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A remarkably sophisticated entry to the wiki provider set

Wikidot is an exciting new development in the wiki provider field. Stand out features include a clean, clear presentation, it is free, no provider placed ads, lots of add on widgets, which really extend its capability, and a rapidly growing enthusiastic user base.

Editing is by a powerful but easy to use wiki markup language which writes good valid xhtml.

Wikidot provider statement

“Wikidot.com is a farm of Wiki Sites. Our mission is to provide free and professional wiki publishing, collaboration and communication solutions to anyone who needs it and wants it.

In other words — we are giving away free hosted wikis”

Wikidot is free and hosted

Wikidot has a free-hosted option only. You are allowed unlimited pages plus 100MB for storage of attachments. You can create up to 10 sites. There are likely to be paid options in the future, providing more sites and more storage capacity. They expect to release the software as open source sometime this year.

Domain names

You can either use a sub-domain name: www.YourUserName.wikidot.com   or your own domain name: www.YourUserName.com.

Permissions on WikiDot prevent spam

You can limit permission to modify content on your wikis to only people you invite or keep it all to yourself. You can limit these permissions to whole wikis or to pages in a certain category. For example, if you want to lock a page so that only you can edit it you could put it in the category: ‘OnlyMe’ and set the permissions to that category to include only your name.

WikiDot Security

WikiDot regularly backs up its sites but do not guarantee the safety of your data. You can take a snapshot of your wiki whenever you want and store it on your own computer.

Keeps out spambots  - Required registration

Blocks vandals  - Required registration

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  - Yes, but limited

Censored word list  - No

Privacy policy  - Yes

Secure information transfer  - No

Secure attachments  - No.

WikiDot wiki language options

Translations  - No

International characters  - No

Right to left writing  - No

Help language  - English

Editing a WikiDot wiki

WikiDot is edited with a powerful and easy to use wiki syntax assisted by a simple editor. The wiki syntax is converted into valid xhtml, which you do not get to see but which you can check by running pages through a validator such as the one provided by W3.org

WikiDot do not provide a WYSIWYG editor because they have not yet found one that produces code that satisfies their standards. Certainly the syntax handles images better than most, but not all, WYSIWYG editors I have seen.

WYSIWYG  - No

Markup  - Yes

HTML  - No

CSS  - No

javascript  - No

Spellcheck  - No

Content supported

You can embed all sorts of content from other sites by wrapping [[embed]] tags around the code. This includes google gadgets, tag rolls, Zoho documents, calendars, tag rolls, maps and Skype buttons. More widgets and modules are being added rapidly by the ever expanding user group.

Images  - Yes

Flash  - No

Audio  - Yes

Video  - Yes

Chat  - Skype button

Instant messaging  - Not supported

Mathematical notations  - Yes

RSS feeds  -Yes

Diagrams  - Not supported

Attachments  - Yes

Task lists  - Not supported

Calendars  - Yes

Maps  - Yes

Shopping basket  - No

Content restrictions  - No

WikiDot is visitor friendly

You can choose a number of options for the look and feel of your wiki but cannot access the CSS.

Search engine friendly  - Slash tags

Access by mobile  - No

Looks match topic  - Templates provided

Easy to read  - Yes

Provider placed Ads  - No

Clear navigation  - Tags and menu options

Effective wiki search  - Yes

Recent activity list  - Yes

Wanted pages list  - Yes

Custom template for new pages  - Yes

email pages to friends  - Yes

RSS feeds  - Yes

Easy to make and read comments  - Yes

Page history available  - Yes

Wiki Management

Automatic save  - No

Site statistics  - Yes widget

email notifications  - Yes

Income from Ads  - Yes

Technical support  - Yes

Server support 24/7  - Not sure

Stable provider company  - Not sure yet

Help and support for WikiDot wikis

Wikidot is a young company, but is growing rapidly. The user forum is busy and I did not find any negative comments.

Loyal wiki community  - Building up

Community forum  - Yes

FAQs  - Yes

Help  - Yes, via forum or email

WikiDot’s choice to stick with wiki syntax, until they find a really good WYSIWYG editor, is likely to mean that they will mainly attract users who spend a bit of time on a computer and are comfortable with the technical requirements. Having said that, it is very easy to use, very flexible and looks very professional. check out WikiDot.

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