Need an easy Wiki

Om Malik | Friday, November 12, 2004 | 7:44 AM PT | 8 comments

I need a Wiki to work with this site. Any recommendations? I want to be able to incorporate it in the look and feel of this site.

8 comments so far

November 12th, 2004
8:36 AM PT
Srijith said:

[Which Open Source Wiki Works For You?](http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/11/04/which_wiki.html)

November 12th, 2004
8:46 AM PT
November 12th, 2004
9:43 AM PT
Luca Lizzeri said:

PMWiki (http://www.pmwiki.org/) is pretty simple, no DB and has plenty of skins, which should be easily modifiable.

November 12th, 2004
4:10 PM PT
diroussel said:

very quick wiki - java based, fast and with a clean look.

phpwiki - supports file, postgres or mysql back ends, maybe oracle too. skinable, fast. supports plugins

twiki - feature rich, slow, default skin is ugly beyond belief

November 12th, 2004
4:33 PM PT
Jeremy said:

I use JotSpot and really like it’s simplicity, having implemented it for a group that I work with that isn’t the most technologically savvy group of people.

November 12th, 2004
7:57 PM PT
Om said:

Thanks for your feedback. I wish I could get a trial account with jotSpot before making up my mind. I like seedwiki. quite simple, but is not hosted on my server. I like phpWIKI and would try it out this weekend.

November 12th, 2004
8:54 PM PT
Matt said:

I would recommend against phpWiki. Go with MediaWiki, it’s the best wiki software out there. (It’s what the wikipedia uses.)

November 14th, 2004
6:54 PM PT
Joey Harris said:

Try Instiki. It’s default skin is beautiful, it is very easy and simple, yet powerful, and it is easy to install. I think you’ll like it.

MediaWiki is also very good.

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