Administer Wikis
You administer Wikis using the wsadmin client to specify properties in a configuration file, or run administrative commands.You edit the configuration file to control how and when various Wikis operations take place. You use the administrative commands to perform tasks that manipulate Wikis content. Changes to the configuration file require node synchronization and a restart of the Wiki server before they take effect. Changes made using administrative commands take effect immediately.
Change Wikis configuration property values
Configuration properties control how and when various Wikis operations take place. You can edit the properties to change the ways that Wikis operates.Running Wikis administrative commands
Use administrative commands to perform tasks that manipulate Wikis content.Backing up Wikis data
Wikis stores data in both the database and a file system. This adds some complication when backing up data while keeping the application available to users.View and collect Wikis metrics
Use the WikisMetricsService commands and Server Metrics page in the product to monitor product usage, and to make configuration adjustments when necessary.Restricting attachment file types in Wikis
Restrict the types of files that users can upload as attachments in wiki pages.Customize Wikis notification templates
You can customize Wikis notifications.Setting maximum sizes on media, pages, and attachments
You can set maximum sizes for media, pages, and attachments in the wikis-config.xml properties file.Setting maximum sizes on libraries
Use WikisLibraryService commands to set maximum sizes on libraries by assigning them a policy. A library is the pages, attachments, and other data that make up a wiki. A policy sets a maximum size for a library.Work with Wikis policies
Use the WikisPolicyService commands to add, edit, count, and return information about policies. You apply policies to libraries to set a maximum size on those libraries. A library is a set of files owned by a person or community.Seeing Wikis library information
Use the WikisLibraryService commands to see information on Wikis libraries. A library is the pages, attachments, and other data that make up a wiki.Filtering library lists
Use the WikisUtilService commands to filter lists of library maps returned by the WikisLibraryService.browseWiki command. You can filter a list of library maps by a certain string value, a certain date value, or a certain number value.Printing library information
Use the WikisPrintService.saveToFile command to print information returned by other commands.Disable wiki page versioning
By default users can see all of the versions of a wiki page. You can disable versioning in the wikis-config.xml properties file.Disable Wikis metrics collection
By default metrics are collected for Wikis. You can disable metrics collection in the wikis-config.xml properties file.Delete wikis from the system
Use the WikisLibraryService delete commands to delete wikis.Find the location of a stored attachment
Use the FilesUtilService.getFileById command to locate a file attachment stored in a directory on a file system.Displaying file attachments inline
Configure Wikis to display file attachments inline instead of as attachments. This is useful when you download and display active content, such as Adobe™ Flash (.swf) files, in your own HTML pages. Enable inline display by changing a configuration property in the wikis-config.xml file. Then change the attachment URLs to use inline parameter.
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