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===== Frequently Asked Questions =====
<<This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Please post general issues and bugs to WikkaBugs.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)
See also WikkaStrangeBugs<<
===Problems installing/running Wikka===
~-//I'm having problems trying to connect to setup install.php]]. The directions fail to tell you how to get it working with Apache web server, it has been awhile for me in configuration the web server to work with an application, can anyone please help me?//
~~-Generally, no modifications are necessary to ##httpd.conf## if you install Wikka under the document root directory as specified in that file. Wikka will work "out of the box" in that case (although later on you might want to learn how to enable URL rewriting for "clean" URLs and other tweaks). Have you checked out the WikkaTroubleshooting page yet?
~-//I'm having problems during the [[WikkaInstallation installation procedure]]. Can anyone help me?//
~~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.
~-//When I try to logout, I get the message "This page doesn't exist yet. Maybe you want to create it?"//
~~-Your base_url and rewrite_mode settings in the Wikka config file are probably incorrect. See ModRewrite.

~-//When creating a new page I get an extremely small editing form in WikiEdit. It happened rigth after new installation of 1.1.6.2.//
~~-Style settings are not lost in 1.1.6.2, they have only been moved to the stylesheet, where they belong (textarea#body in wikka.css). So try to empty the cache of your browser and reload the page to see if the problem persist.

