GetWiki:3.0

Introducing GetWiki 3.0

For the 20th Anniversary of GetWiki, GetWiki 3.0 is a simplified 2024 version of GetWiki 2.0, focused as a publishing platform rather than a discussion forum or inwardly focused wiki. The new iteration integrates multi-site hosting further into the traditional wiki website, and further standardizes the function library within the codebase. 3.0 sports numerous improvements to the parsing of WikiCode, and of course, 3.0 still utilizes blue and green links to initiate XML import of Wiki content as provided by other sites, the feature which defined GetWiki from the beginning.

Debuting in 2004, GetWiki has always been about doing wiki differently than the mainstream sites. Unlike the grand social experiment (and failures) of WikiDemocracy, GetWiki.net has been focused on becoming a small collection of focused, accurate, expert-led articles in Philosophy and related subjects. By using a simplified wiki structure, a smaller site can be all about the content.

Technical Features

key features in GetWiki 3.0

• fully custom codebase with further reduced complexity
• integrated multi-site hosting platform
• prepared statements for input queries to increase security
• expanded yet still sanely limited support for ’Pedia formatting
• simplified wiki presentation using categorical and faceted classifications
• XML imports turned off for non-logged in users (ie. reducing bot traffic)
• clear documentation and explanation of code
• new visual style based on rimric.com

Releases and Downloads

GetWiki 3.0 is not available for download at this time. The previous download for 1.0 was the only GetWiki public release, and was made unavailable before 2.0 was announced.

current technologies

• Apache under Unix/Linux installation recommended
• PHP 7.x - 8.x + recommended for application
• MariaDB 10.x + required for database

Acknowledgments

• GetWiki 3.0 designed by M.R.M. Parrott (User:Proteus) and rimric.com
• GetWiki.net - official website