What is a WIKI?
A wiki is a kind of collaborative website where users can easily edit and add information. If you've ever used wikipedia, you've experienced a wiki.
Why use a WIKI?
Wikis are wonderful collaborative tools and since anyone can add or edit information, the content will grow faster than if one person was responsible for updating and changing the site. A nice feature of the Wiki concept in sharing recipes is that you can add comments about how a recipe turned out or how you may have altered it.
How do I navigate the wiki site?
Just like any website--you can click on anything that looks like a hyperlink (underlined and in blue). The sidebar contains the table of contents and is the same on any page.
Using the SEARCH feature:
You can type any text in the search box (Upper right corner) and get a list of pages containing that term. Great for searching recipes by ingredient. Try it out: type 'apple' in the box. (You will get to the page for the Butternut Squash Soup recipe)
Printing out Recipes:
The PBwiki folks are working to improve the output of wiki pages to pdf and word files. Right now it's a little buggy. If you want a particular recipe, you can go to its page and click 'print preview' on your internet browser (under 'file'). You should be able to print right from there. I will also try to save each recipe as a file. You can access the files (MSword format) by clicking on the 'files' tab in the top navigation bar.
How do I change things on a page?
Just hit 'edit' on any page and use the tools in the header like you would use a word processor. It's easy. And you don't have to worry about making mistakes because with a wiki, users can always roll back the page to a previous version.
Don't forget to hit 'save' (at the bottom of the page) when you're done editing!
How do I add a new page?
Just hit 'new page' from any existing page and the wiki interface will walk you through creating a new page for the wiki.
If you want to add a recipe or other farm-related information and don't feel comfortable using the wiki, just email me the content and I can add it for you.
I have step by step instructions with screen shots on how to add a new recipe here
How do I link my new page to another page?
That can feel a little trickier, but it's really not hard. Let's say you want to add a recipe for salsa. If there is a page for tomato recipes, you can link the word tomato to that page by highlighting 'tomato' and clicking 'link'.
A window will pop up, walking you through the linking process.
- Under "Link type", select 'wikipage'.
- Under "Link to wiki page", select either "new page" or the existing page you wish to link to
- The rest of the popup form is filled in automatically
- Click 'OK' to create the link, 'cancel' if you change your mind.
If that feels too daunting, just email me and let me know what you want to do and I can fix it.
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