===Wikka and free hosting===
~-//I've installed Wikka on a free hosting service, and all I get is a blank page. Other (non-Wikka) pages do work, and show a banner of the hoster.//
~-//I have a Wikka site at a free host, but all pages are truncated: the comments block doesn't appear.//
~~-When a (free) host inserts a **banner**, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing a **blank page**); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a **truncated page** when Gzip is not active.
~~-See BlankPageWorkaround for a solution to both of these problems.
===FreeMind maps===
~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? The latest version of Java is installed on my system and the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox or Mozilla: it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //
~~-On recent versions of Mac OS X, Java 1.4.2 is available but can't be //seen// by browsers other than Safari, Mac OS X's default browser. To visualize Freemind maps in Wikka using Mozilla, Firefox and the like, you need to install a small [[http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/ java plugin enabler]] that will tell the browser to look for the //most recent// Java version installed on your system.
===Wikka===
~-//Where did the name "Wikka" come from? Is is based on "Wicca"?//
~~-The name was chosen for several reasons by Jason Tourtelotte when he started the project:
~~~- It is similar to Wakka. The goal with keeping the name similar was to recognize and honor the code heritage.
~~~- It is fun to say in combination with Wakka -- "Wikka Wakka". Which led to...
~~~- Having a good reason to make the "Powered by" link at the bottom of every page "Wikka Wakka Wiki". Which led to...
~~~- The intentional search engine optimization benefit. Try these Google searches: Google:Wakka or Google:WakkaWiki. Who's number one? Jason's plan worked perfectly. ;)
~~~- The obvious phonetic association with Wicca -- yes, this was intentional. Wiki engines have a magical quality. Just click the "Edit page" link and within seconds you are creating new content. Compared to the experience of editing a page with a monster like Dreamweaver, it seems a bit like magic. -- JsnX
~-//Where is Wikka going, when will the next Wikka release happen?//
~~-Take a look at ANewHomeForWikka -- DarTar
===Text formatting===
~-//How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
~~~-Use of the latest ColorAction code breaks this ... quick work-around is to use a double-single-quote to simulate a double-quote .. but noting that part of this last code change started with someone asking about using a single-quote for 'action' key-words - WazoO
===Links===
~-//How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
~-//How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
~-//So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.
~-//Is it possible to create a forced link with more than one word?//
~~-Sure. ""[[HomePage This is the home page]]"" will produce: [[HomePage This is the home page]].
~-//Rather than use the WikiName, can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""//
~~-No, page names cannot have spaces in them; but you can always use a forced link to make the link text have spaces - see the answer above.
~-//Can I use unicode characters in a forced link?//
~~-Yes ""[[HomePage 홈페이지]]"" will produce: [[HomePage 홈페이지]].
~-//Use ""[[HomePage 首页]]"" is very inconvenient for using unicode charaters in some countries, e.g. China, because few person can use english even though just a single word for a page. Can I crack the code to make unicode to be a force link? And how?//
===Home Page===
~-//How do I change the default title in the top nave of my WikkaWiki (currently ""MyWikkaSite"")?//
~~-Find the following line in your ##wikka.config.php## %% "wakka_name" => "MyWikkaSite", %% and thange the name (after ##=>##) to whatever you want it to be.
~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?//
~~-Applying //background-image: url("../images/w.jpg");// to the //.header// in the css file will add the image to the header.
~~-You will need to adjust the //padding// in the //.header// section as appropriate to your image size
~~-If you do not want the image to repeat, you will also need to add //background-repeat: no-repeat;// to the //.header// section of the css file as well.
~~~-I still can't get my image to even show up. I tried editing the css/wika.css but the image doesn't load. I'm also not seeing any error messages. Am I missing something?
===Comments===
~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I want to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//
~~-Look into your ##wikka.config.php## and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .
~-//The search function (see: SearchHelp) does not find any hits in the comments sections. Am I missing something?//
~~-No. The search function only searches the wiki page name and page content for hits and not its comments. [I have a hack to include comments in the searches on my homepage. The code hasn't been tested in 1.1.6.0 yet but works in 1.1.5.0 --GmBowen]
===Translation===
~-//When will Wikka support other languages/utf-8 ?//
~~-An internalization/localization project is currently under discussion, but it requires a major overhaul of the code, so don't expect it to appear in the very next releases.
===Compatibility===
~-//Which kind of operative system is required to run Wikka?//
~~- Wikka is platform-independent, it runs on any server with PHP/MySQL support. See SystemRequirements for further details.
===ACL management===
~-//I accidentally set the read access of UserSettings-page to "registered users only". Now I can't log in anymore (using the login page requires that you have already logged in). How can I resolve this?//
~~- You'll need to modify the ACL settings for that page in the database. Assuming you use the default configuration the table name where these settings are stored is ##wikka_acls##. Alternatively, you can set the default write settings to * in your config file, create a new page with ##""{{usersettings}}""## as content and login from that page using your wiki admin username. This will allow you to change the ACL configuration for UserSettings (admin users override any ACL). Do not forget to restore the default ACL settings to ##+## or ##!*## once you're finished, unless you want to let anyone free to edit content on your server (which we do not recommend).
CategoryDocumentation''''

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Edited on 2007-05-12 05:55:21 by DotMG [Linking to WikkaStrangeBugs]
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Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)
See also WikkaStrangeBugs<<
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Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<

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Edited on 2007-04-03 22:19:30 by BrianKoontz [Posted answer]
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~~-Generally, no modifications are necessary to ##httpd.conf## if you install Wikka under the document root directory as specified in that file. Wikka will work "out of the box" in that case (although later on you might want to learn how to enable URL rewriting for "clean" URLs and other tweaks). Have you checked out the WikkaTroubleshooting page yet?

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Edited on 2007-04-03 18:19:43 by DonnaM [Posted answer]
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~-//I'm having problems trying to connect to setup install.php]]. The directions fail to tell you how to get it working with Apache web server, it has been awhile for me in configuration the web server to work with an application, can anyone please help me?//

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Edited on 2006-10-25 13:23:35 by DarTar [reply on ACL settings]
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~~- You'll need to modify the ACL settings for that page in the database. Assuming you use the default configuration the table name where these settings are stored is ##wikka_acls##. Alternatively, you can set the default write settings to * in your config file, create a new page with ##""{{usersettings}}""## as content and login from that page using your wiki admin username. This will allow you to change the ACL configuration for UserSettings (admin users override any ACL). Do not forget to restore the default ACL settings to ##+## or ##!*## once you're finished, unless you want to let anyone free to edit content on your server (which we do not recommend).
Deletions:
~~- You'll need to modify the ACL settings for that page in the database. Assuming you use the default configuration the table name where these settings are stored is ##wikka_acls##. Alternatively, you can set the default write settings to * in your config file, create a new page with ##""{{usersettings}}""## as content and login from that page using your wiki admin username. This will allow you to change the ACL configuration for UserSettings (admin users override any ACL). Do not forget to restore the default ACL settings to ##+## or ##!*## once you're finished, unless you want to let anyone free to edit content on your server (which we do not recommended).

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Edited on 2006-10-25 13:22:41 by DarTar [reply on ACL settings]
Additions:
~~- You'll need to modify the ACL settings for that page in the database. Assuming you use the default configuration the table name where these settings are stored is ##wikka_acls##. Alternatively, you can set the default write settings to * in your config file, create a new page with ##""{{usersettings}}""## as content and login from that page using your wiki admin username. This will allow you to change the ACL configuration for UserSettings (admin users override any ACL). Do not forget to restore the default ACL settings to ##+## or ##!*## once you're finished, unless you want to let anyone free to edit content on your server (which we do not recommended).

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Edited on 2006-10-25 07:21:37 by MikkoHei13 [question about ACL management]
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===ACL management===
~-//I accidentally set the read access of UserSettings-page to "registered users only". Now I can't log in anymore (using the login page requires that you have already logged in). How can I resolve this?//

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Edited on 2006-09-04 18:07:32 by NilsLindenberg [entry about small edit form + solution]
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~-//When creating a new page I get an extremely small editing form in WikiEdit. It happened rigth after new installation of 1.1.6.2.//
~~-Style settings are not lost in 1.1.6.2, they have only been moved to the stylesheet, where they belong (textarea#body in wikka.css). So try to empty the cache of your browser and reload the page to see if the problem persist.

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Edited on 2006-08-22 08:49:33 by NilsLindenberg [adding logout question]
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~-//When I try to logout, I get the message "This page doesn't exist yet. Maybe you want to create it?"//
~~-Your base_url and rewrite_mode settings in the Wikka config file are probably incorrect. See ModRewrite.

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Edited on 2006-07-11 18:17:38 by UserMiz [logo header question]
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~~~-I still can't get my image to even show up. I tried editing the css/wika.css but the image doesn't load. I'm also not seeing any error messages. Am I missing something?
CategoryDocumentation''''
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CategoryDocumentation

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Edited on 2006-07-07 18:58:12 by JavaWoman [layout (should not be necessary but anyway)]

No Differences

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Edited on 2006-04-07 17:24:14 by WazoO [layout (should not be necessary but anyway)]
Additions:
~~~-Use of the latest ColorAction code breaks this ... quick work-around is to use a double-single-quote to simulate a double-quote .. but noting that part of this last code change started with someone asking about using a single-quote for 'action' key-words - WazoO

