Getting Started
Welcome to the XWiki "Get Started" page. This guide provides basic information on how to set up and use XWiki. Start by learning more about wikis.
XWiki's use cases are diverse: collaborative intranet, knowledge base, CMS, competitive intelligence, public debate, collaborative creation of school courses, web site creation, etc. Read more on what wikis can be used for, what makes XWiki special and a second generation wiki.
You can visit the references page to see a list of varied projects based on XWiki. You can add your own project to the same page by filling in a short form. You can also go to the XWiki project homepage to see some of the companies that use XWiki or check out the testimonials page to view what our users have to say.
Basic information
The first thing you want to do is download and install XWiki. For first time XWiki users and for users who wish to quickly try out XWiki we recommend installing the standalone distribution. You can also try it directly online if you're not looking to install XWiki from scratch.
Then, as you log in to your wiki, the first thing you see is the wiki homepage.
XWiki is divided into Wikis and Pages. Inside a wiki, you can create a hierarchy of pages, by creating pages inside other pages. This feature is called Nested Pages. From this area you can add new pages by clicking the "Create" button.
Whenever you want to modify a page, click on the "Edit" button, make your changes and save the page. The modified page now replaces the previous version. Each version of the page is stored in the page history and can be reverted to, if needed. More page actions, such as Administer, Copy, Rename, Delete, Export, are also available from the last menu on the right.
From the upper right corner you may click on your profile, or the notifications menu.
By expanding the drawer menu on the right you can log in, register, access your profile or go to the wiki administration. You can also access the wiki, page or user index, as well as add a new wiki.
You can easily edit/modify the content of the homepage to replace it with your own content.
Lateral menus are handled using panels. A panel is a widget you can see on the left and/or right of every page of your wiki in the standard version of XWiki. By default you will see "Applications" and "Navigation" panels on the left and medium sized panels on the right.
The tabbed area at the bottom of the page features by default comments, attachments, page history and page information.
You can check the complete list of features. You can also get started with the first steps or skip directly to more advanced topics.
