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This page is about how to use Moodle's wiki activity. It assumes you have [[Adding/editing a wiki|added/created a Moodle wiki]] and are ready to add your first page.  Editors note this page could be redirected from mod/wiki/view, a help page.


==Adding pages==
==Overview==
A useful way of to start a wiki, is to think of the front page as a structured table of contents. Essentially a wiki is organized by its links. First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.
[[Image:Wiki_tabs.JPG]]
A Moodle wiki has 4 tabs, the most commonly used tabs are view and edit.


* Click the edit tab on the front page of the wiki ("Group" in our example)
==Adding a wiki page==
* We added a catagory, "How to create a new page" in our example and it is not linked
There are several ways to add a new wiki page.  In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can affect adding or editing wiki pages.  First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.
* Type the desired page title in square brackets, for example [Image:Wiki_bracket_surds.JPG]]
=== From a Wiki page===
* Save the page
This is the easiest way to add a page (or the first one that worked for me!).  Participants in a Wiki can create a new page by editing an existing Wiki page and adding a Wiki link that points to the page they want to create.  A Wiki link is simply any character string enclosed in square brackets. The string is converted to a link by the following process:
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_before.JPG]]


The question mark after "Surds" is a hyperlink to the new empty page
# Click the ''Edit'' tab on the front page of the Wiki
* Click on the question mark
# In the edit box type the title of the new page that you want to create.  Enclose the title text in a SINGLE set of square brackets. Like this (other wikis use double brackets (including Moodle 2.0), the earlier Moodle wikis uses a single pair):  [[Image:Wiki non linked page example 1.JPG|center]]
*Add content to the new page and save it.   
# Click ''Save''.
[[Image:Wiki_edit_surds.JPG]]
# The page you have just edited will now be displayed.  The words "My First Added Page" will be displayed with a question mark link immediately after it and may look like:[[Image:Wiki non linked page example 2.JPG|center]]
*Now our front page called group has a hyperlink "Surds" and no question mark
# Click on the "?" and you will be taken to an edit screen for a new page called:- "My First Added Page"
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_after.JPG]]
# Edit this new page with text as you will, and then click ''Save''.  You just created a new wiki linkable page.
# Want to check the link by going back to the original Wiki page? 
##Click on the page link under "referring links" at the bottom of the new page in view mode.
##Another way is to click the ''- Choose Wiki Links -'' box, and then, from the drop down menu, select ''Site map''.  Click on the original page displayed on the screen.  The words "My First Added Page" will have now become a link to your new page, a Wiki link. 
# Bingo!


It is possible to create a link to a new page on any page.  Of course adding a link to an existing page is as easy as placing the page name in brackets any place you want.
===Add by initial wiki creation===
When the teacher selects '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
]] pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.


== CamelCase notation ==
===Add by using search ===
In some versions of Moodle (not in 1.8 standard), any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page.  For example they might enter the name "Roses".


*What is a CamelCase notation?  Your very first CamelCase notation you will create will look like: <nowiki>[Create wiki page]</nowiki>. Anything inside the square brackets is the page name. When this is placed on the first wiki page, a "?" that is a link appears. Clicking on the link in this example will take us to a new blank page called "Create wiki page". 
: If the page already exists
*CamelCase notation allows pages to be linked, indexes created for catagories, and all sorts of other organizational tools to make connections.
::they will be taken to the page "Roses"
*CamelCase describes what WikiWords look like. Multiple words, joined together without spaces, separated by changes in case. The uppercase and lowercase letters show up like the humps of camels.  This linking scheme is often also called BumpyText because it could look like CaMeL_CaSe.
: If the page does not exist, they will see:
In return you will get in trouble, if you need to have words displayed in CamelCase in your text. Moodle will automatically turn those words into anchors with a link pointing to a new site. You may turn off this CamelCase functionality in the menu “Editing Wiki” by checking the "CamelCase" box under "Wiki auto-linking options".
:: '''There is no page titled "Roses"'''
::They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
::and begin editing the new page called "Roses"


==Administration drop down menu==
==Editing a wiki page==
*[[Image:Wiki_Admin_pulldown.JPG]]
Editing the standard Moodle wiki is simple
===Set page flags===
* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the wiki page
Allows teacher to assign one or more page types to a page.
* Edit the text
* Then save the page, or preview the page before saving


===Remove pages===
* Remember that MoodleDocs is a different(more robust and complicated) kind of wiki than the standard Moodle wiki. Many MoodleDoc or WikiMedia wiki tags (See [[Help:Editing]]) '''may not''' work in the standard Moodle wiki in versions 1.8 and earlier.
Select Remove pages from the Administration menu. Note that only unreferenced pages will be listed on the inital list. Deleting the content of a page will put it on this list. In later versions of wiki there is a List All Pages button.  Check the pages and select remove.
The standard help file gives the basics of editing in ErfurtWiki. See [http://moodle.org/help.php?module=wiki&file=howtowiki.html&forcelang=#createpages Moodle Help Docs on How to wiki]


===Strip pages===
==Wiki search==
Deletes pages saved in history.
Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.
 