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Edited on 2006-04-05 08:40:33 by DarTar [reply to David]
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~~-Take a look at ANewHomeForWikka -- DarTar

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Edited on 2006-04-05 07:52:25 by DavidCollantes [Is wikka dead? When will the next release happen?]
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~-//Where is Wikka going, when will the next Wikka release happen?//

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Edited on 2006-03-29 12:08:02 by DarTar [closing open italics tag and slight rewording of system requirements]
Additions:
~-//Use ""[[HomePage 首页]]"" is very inconvenient for using unicode charaters in some countries, e.g. China, because few person can use english even though just a single word for a page. Can I crack the code to make unicode to be a force link? And how?//
~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?//
~-//Which kind of operative system is required to run Wikka?//
~~- Wikka is platform-independent, it runs on any server with PHP/MySQL support. See SystemRequirements for further details.
Deletions:
~-//Use ""[[HomePage 首页]]"" is very inconvenient for using unicode charaters in some countries, e.g. China, because few person can use english even though just a single word for a page. Can I crack the code to make unicode to be a force link? And how?
~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?
~-//Witch kind of software and system requirements Wikka support?//
~~- See SystemRequirements.

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Edited on 2006-03-29 11:57:24 by NilsLindenberg [reply to Compatibility question]
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~~- See SystemRequirements.

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Edited on 2006-03-29 11:54:54 by AleNies [reply to Compatibility question]
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~-//Witch kind of software and system requirements Wikka support?//
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~-//Witch kind of software and system requirements Wikka support?

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Edited on 2006-03-29 11:53:45 by AleNies [reply to Compatibility question]
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===Compatibility===
~-//Witch kind of software and system requirements Wikka support?

