How do I delete or rename a topic?

New to the 01-Sep-2001 version of TWiki, you can rename, move and delete topics directly from your browser previously, these operations could only be done manually, by someone with file-level access to the Web server .

Moving lets you transfer a topic from one web to another. The soft delete moves a topic to the special Trash web, where it's hidden but can be "undeleted" with system administrator access.

Click = More = on the control bar at the bottom of the page you want to change, then choose = Rename/move =, and make your changes that screen. There's a link that launches to the ManagingTopics reference page in a pop-up window.

Why does the topic revision not increase when I edit a topic?

The same topic revision will be used when you save a topic again within a certain time frame one hour by default . This is to prevent unnecessary topic revisions when you do several edit cycles in a row. Note that a new revision is created if another person edits the same topic, regardless of the time.

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TWiki has a GPL GNU General Public License . What is GPL?

TWiki is distributed under the GNU General Public License, see TWikiDownload. GPL is one of the free software licenses that protects the copyright holder, and at the same time allows users to redistribute the software under the terms of the license. Extract:

This program is open source software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or at your option any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details, published at http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/copyleft/gpl.html

I've problems with the WebSearch. There is no Search Result on any inquiry. By clicking the Index topic it's the same problem.

That is an indication that TWiki can't find the egrep and fgrep commands on your system. Check the $egrepCmd and $fgrepCmd variables in twiki/lib/TWiki.cfg.

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What happens if two of us try to edit the same topic simultaneously?

The second person gets a warning that the topic is currently being edited by another user. A topic gets locked automatically for some time default is one hour when you edit, preview or save the topic. If you get the lock warning you should wait until the lock is gone or contact the other person to ask if you can go ahead and break the lock. See also UnlockTopic.

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I would like to install TWiki on my server. Can I get the source?

TWiki is distributed under the GnuGeneralPublicLicense. You can request the source from http://TWiki.org/download.html.

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So what is this WikiWiki thing exactly?

A set of pages of information that are open and free for anyone to edit as they wish. They are stored on a server and managed using some Perl CGI scripts. The system creates cross-reference hyperlinks between pages automatically. See WelcomeGuest and TWikiSite for more information.

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Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn't that lead to chaos?

TWiki is one of many WikiWikiClones, the first one was built by Ward Cummingham. Collaborating the Wiki way is different from other collaboration tools like Usenet. A distinct Wiki culture forms around these tools:

Any and all information can be deleted by anyone. Wiki pages represent nothing but discussion and consensus because it's much easier to delete flames, spam and trivia than to indulge them. What remains is naturally meaningful.

Anyone can play. This sounds like a recipe for low signal - surely wiki gets hit by the unwashed masses as often as any other site. But to make any sort of impact on wiki you need to be able to generate content. So anyone can play, but only good players have any desire to keep playing.