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editme works well for novices because of its easy editing with an excellent WYSIWYG editor but has plenty of options to stretch the experts. Html, CSS, javascript and XSL layouts all give access to website design.

editme provider statement

“editme is a hosted wiki service that empowers non-technical users to quickly and easily build and host irresistibly editable web sites. Unlike normal web sites, editme includes powerful features to enable multiple contributors to collaborate on the site’s content, and unmatched access controls to protect sensitive information. editme is great for use as a wiki, personal web site, company intranet, collaboration site, or blog.”

editme wiki plans

starter
$4.95 per month - 50MB storage - 1GB transfers per month
standard
$9.95 per month- 200MB storage - 3GB transfers per month - plus Custom Domains & SSL/HTTPS
professional
$19.95 per month - 500MB storage - 6GB transfers per month - plus standard Features & Site Export/Backups
premium
$29.95 per month - 1GB storage - 12GB transfers per month - All Features
corporate
$49.95 per month - 4GB storage - 24GB transfers per month - All Features

Domain names

You choose a sub-domain name: www.YourUserName.editme.com/ You can use your own domain name as in: www.YourChoice.com in all but the Starter Plan.

Very flexible control of access to editme wikis

You allocate different permissions to administrators, registered users and anonymous users. You can decide if anyone can register or only people you invite. These user groups can be given read, edit or no access to the whole wiki but these permissions can be over-ridden for individual pages. In addition you can customise groups and access permissions giving you very flexible control over access to your wiki

View your wiki- Anyone, registered users, or just administrators
Insert new pages - anyone, registered users, or just administrators
Edit existing pages - Anyone, registered users, or just administrators
Make comments on pages - Anyone, registered users, or just administrators. Unregistered users are labelled with their IP address
Upload attachments - Anyone, registered users, or just administrators
Delete pages or attachments - Just administrators

Wiki Security

editme has good security features. For example CAPTCHA can be used for registrations, comments, attachment uploading or page edits. Authenticated users who have logged into the site can be exempted from having to complete CAPTCHAs.

Keeps out spammers - CAPTCHA spam protection can be used in a variety of settings
Blocks vandals - No
Lockable pages - Yes
Can review changes to pages - Yes
Can revert to a previous edition of a page - Yes
Can restore your site from a local back up - You can export all site content in MySQL format on Professional and Premium Plans
Censored word list - No
Privacy policy - No
Secure information transfer - SSL in Standard and better plans

editme wiki language options

editme has limited language options in WYSIWYG mode

Translations - No
International characters - Has some custom characters available
Right to left writing - Not supported
Help language - English

Editing an editme wiki

Editme has an extremely good WYSIWYG editor with good handling of text, tables, smilies, images and flash. This makes it very easy to use. It also has very advanced editing options for users who want to step-out beyond WYSIWYG.

WYSIWYG - Excellent WYSIWYG editor
Markup - Yes
HTML - Yes
CSS - Yes
Javascript - Yes
Spellcheck - via Google toolbar

Content supported

As you have access to all the background coding for your wiki you should be able to do what you like. If you stick to the WYSIWYG editor, you will only be able to insert images and use Flash. My guess is that you will start with these but won’t be able to resist extending yourself into playing with the other goodies.

Images - Upload as attachment and then insert into page with WYSIWYG
Flash - Yes
Audio - Not supported
Video - Yes can be embedded in page
Chat - Not supported
Instant messaging - Not supported
Mathematical notations - Not supported
RSS feeds to site - Not supported
Diagrams - Not supported
Attachments - Yes
Task lists - Not supported
Calendars - Yes
Maps - Not supported
Shopping basket - No
Content restrictions - No

editme is very visitor friendly

This is a very presentable wiki and you will be proud to have visitors round. The look and layout can be changed by the use of provided stylesheets and the more experienced you get the more you can customise the look and layout.

Search engine friendly Keywords and description for your site, control of headers and layout.
Access by mobile - No
Looks match topic - Templates provided and see notes on editing
Easy to read - Yes
Provider placed Ads - No
Clear navigation - Customisable menu, search, automatic index page
Effective wiki - Yes
Recent activity list - Yes
Wanted pages list - No
Custom template for new pages - Yes
email pages to friends - Yes and all or specified registered users.
RSS feeds - Yes: recent activity
Easy to make and read comments - Yes
Page history available - Yes

Wiki Management

editme appears to be very well managed. The site has a good solid feel and it has all the site management requirements you are likely to need. Lack of automatic save when you are editing a page does leave you open to risk of losing your work if you lose a connection.

Automatic save -
Site statistics - Detailed traffic reports
email notifications - Yes, very flexible
Income from Ads - Google Ads, yes
Technical support - Yes
Server support 24/7 - Not sure
Stable provider company - Mature company, founded in 2002

Help and Support

editme appears to have good support. A customer wiki allows users to swap ideas, suggest new features and promote their own sites. The testimonials are good. The help features and FAQs appear thorough although editme is so easy to use, you rarely need to refer to them. They provide same-day customer support.

Loyal wiki community - Not apparent though there are testimonials available.
Community forum - No, which is a pity
FAQs - Yes
Help - Yes, via help desk

editme has a mature feel to it and has been around since 2002. It feels comfortingly stable. Because there are only paid plans you need to be sure a wiki is what you want. Having said that the Starter Plan is less than $5 per month and you can cancel at any time. editme is so flexible that it can grow and extend to satisfy your increasing needs as you become more at home in the wiki environment.

If editme seems to be what you are looking for. Take a look

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