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Edited on 2006-01-05 04:49:38 by ChrisH [Adding more info to my image question]
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~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?
~~-Applying //background-image: url("../images/w.jpg");// to the //.header// in the css file will add the image to the header.
~~-You will need to adjust the //padding// in the //.header// section as appropriate to your image size
~~-If you do not want the image to repeat, you will also need to add //background-repeat: no-repeat;// to the //.header// section of the css file as well.
Deletions:
~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?// At least I think that W's an image...
~~-Applying //background-image: url("../images/w.jpg");// to the //.header// in the css file should work.

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Edited on 2006-01-04 13:30:19 by NilsLindenberg [reply to image question]
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~~-Applying //background-image: url("../images/w.jpg");// to the //.header// in the css file should work.

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Edited on 2005-12-28 04:52:59 by ChrisH [reply to image question]
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~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?// At least I think that W's an image...
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~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?//

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Edited on 2005-12-22 07:01:54 by ChrisH [Adding another question]
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~-//How do I include an image in my header file, like the Wikka Homepage does?//

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Edited on 2005-09-26 02:33:59 by BitShine [Adding another question]
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~-//Use ""[[HomePage 首页]]"" is very inconvenient for using unicode charaters in some countries, e.g. China, because few person can use english even though just a single word for a page. Can I crack the code to make unicode to be a force link? And how?

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Edited on 2005-05-09 04:44:37 by JavaWoman [reply for wiki name (home page)]
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~-//How do I change the default title in the top nave of my WikkaWiki (currently ""MyWikkaSite"")?//
~~-Find the following line in your ##wikka.config.php## %% "wakka_name" => "MyWikkaSite", %% and thange the name (after ##=>##) to whatever you want it to be.
~~-Look into your ##wikka.config.php## and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .
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~-//How do I change the default title in the top nave of my WikkaWiki (currently MyWikkaSite)?
~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .

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Edited on 2005-05-09 03:10:34 by YalefesAdmin [reply for wiki name (home page)]
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===Home Page===
~-//How do I change the default title in the top nave of my WikkaWiki (currently MyWikkaSite)?

Revision [6120]

Edited on 2005-02-18 08:07:52 by JavaWoman [layout + answer]
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~-//Rather than use the WikiName, can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""//
~~-No, page names cannot have spaces in them; but you can always use a forced link to make the link text have spaces - see the answer above.
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~-//Rather than use the WikiName, can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""

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Edited on 2005-02-18 01:35:38 by AndrewGruner [layout + answer]
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~-//Rather than use the WikiName, can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""
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~-//Can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""?

Revision [6113]

Edited on 2005-02-18 01:32:08 by AndrewGruner [layout + answer]
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~-//Can you force a page name to be two words as in: ""[[Home Page]]""?

Revision [5946]