=NWiki=
 
if you are using Ludo's new Nwiki module, there are some additional features.
 
==Change to one of the following editors==
 
Nwiki has several parsers, each one requiring a different sort of text. Its best to choose properly at the beginning, as altering half way through is not a good idea - they may well make a mess of text with a different formatting.
* HTMLeditor - the default editor that is used for all other moodle forms
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=115&filter=1 DFwiki] - the parsing engine from a previous third-party version of the wiki software. You or your students may be familiar with this and wish to continue using it
* Ewiki - the parsing engine from the previous default moodle wiki.
* nwiki - the most up to date engine, which is almost identical to the one used by wikipedia.


===Revert mass changes===
There is a filter that will allow the teacher to roll back the entire wiki.  Criterion includes author, how many hours since last change, what to do if someone else edited the change and how many versions to go back.


==Wiki search==
==Also See==
Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.
 
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1015 OUWiki] (Plugin)
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=570 Tiddlywiki integration] (Plugin)
 


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This page is about how to use Moodle's wiki activity. It assumes you have added/created a Moodle wiki and are ready to add your first page. Editors note this page could be redirected from mod/wiki/view, a help page.

Overview

Wiki tabs.JPG A Moodle wiki has 4 tabs, the most commonly used tabs are view and edit.

Adding a wiki page

There are several ways to add a new wiki page. In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can affect adding or editing wiki pages. First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.

From a Wiki page

This is the easiest way to add a page (or the first one that worked for me!). Participants in a Wiki can create a new page by editing an existing Wiki page and adding a Wiki link that points to the page they want to create. A Wiki link is simply any character string enclosed in square brackets. The string is converted to a link by the following process:

  1. Click the Edit tab on the front page of the Wiki
  2. In the edit box type the title of the new page that you want to create. Enclose the title text in a SINGLE set of square brackets. Like this (other wikis use double brackets (including Moodle 2.0), the earlier Moodle wikis uses a single pair):
    Wiki non linked page example 1.JPG
  3. Click Save.
  4. The page you have just edited will now be displayed. The words "My First Added Page" will be displayed with a question mark link immediately after it and may look like:
    Wiki non linked page example 2.JPG
  5. Click on the "?" and you will be taken to an edit screen for a new page called:- "My First Added Page"
  6. Edit this new page with text as you will, and then click Save. You just created a new wiki linkable page.
  7. Want to check the link by going back to the original Wiki page?
    1. Click on the page link under "referring links" at the bottom of the new page in view mode.
    2. Another way is to click the - Choose Wiki Links - box, and then, from the drop down menu, select Site map. Click on the original page displayed on the screen. The words "My First Added Page" will have now become a link to your new page, a Wiki link.
  8. Bingo!

Add by initial wiki creation

When the teacher selects Wiki from the Add an Activity pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.

Add by using search

In some versions of Moodle (not in 1.8 standard), any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page. For example they might enter the name "Roses".

If the page already exists
they will be taken to the page "Roses"
If the page does not exist, they will see:
There is no page titled "Roses"
They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
and begin editing the new page called "Roses"

Editing a wiki page

Editing the standard Moodle wiki is simple

  • Click on the edit tag at the top of the wiki page
  • Edit the text
  • Then save the page, or preview the page before saving
  • Remember that MoodleDocs is a different(more robust and complicated) kind of wiki than the standard Moodle wiki. Many MoodleDoc or WikiMedia wiki tags (See Help:Editing) may not work in the standard Moodle wiki in versions 1.8 and earlier.

The standard help file gives the basics of editing in ErfurtWiki. See Moodle Help Docs on How to wiki

Wiki search

Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.

NWiki

if you are using Ludo's new Nwiki module, there are some additional features.

Change to one of the following editors

Nwiki has several parsers, each one requiring a different sort of text. Its best to choose properly at the beginning, as altering half way through is not a good idea - they may well make a mess of text with a different formatting.

  • HTMLeditor - the default editor that is used for all other moodle forms
  • DFwiki - the parsing engine from a previous third-party version of the wiki software. You or your students may be familiar with this and wish to continue using it
  • Ewiki - the parsing engine from the previous default moodle wiki.
  • nwiki - the most up to date engine, which is almost identical to the one used by wikipedia.


Also See

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