wiki made easy!
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:36 am
I had the idea of transforming a mediawiki-like site to a personal "CMS" as i have so much junk on my pc and so many pet project that i m working on i was thinking having a "cms" for my thought and project development would be really cool...
I am new at php and wiki.
I am not really looking for code help as the idea is too vague still.
I would really like to get opinions on how this project should be planned.
i started to look at the wiki system and was amazed, but once again like with all CMS and php script i feel there is to much junk and thought why not make this a personal thought organizer???
if i m the only one using it, a lot of the options offered by mediawiki i don't need. so i started to think about a wiki with very little options.
here it goes...
i would like to create a wiki with:
page and talk page
1 where the "page" shows the info and the "talk page" shows the same info plus comments in a different color
2 becoming one page instead of 2 but with little + sign that would allow user to see (un-hide) the comments and see them directly from the main page(preferably in a dif color and different font)
3 even better if logged-in you have that option if not you only see the page as is without comments)(allowing you to search for info or for developing
4 any other take on who to handle this section of wiki???
info input method
1 i hate the fact that i have to learn new code just for the esthetic of it, i have proper code to learn and wiki text code ain't it!
2 what do you think about a drop-down menu giving you a choice of field to write in...
IE. "paragraph" = normal text option like any phpbb new-post.
IE. "photo" = simple browse/url button that let you input a piture and sizing it without previously uploading it to the wiki
IE. "paragraph + photo" = side by side.
IE. "table" = choosing the parameter of the table...
etc etc
3 the ultimate goal is to remove all that wiki syntax that makes it not worth it. It is just plain stupid to learn a new language just to keep thing in order... lets create the order first so we don't have to learn how to put it in order.
wiki display system
1 I have nothing to say against the display system of wiki as i like it....page scroll down to the end, tab for navigation...all good
2 maybe just avoid the different categories and wikis and just put them all in one or keep some basic categories... or even add an function that let you choose from a dropdown menu witch category you want in when creating a page...
anyways all of this to say that i would really like to have a personal wiki for my own use but all the script i find out their are always to complex with plenty of stuff i don't need so if anybody as any ideas about how i should handle a project like that gimme a shout.
thanks
I am new at php and wiki.
I am not really looking for code help as the idea is too vague still.
I would really like to get opinions on how this project should be planned.
i started to look at the wiki system and was amazed, but once again like with all CMS and php script i feel there is to much junk and thought why not make this a personal thought organizer???
if i m the only one using it, a lot of the options offered by mediawiki i don't need. so i started to think about a wiki with very little options.
here it goes...
i would like to create a wiki with:
page and talk page
1 where the "page" shows the info and the "talk page" shows the same info plus comments in a different color
2 becoming one page instead of 2 but with little + sign that would allow user to see (un-hide) the comments and see them directly from the main page(preferably in a dif color and different font)
3 even better if logged-in you have that option if not you only see the page as is without comments)(allowing you to search for info or for developing
4 any other take on who to handle this section of wiki???
info input method
1 i hate the fact that i have to learn new code just for the esthetic of it, i have proper code to learn and wiki text code ain't it!
2 what do you think about a drop-down menu giving you a choice of field to write in...
IE. "paragraph" = normal text option like any phpbb new-post.
IE. "photo" = simple browse/url button that let you input a piture and sizing it without previously uploading it to the wiki
IE. "paragraph + photo" = side by side.
IE. "table" = choosing the parameter of the table...
etc etc
3 the ultimate goal is to remove all that wiki syntax that makes it not worth it. It is just plain stupid to learn a new language just to keep thing in order... lets create the order first so we don't have to learn how to put it in order.
wiki display system
1 I have nothing to say against the display system of wiki as i like it....page scroll down to the end, tab for navigation...all good
2 maybe just avoid the different categories and wikis and just put them all in one or keep some basic categories... or even add an function that let you choose from a dropdown menu witch category you want in when creating a page...
anyways all of this to say that i would really like to have a personal wiki for my own use but all the script i find out their are always to complex with plenty of stuff i don't need so if anybody as any ideas about how i should handle a project like that gimme a shout.
thanks