Watch Free TikiWiki Tutorial Videos
opensourcecms.com is now offering free streaming video tutorials showing you step-by-step how to manage TikiWiki. These free streaming videos will show you how to manage content, configure options, install TikiWiki, manage modules, configure menus and much more.
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Description
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (35+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge base, intranets, and extranets. It is actively developed by a very large international community.
Tiki offers a very large number of features "out-of-the-box", arguably more than any other Open Source Web Application. Highly configurable and modular, all features are optional and administered via a web-based interface.
Major features include a robust wiki engine, news articles, discussion forums, newsletters, blogs, file and image galleries, bug and issue trackers (form generator), a links directory, polls/surveys and quizzes, FAQs, banner management system, calendar, maps, mobile Tiki (PDA, VoiceXML and WAP access), RSS feeds, category system, tags, an advanced themeing engine (Smarty), spreadsheet, live support, shoutbox, inter-user messaging, menu generator, advanced permission system for users and groups, internal search engine, external authentication support, and much, much more.
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By the way, in Tiki now there is a search feature that searches for the configuration options that match what you are looking for in the admin panel. Yes there are many options, but with the search it's easy to find, plus with Tiki Profiles can be scripted.
Posted By: jonny B (a Tiki dev) on August 7 2010 07:06 am
I agree there are far too many things to configure, but i doubt we could get rid of more than a dozen or two, even if we really really tried. Each checkbox will have a champion! That's just "the Tiki way" - keep it optional and everyone has a right to keep what they need.
Meanwhile, have any of you (saying it takes too long to set up etc) tried "profiles" in Tiki? Check out http://profiles.tikiwiki.org for more.
Thanks for the kind words as well though, it's nice to know we're going in the right direction generally! :)
Posted By: Tiki is a really nice Wiki, but...... on August 2 2010 11:58 pm
Like everyone said, the admin is a total mess. There is FAR too much to play with. In all reality, there doesn't need to be this many options and configurations. If kept this way, there should be "Simple" or "Minimal" variations accessible with the click of a button. Or a simple "Advanced" menu option.
Sure, it is, in my opinion, the most powerful Wiki out there and is probably the best looking one, but man, it takes hours and hours to do a very simple task that I can accomplish in 1 or 2 minutes in Drupal or Joomla.
Some items should also be combined to increase admin user friendliness. I'll still use it, as it really is a great Wiki, but I sure wish they'd ditch some of these useless options. A lot are just not needed. Even still, I'd choose it a million times over Media Wiki, that's for sure!
Posted By: Oliver on July 22 2010 07:23 am
the installation is a standard one..but the administration is a mess. too many switches and tweaks distributed over a dozen of config pages...this wiki/cms may be a powerful one, but it's usability and administration however are only for those with lots of time to find out how to do simple things..
i spent couple of hours trying to display a navigation menu for non-registered users..
Posted By: Jack on April 9 2010 01:50 pm
Couldn't even get it installed on 2 different platforms following their instructions to the letter. Also used IRC chat for help in the matter and was unable to get help with the install. I eventually gave up and I'm not linux guru but I've installed and used hundred of apps that required configuration. This one was a waste of my time.
Posted By: ricks99 on March 22 2010 05:16 pm
To vasco:
The link is working correctly for me. The correct URL should be: http://php.opensourcecms.com/free/videos/tikiwiki.php?videoid=1
Posted By: vasco on March 22 2010 03:30 pm
Maybe someone would like to fix the link in the first video
#1 Installing TikiWiki
It presently goes to shopping carts.
Not a good reference for this complicated wiki which seems impossible to upgrade with fantastico
Posted By: ricks99 on February 17 2010 11:03 pm
To edibile: Tiki's UI is a continuous work in progress. Each release continues to improve the overall UI experience. Take a look at http://dev.tikiwiki.org/AdminUIRevamp for details.
Posted By: edibile on February 3 2010 06:01 pm
The admin area is a mess!!
Maybe it's very powerful, but I think they have to improve accessibility and usability..
Posted By: soulhunter on November 25 2009 07:21 am
In answer to: Fidelis C Obodoeze
Hi!
You should try the tikiwiki forums at tikiwiki.org, or the users mailing list. I'm sure that there you will find someone who will give you that step-by-step guide.
Posted By: Fidelis C Obodoeze on November 6 2009 11:27 pm
TikiWiki seems to be an ideal solution for a complex community portal but I am scared by the complaints about its ambiguity in installation. Can somebody out there give me a clear step-by-step guide on how to install TikiWiki 3.3 on my XAMPP server?
I will appreciate it.
Posted By: George on August 5 2009 08:25 pm
I tried it. Took an age to upload. Huge footprint. Plus there is a bit of a learning curve. Agree with others, it's quite frustrating to set up.
Posted By: Jen on June 25 2009 10:15 am
If you can present an outline-style of navigation, then this is a good choice. I am still trying to figure it out.
Posted By: littledove22 on April 22 2009 09:13 am
TikiWiki is the best CMS out there. I have been developing in it since 2002. I have rarely had to add features, its all there. The CSS and themes make it really easy to use and change layout, plus page templates, widgets, video integration and layered permissions.
TikiWiki trumps Plone, Drupal, any other CMS hands down.
50 sites and counting, all built on TikiWiki.
Posted By: mythus on April 17 2009 12:21 am
Ok I tested this a little bit.
The good points:
There is a lot of functionality to this product. You can add mods and such with the click of a check mark, the forums work decently as do the wiki, photogaleries and such. As far as functions go, this has a lot going for it. It is also very fast and responsive. I noticed also that it uses css themes, so theming should be incredibly easy.
The bad points:
The way it is set up is extremely cluttered. I'd suggest a more uniformed approach, with an admin back end that separated the different functions in pages than tabs. I would add the administrative functions of thinks like forums and wiki into for example an admin page for the forum set up all tied into the forum options, instead of on the forum page itself and in the nav menu as is now. Really, the way everything is thrown together is confusing to navigate, and I have navigated my fair share of CMS'es. It can be done, but it should be neater and more organized. I'd say this is this project's weakest point, something that should be improved upon.
I am intrigued by this cms, and it comes close to matching the cms I use and love now. So over all, good job. Fix up the navigation and clutter and this would be gold.