Edited on 2005-02-12 13:58:03 by JsnX [Where did the name "Wikka" come from?]
Additions:
~~-The name was chosen for several reasons by Jason Tourtelotte when he started the project:
~~~- It is similar to Wakka. The goal with keeping the name similar was to recognize and honor the code heritage.
~~~- It is fun to say in combination with Wakka -- "Wikka Wakka". Which led to...
~~~- Having a good reason to make the "Powered by" link at the bottom of every page "Wikka Wakka Wiki". Which led to...
~~~- The intentional search engine optimization benefit. Try these Google searches: Google:Wakka or Google:WakkaWiki. Who's number one? Jason's plan worked perfectly. ;)
~~~- The obvious phonetic association with Wicca -- yes, this was intentional. Wiki engines have a magical quality. Just click the "Edit page" link and within seconds you are creating new content. Compared to the experience of editing a page with a monster like Dreamweaver, it seems a bit like magic. -- JsnX

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Edited on 2005-02-12 11:35:05 by DarTar [Adding unicode forced links]
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~-//Can I use unicode characters in a forced link?//
~~-Yes ""[[HomePage 홈페이지]]"" will produce: [[HomePage 홈페이지]].

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Edited on 2005-02-12 05:02:13 by JavaWoman [reply to link question]
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~~-Sure. ""[[HomePage This is the home page]]"" will produce: [[HomePage This is the home page]].

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Edited on 2005-02-11 22:06:28 by AndrewGruner [reply to link question]
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~-//Is it possible to create a forced link with more than one word?//

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Edited on 2005-02-08 12:04:25 by DarTar [adding Q to an A]
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~-//I'm having problems during the [[WikkaInstallation installation procedure]]. Can anyone help me?//
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~-//I'm having problems during the [(WikkaInstallation installation procedure]]. Can anyone help me?//

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Edited on 2005-02-08 12:04:09 by DarTar [adding Q to an A]
Additions:
~~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.
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~--Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.

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Edited on 2005-02-08 12:03:27 by DarTar [adding Q to an A]
Additions:
~--Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.
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~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.

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Edited on 2005-02-08 12:03:04 by DarTar [added Q to an A]
Additions:
~-//I'm having problems during the [(WikkaInstallation installation procedure]]. Can anyone help me?//
~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting to see if your problem has already been discussed.
===Wikka and free hosting===
Deletions:
~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting.
===Wikka and free Hosting===

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Edited on 2005-02-08 11:16:31 by JavaWoman [missing //]
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~-//The search function (see: SearchHelp) does not find any hits in the comments sections. Am I missing something?//
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~-//The search function (see: SearchHelp) does not find any hits in the comments sections. Am I missing something?

Revision [5774]

Edited on 2005-02-08 06:14:12 by GmBowen [information on searching comments]
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~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .
~~-No. The search function only searches the wiki page name and page content for hits and not its comments. [I have a hack to include comments in the searches on my homepage. The code hasn't been tested in 1.1.6.0 yet but works in 1.1.5.0 --GmBowen]
Deletions:
~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .
~~-No. The search function only searches the wiki page name and page content for hits and not its comments.

Revision [5773]

Edited on 2005-02-08 03:37:18 by KarmaTester [information on searching comments]
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[[WikkaDocumentation Wikka Documentation]]
----
===== Frequently Asked Questions =====
<<This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Please post general issues and bugs to WikkaBugs.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<

::c::

===Problems installing/running Wikka===
~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting.

===Wikka and free Hosting===
~-//I've installed Wikka on a free hosting service, and all I get is a blank page. Other (non-Wikka) pages do work, and show a banner of the hoster.//
~-//I have a Wikka site at a free host, but all pages are truncated: the comments block doesn't appear.//
~~-When a (free) host inserts a **banner**, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing a **blank page**); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a **truncated page** when Gzip is not active.
~~-See BlankPageWorkaround for a solution to both of these problems.


===FreeMind maps===

~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? The latest version of Java is installed on my system and the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox or Mozilla: it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //
~~-On recent versions of Mac OS X, Java 1.4.2 is available but can't be //seen// by browsers other than Safari, Mac OS X's default browser. To visualize Freemind maps in Wikka using Mozilla, Firefox and the like, you need to install a small [[http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/ java plugin enabler]] that will tell the browser to look for the //most recent// Java version installed on your system.

===Wikka===

~-//Where did the name "Wikka" come from? Is is based on "Wicca"?//

===Text formatting===

~-//How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##

===Links===

~-//How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""

~-//How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.

~-//So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.

===Comments===

~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I want to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//
