This is the first preview of a major release we’re working on for early January 2008. We’re working on a completely new interface with brand-new features: New editor. We’ve improved the editor to be more responsive and have fixed a number of bugs. (My personal favorite: Bullet-pointing is now much, much easier.) Page-level access. IfContinue reading “Preview: Totally new PBwiki interface, features”
Category Archives: New features
Check this out — "All Pages" is now easier to use
The easiest way to find all the pages in your wiki is by clicking “Show all pages” at the bottom of your wiki (the middle box). Today, we’ve made AllPages much easier to use. Now you can easily see how many revisions each page has and you can quickly delete unwanted pages. To see theContinue reading “Check this out — "All Pages" is now easier to use”
Here's how to get the improved PBwiki Sidebar — free
[Update, 11/1/07]: Clarified this post. Now everyone can use our improved Sidebar. This Sidebar lets you have three tabs: QuickStart: A list of simple actions to help people get accustomed to using PBwiki. Recent Activity: A list of recent changes on the wiki. SideBar: The regular Sidebar page, which is fully-editable. Most people use thisContinue reading “Here's how to get the improved PBwiki Sidebar — free”
New feature – Create your own template
Hey everyone, I’m excited about this new feature – it’s one that I will use often and I hope you will too. We’ve have created a quick and easy way for you to create your own templates. A template allows you to easily replicate wiki pages from the same design or style. They save timeContinue reading “New feature – Create your own template”
Contacting Wiki Owners
Here’s an easy way to contact wiki owners. We recently added a new feature that lets anybody send e-mails to wiki owners without revealing owners’ e-mails directly. As an administrator, you can set this feature up, or turn it off entirely, in Settings on your wiki. Here’s how. Click Settings on any page. Log intoContinue reading “Contacting Wiki Owners”
Creating new pages and uploading files
Now that you’ve created your PBwiki, here’s a 60-second overview on how to create pages and upload files. Uploading a file To upload a file to your wiki, click “Edit page” and then “Attach file.” Free wikis have 10MB of storage space, while Premium wikis have up to 10GB of space. Creating a new pageContinue reading “Creating new pages and uploading files”
Inviting others to PBwiki
[Note: PBwiki’s top priority is improving access controls. We’ll be releasing a new system in early November. Stay tuned for more details.] PBwiki offers a number of ways to share your wiki with others. To share your wiki using a single wiki password Why you might do this You want the simplest way to letContinue reading “Inviting others to PBwiki”
Best practices for getting others to contribute to your wiki
When it comes to building a collaborative wiki, there are certain elements that significantly increase your chances for getting others to contribute to your wiki. Here are the PBwiki best practices for getting participants to be fully engaged in your wiki. Avoid Blank-Page Syndrome: Pre-fill your wiki with content. Most people get scared by blankContinue reading “Best practices for getting others to contribute to your wiki”
Adding interactive plugins to your wiki
Plugins allow you to add interactive widgets to your wiki like collaborative calendars, chat rooms, YouTube videos, photo shows, and more (full list here). To add a plugin, click “Edit” on any page in your wiki. Then click “Insert plugin” (the button with the funny-looking green icon). Then move your mouse over the different categoriesContinue reading “Adding interactive plugins to your wiki”
Super-handy new premium feature: Access via email
Here’s a great new feature especially handy for our businesses, education, and government users: Access-via-email lets you set an email domain, and anyone with an email under that domain can grant themselves Contributor access to your wiki. An example will make this a lot more obvious – here at PBwiki we run a bunch ofContinue reading “Super-handy new premium feature: Access via email”
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