2009-07-17T01:14:53Z Proteus update {{msg:Tabs}} == Introducing GetWiki 2.0 == [[image:GetWiki2.gif|thumb|left|GetWiki 2.0]] With the ability to develop GetWiki fully independently of "legacy" concerns, GetWiki 2.0 has brought major improvements and changes to [[GetWiki:1.0|GetWiki 1.0]]. Beyond the endless bugfixes to the old MediaWiki codebase and Wikipedian origins, development stabilized for 1.0 and has since moved toward a few major changes, key features and stabilities, which make 2.0 even more unique. All remaining inherited code has been eliminated for performance, usability, and design reasons. 2.0 is a completely new [[Bloki|bloki]] application. Since the debut of GetWiki in 2004, there have been a proliferation of wiki applications out there, but more importantly, a noticeable reduction of public interest in [[Wiki]]-websites in general, as blogs and discussion forums have also proliferated to capture more "mindshare". GetWiki 2.0 has moved toward a model in which "wiki" is only a name for the multi-user aspect of the content, and has been based on new codebase, codenamed "Plug", at [http://rimric.com rimric.com], a site which uses basic wiki functionality alongside a discussion forum and article commentary. This new "GetWiki Lite", if you will, "Plug" was named for its basis in "plugging" one's books and publications. It runs on a fully custom [[PHP]]/[[MySQL]] code platform, with 0% "legacy" from other wikicode (or even from the existing GetWiki 1.0 codebase). This meant GetWiki 2.0 had to be rewritten from scratch using Plug as a "platform", instead of MediaWiki. Thus, it has become a social networking, blog/bulletin board model using [[WikiCreole]], multi-user content. This eliminated much of what seemed necessary to wikis only recently: The much misused and outmoded "talk page" is nowhere to be found in "plug", or the use of "namespaces", and vandalism is impossible, because edits are prevented from "out of network" members. See: [http://rimric.com/-news=1219854689 GetWiki puts Social Networking above the Wiki Way] ''GetWiki 1.0 will continue to be supported as technical needs demand. The greatest assets of [[GetWiki:1.0|GetWiki 1.0]] are that it is simple, powerful, and based on [[XML]] standards. 2.0 simply takes this to the next level by vastly improving the security and interactivity of GetWiki.'' == Technical [[GetWiki:Overview|Features]] == ''key features from GetWiki 1.0'' * auto-import of [[Wiki]] articles via [[XML]] using [[PHP]]'s [[Expat]] Library * well-formed [[XHTML]] and effective use of [[CSS|CSS2]] * clear labeling and checkbox placements * image thumbnail display * whitelist settings, or blocking of non-account editing * integrated blocks of edits, new accounts and uploads from IP range blocks * conversion of [[TeX]] code for [[GetWiki:Custom_Formulas|formulas]] into [[XHTML]] * comprehensive administrator tools ''key features in GetWiki 1.x'' * anti-spam [[GetWiki:Blacklist|blacklisting]] * email registration only, required unique email addresses * user rights enhancements and display * dynamic content categories and facets with an [[index]] * inline references/citations and other wikicode * multiple wiki importing, evaluation * atom/xml [[feed|news feed]] * removal of legacy biases * (deprecated, unnecessary) rollback/delete new pages from a malicious user * (deprecated, inapplicable) customizable "support" and "meta" namespaces ''key features in GetWiki 2.0'' * simple social networking, preventing "out of my network" edits * internal email box, or private messaging * full forum/bulletin threaded board forums * member bio and avatar basics, instead of "User" wiki pages * blog-style, threaded article comments below content, instead of "talk" pages * full support for [[WikiCreole]], and common blog and wiki code formats * additional 'Pedia-style code support, such as "px" and "infoboxes" * reduction of WikiComplexity toward "Plug" standards * complete reorganization of functions and filenames (from 80+ PHP files to 5) * clear documentation and explanation of code * new visual style based on [http://rimric.com rimric.com] == Future [[GetWiki:InterWiki|Improvements]] == ''TBA'' == Releases and Downloads == GetWiki 2.0 is '''not''' available for download at this time. The current '''[http://getwiki.net/download/getwiki-1.0.tar.gz download]''' for 1.0 is the only GetWiki public release. 1.x ran on [[Wikinfo]] and here on [[GetWiki]], but was never released. * GetWiki 1.0 [http://getwiki.net/download/getwiki-1.0.tar.gz getwiki-1.0.tar.gz] ([http://getwiki.net/download/ download folder]) * NOTE: This [[GetWiki]] installation is '''<span style="color:#990000;">out of sync with 1.0</span>''': (GetWiki:2.0) ''current technologies'' * [[Apache]] under [[UNIX|Unix]]/[[Linux]] installation ''recommended'' * [[PHP]] 4.3.2 + ''required'' for application, with the common GD enabled (used for uploading images) * [[MySQL]] 4.1 + ''required'' for database == Acknowledgments == * GetWiki 2.0 designed by [[M.R.M. Parrott]] ([[profile:Proteus|proteus]]) and [http://rimric.com rimric.com] * [http://getwiki.net/gethip.htm GetWiki.net] - official [[ibiblio]] hosted website {{msg:Tabs}}