~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .

~-//The search function (see: SearchHelp) does not find any hits in the comments sections. Am I missing something?
~~-No. The search function only searches the wiki page name and page content for hits and not its comments.

===Translation===

~-//When will Wikka support other languages/utf-8 ?//
~~-An internalization/localization project is currently under discussion, but it requires a major overhaul of the code, so don't expect it to appear in the very next releases.


----
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[[WikkaDocumentation Wikka Documentation]]
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===== Frequently Asked Questions =====
<<This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Please post general issues and bugs to WikkaBugs.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<

::c::

===Problems installing/running Wikka===
~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting.

===Wikka and free Hosting===
~-//I've installed Wikka on a free hosting service, and all I get is a blank page. Other (non-Wikka) pages do work, and show a banner of the hoster.//
~-//I have a Wikka site at a free host, but all pages are truncated: the comments block doesn't appear.//
~~-When a (free) host inserts a **banner**, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing a **blank page**); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a **truncated page** when Gzip is not active.
~~-See BlankPageWorkaround for a solution to both of these problems.


===FreeMind maps===

~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? The latest version of Java is installed on my system and the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox or Mozilla: it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //
~~-On recent versions of Mac OS X, Java 1.4.2 is available but can't be //seen// by browsers other than Safari, Mac OS X's default browser. To visualize Freemind maps in Wikka using Mozilla, Firefox and the like, you need to install a small [[http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/ java plugin enabler]] that will tell the browser to look for the //most recent// Java version installed on your system.

===Wikka===

~-//Where did the name "Wikka" come from? Is is based on "Wicca"?//

===Text formatting===

~-//How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##

===Links===

~-//How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""

~-//How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.

~-//So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.

===Comments===

~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I want to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//
~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .

===Translation===

~-//When will Wikka support other languages/utf-8 ?//
~~-An internalization/localization project is currently under discussion, but it requires a major overhaul of the code, so don't expect it to appear in the very next releases.


----

Revision [5660]

Edited on 2005-02-05 18:57:32 by NilsLindenberg [link to WikkaTroubleshooting]
Additions:
===Problems installing/running Wikka===
~-Please take a look at WikkaTroubleshooting.

Revision [5326]

Edited on 2005-01-28 12:12:53 by DarTar [Adding note for Freemind support on Mac OS X]
Additions:
~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? The latest version of Java is installed on my system and the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox or Mozilla: it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //
Deletions:
~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? I've the latest version of Java installed on my system, the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox, where it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //

Revision [5325]

Edited on 2005-01-28 12:11:54 by DarTar [Adding note for Freemind support on Mac OS X]
Additions:
===FreeMind maps===
~-//I'm trying to display Freemind maps on Wikka under Mac OS X? I've the latest version of Java installed on my system, the freemind applet works fine under Safari but not under Firefox, where it simply doesn't load. Can you explain why? //
~~-On recent versions of Mac OS X, Java 1.4.2 is available but can't be //seen// by browsers other than Safari, Mac OS X's default browser. To visualize Freemind maps in Wikka using Mozilla, Firefox and the like, you need to install a small [[http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/ java plugin enabler]] that will tell the browser to look for the //most recent// Java version installed on your system.

Revision [5036]

Edited on 2005-01-24 06:44:25 by JavaWoman [editing free hosting problems]
Additions:
===Wikka and free Hosting===
~-//I have a Wikka site at a free host, but all pages are truncated: the comments block doesn't appear.//
~~-When a (free) host inserts a **banner**, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:
Deletions:
===Blank page (or truncated page) on free host===
~~-When a (free) host inserts a banner, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:

Revision [5031]

Edited on 2005-01-24 00:59:55 by TheTyger [editing free hosting problems]
Additions:
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<
::c::
Deletions:
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<::c::

Revision [4995]

Edited on 2005-01-23 12:17:33 by JavaWoman [minor]
Additions:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing a **blank page**); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a **truncated page** when Gzip is not active.
Deletions:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing the blank page); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a truncated page when Gzip is not active.

Revision [4994]

Edited on 2005-01-23 12:15:43 by JavaWoman [removing code, refer to BlankPageWorkaround]
Additions:
~~-See BlankPageWorkaround for a solution to both of these problems.
Deletions:
~~-A small change in the code can work around this.--- First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and find the line %%(php) "wikiping_server" => "",%% (or possibly there's a value after the **##=>##**) and add the following line right after it: %%(php) "banner_insert" => "1",%% to indicate your host inserts banners in your Wikka's output. (Make the file read-only again after editing it).
~~Then open **##/wikka.php##** and find this code at the end: %%(php)$content = ob_get_contents();
