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The original beta test of PBworks was released for public comment on May 31, 2005. [8] The site was formally launched in June 2005. In early 2008, the company launched PBworks 2.0, an improved version with a new layout, more granular security, and a more easily customizable color scheme. PBworks also launched a Mobile Edition in early 2009.
Wikispaces was a wiki hosting service based in San Francisco, California. Launched by Tangient LLC in March 2005, Wikispaces was purchased by Tes Global (formerly TSL Education) on March 9, 2014. [1] It competed with PBworks, Wetpaint, Wikia, and Google Sites (formerly JotSpot). [2] It was among the largest wiki hosts. [citation needed]
A wiki hosting service, or wiki farm, is a server or an array of servers that offers users tools to simplify the creation and development of individual, independent wikis. Prior to wiki farms, someone who wanted to operate a wiki had to install the software and manage the server(s) themselves.
XWiki is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility. [2] XWiki is an enterprise wiki engine with a complete wiki feature set (version control, attachments, etc.) and a database engine and programming language which allows database driven applications to be created using the wiki interface.
Like Fandom, OpenServing was to offer free wiki hosting, but it would differ in that each wiki's founder would retain any revenue gained from advertising on the site. [83] [86] [87] OpenServing used a modified version of the Wikimedia Foundation's MediaWiki software created by ArmchairGM, but was intended to branch out to other open source ...
Some wiki software is only available in hosted form: PBworks, Wetpaint and Wikispaces are all examples of wiki hosting services that run on code that is only available on those sites. Other wiki software is available in both hosted and downloadable form, including Confluence, Socialtext, MediaWiki and XWiki.
Wiki software WYSIWYG editing Web feeds Export, import Extensibility Selectable wiki syntax Wiki farms Outliner mechanism [62] Automatic TOC Other features BlueSpice: Yes Yes, RSS Yes, see MediaWiki Yes Yes Yes BookStack: Yes No No Partial Partial, Markdown: No Yes Central Desktop: Yes Yes, RSS No [63] Confluence: Yes Yes, RSS Partial, web UI [64]
Wikis can also be created on wiki hosting services (also known as wiki farms), where the server-side software is implemented by the wiki farm owner, and may do so at no charge in exchange for advertisements being displayed on the wiki's pages. Some hosting services offer private, password-protected wikis requiring authentication to access. Free ...