the wiki. DokuWiki plugins are often developed by users who are not part of the DokuWiki development team.   As a result, there is no guarantee that: 1) the plugin developer will assist if the plugin does not work, 2) the plugin developer will not abandon the plugin entirely, and 3) that plugins will continue to work after DokuWiki software updates.  As a result, we try to minimize the number of plugins installed.
-disableactionsbygroup.txt  iframe.txt     repos.txt             xxx.txt
-flashplayer.txt            include.txt    s5.txt
-flashplayer.txt.old        indexmenu.txt  start.txt
-fontcolor.txt              math.txt       swfobject.txt