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') )
{
// Tell the browser the content is compressed with gzip
header ("Content-Encoding: gzip");
$page_output = gzencode($content);
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
} else {
$page_output = $content;
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
}
// header("Cache-Control: pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
// header("Pragma: ");
// header("Expires: ");
$etag = md5($content);
header('ETag: '.$etag);
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
ob_end_clean();
echo $page_output;%% and change it as follows: %%(php)$content = ob_get_contents();
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'banner_insert' to '1' in the configuration
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') && $wakka->config['banner_insert'] == '0')
{
// Tell the browser the content is compressed with gzip
header ("Content-Encoding: gzip");
$page_output = gzencode($content);
header('Content-Length: '.strlen($page_output));
} else {
$page_output = $content;
// if host inserts banner we don't want content-length calculation to prevent page truncation in the browser
if ($wakka->config['banner_insert'] == '0')
{
header('Content-Length: '.strlen($page_output));
}
}
// header("Cache-Control: pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
// header("Pragma: ");
// header("Expires: ");
$etag = md5($content);
header('ETag: '.$etag);
//header('Content-Length: '.$page_length); # moved
ob_end_clean();
echo $page_output;%%
~~-If you later move the site to another host that doesn't insert banners, just change the config to set 'banner_insert' to '0' and you'll get gzip encoding enabled again, as well as content-length calculation.

Revision [4949]

Edited on 2005-01-22 20:05:47 by JavaWoman [fixed ypot in code comment]
Additions:
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'banner_insert' to '1' in the configuration
Deletions:
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'allow_gzip' to '0' in the configuration

Revision [4946]

Edited on 2005-01-22 19:00:36 by JavaWoman [clearer instructions and variable name for blank page solution]
Additions:
~~-A small change in the code can work around this.--- First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and find the line %%(php) "wikiping_server" => "",%% (or possibly there's a value after the **##=>##**) and add the following line right after it: %%(php) "banner_insert" => "1",%% to indicate your host inserts banners in your Wikka's output. (Make the file read-only again after editing it).
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') && $wakka->config['banner_insert'] == '0')
header('Content-Length: '.strlen($page_output));
if ($wakka->config['banner_insert'] == '0')
header('Content-Length: '.strlen($page_output));
~~-If you later move the site to another host that doesn't insert banners, just change the config to set 'banner_insert' to '0' and you'll get gzip encoding enabled again, as well as content-length calculation.
Deletions:
~~-A small change in the code can work around this.--- First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and add the following line //before// the closing **##}##**: %%(php) 'allow_gzip' => '0',%% (and make the file read-only again after this).
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') && $wakka->config['allow_gzip'] == '1')
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
if ($wakka->config['allow_gzip'] == '1')
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
~~-If you later move the site to another host that doesn't insert banners, just change the config to set 'allow_gzip' to '1' and you'll get gzip encoding enabled again, as well as content-length calculation.

Revision [4943]

Edited on 2005-01-22 13:19:05 by JavaWoman [oops (ypot)]
Additions:
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'allow_gzip' to '0' in the configuration
Deletions:
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'allow_gzip' to '1' in the configuration

Revision [4942]

Edited on 2005-01-22 12:10:36 by JavaWoman [minor (layout) in blank page solution]
Additions:
~~-A small change in the code can work around this.--- First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and add the following line //before// the closing **##}##**: %%(php) 'allow_gzip' => '0',%% (and make the file read-only again after this).
Deletions:
~~-A small change in the code can work around this. First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and add the following line //before// the closing **##}##**: %%(php) 'allow_gzip' => '0',%% (and make the file read-only again after this).

Revision [4941]

Edited on 2005-01-22 11:58:23 by JavaWoman ["blank page" workaround]
Additions:
===Blank page (or truncated page) on free host===
~~-When a (free) host inserts a banner, it interferes with two things Wikka does by default:
~~~-when Gzip-encoding is active, inserting a banner just messes things up (causing the blank page); and
~~~-Wikka calculates content-length for a HTTP header - which will be incorrect after the banner is inserted, so you would see a truncated page when Gzip is not active.
~~-A small change in the code can work around this. First, open **##/wikka.config.php##** (after allowing write access on it!) and add the following line //before// the closing **##}##**: %%(php) 'allow_gzip' => '0',%% (and make the file read-only again after this).
~~Then open **##/wikka.php##** and find this code at the end: %%(php)$content = ob_get_contents();
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') )
{
// Tell the browser the content is compressed with gzip
header ("Content-Encoding: gzip");
$page_output = gzencode($content);
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
} else {
$page_output = $content;
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
}
// header("Cache-Control: pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
// header("Pragma: ");
// header("Expires: ");
$etag = md5($content);
header('ETag: '.$etag);
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
ob_end_clean();
echo $page_output;%% and change it as follows: %%(php)$content = ob_get_contents();
// if host inserts banner but supports gzip we prevent gzip encoding by setting 'allow_gzip' to '1' in the configuration
if (strstr ($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], 'gzip') && function_exists('gzencode') && $wakka->config['allow_gzip'] == '1')
{
// Tell the browser the content is compressed with gzip
header ("Content-Encoding: gzip");
$page_output = gzencode($content);
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
} else {
$page_output = $content;
// if host inserts banner we don't want content-length calculation to prevent page truncation in the browser
if ($wakka->config['allow_gzip'] == '1')
{
$page_length = strlen($page_output);
header('Content-Length: '.$page_length);
}
}
// header("Cache-Control: pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
// header("Pragma: ");
// header("Expires: ");
$etag = md5($content);
header('ETag: '.$etag);
//header('Content-Length: '.$page_length); # moved
ob_end_clean();
echo $page_output;%%
~~-If you later move the site to another host that doesn't insert banners, just change the config to set 'allow_gzip' to '1' and you'll get gzip encoding enabled again, as well as content-length calculation.
Deletions:
===Blank page on free host===

Revision [4940]

Edited on 2005-01-22 08:56:42 by JavaWoman [added problem - solution to follow]
Additions:
===Blank page on free host===
~-//I've installed Wikka on a free hosting service, and all I get is a blank page. Other (non-Wikka) pages do work, and show a banner of the hoster.//

Revision [4931]

Edited on 2005-01-21 19:27:51 by AndrewGruner [posted a question]
Additions:
===Wikka===
~-//Where did the name "Wikka" come from? Is is based on "Wicca"?//
~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I want to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//
Deletions:
~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I wan't to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//

Revision [3845]

Edited on 2004-12-30 23:39:50 by NilsLindenberg [translation added]
Additions:
===Translation===
~-//When will Wikka support other languages/utf-8 ?//
~~-An internalization/localization project is currently under discussion, but it requires a major overhaul of the code, so don't expect it to appear in the very next releases.

Revision [3842]

Edited on 2004-12-30 23:34:28 by NilsLindenberg [added TromboneFreakus question about rewrite-mode, see WikkaBugsResolved]
Additions:
===Comments===
~-//When I click on the [Add comment] link, wikka asks me, if I wan't to create this page instead of showing the comments-form//
~~-Look into your wikka.config.php and set the entry 'rewrite_mode' => '1', to '0'. That should solve the problem .

Revision [2969]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:48:02 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
[[WikkaDocumentation Wikka Documentation]]
~-//How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
~-//How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
~-//How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
~-//So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.
Deletions:
[[HelpInfo Wikka Documentation]]
~-//Question: How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Answer: Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
~-//Question: How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Answer: Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
~-//Question: How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-Answer: The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
~-//Question: So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-Answer: The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.

Revision [2968]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:47:30 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
~-//Question: How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~~-Answer: Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
~-//Question: How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~~-Answer: Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
~-//Question: How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~~-Answer: The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
~-//Question: So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~~-Answer: The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.
Deletions:
//Question: How do you get a pair of double-quotes (without any text between them) to display properly ?//
~-Answer: Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
//Question: How do you un-WikiName a word ?//
~-Answer: Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
//Question: How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
~-Answer: The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
//Question: So why does ""[[LALA_LELE]]"" send me to http://LALA_LELE ?//
~-Answer: The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.

Revision [2967]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:46:57 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
~-Answer: Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
~-Answer: Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
~-Answer: The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
~-Answer: The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.
Deletions:
Answer: Use the entity literal ##&quot;## - ##&quot&quot;##
Answer: Add two pair of double-quotes around the word: ""WikiName""
Answer: The link is to a forced WikiPage. That means a link to a page in this wiki is generated.
Answer: The underscore breaks things. ""[[LALALELE]]"" doesn't have this problem.

Revision [2966]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:46:15 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
<<This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Please post general issues and bugs to WikkaBugs.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)<<::c::
Deletions:
This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)

Revision [2965]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:44:14 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
//Question: How does WakkaWiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//
Deletions:
//Question: How does Wakka Wiki know to what URL to send a visitor to if it wasn't specified ?//

Revision [2964]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:43:47 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
This page hosts a list of FAQs, organized by topic.
Feel free to add your own questions, answers or both :)
Deletions:
This page hosts a list of F.A.Q.s, categorized by topic.

Revision [2963]

Edited on 2004-12-08 14:42:59 by DarTar [New page]
Additions:
This page hosts a list of F.A.Q.s, categorized by topic.
Deletions:
This page hosts a list of F.A.Q.s, categorized by topic

Revision [2962]

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