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A wrong page is put right in two clicks
Many people write in a wiki, and sooner or later someone deletes the right paragraph. In kWiki every save stays as a version, the bin doesn’t really delete, and two colleagues on the same page don’t wipe out each other’s work.
Nobody enjoys writing where a mistake can’t be undone
At Officina Ferrero three people update the service procedure. On Tuesday someone rewrites the spare parts section and removes a step that was needed. With the history you see who saved and when, open Monday’s version and restore it. If the new one turns out better, you go forward again: a restore is a version too.
How it works
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You save the page
Every save becomes a numbered version, with author and date. You don’t have to remember to make a copy.
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You open the history
From the page you go through the versions, open them and read how the text was. A Reader can do this too.
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You restore
An Author brings back the old text with a click. The history isn’t rewritten: the restore is added on top, and can be undone like any other version.
Even going back can be undone.
What you can do
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Who saved, and when
Every version shows author and date, and restores are marked as such. You see straight away where a change came from.
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A restore deletes nothing
Going back doesn’t throw away later versions: they stay in the list, and they can be restored too.
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Two people on the same page
If a colleague saved while you were writing, kWiki doesn’t overwrite: your draft stays there and it asks you what to do.
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You choose, knowing what happens
You reload and see your colleague’s text, losing your draft, or you keep your changes and save over. Even then their version stays in the history.
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The bin belongs to the space
A removed page goes to the space’s bin. Authors and Managers see it and put it back; a Reader doesn’t see it.
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Subpages don’t disappear
If you bin a page that contains others, those move up a level and stay in the tree. Nothing disappears with the parent.
Frequently asked questions
Can two of us write at the same time?
Not with live cursors: you save by hand. If a colleague saves while you write, kWiki flags it and lets you choose, without overwriting anything on its own.
Can a page be deleted for good?
Not in this version: no level really deletes. A page stays in the space’s bin until someone puts it back.
Does a page go back where it was from the bin?
It returns to the top of the space, with its text. From there you put it where it’s needed with “Move”: its former subpages have meanwhile moved up a level.
Can a Reader restore a version?
No. A Reader can read versions, but restoring one, or putting a page back, needs the Author level in that space.
The other kWiki features
Want to see it with your procedures?
We show you kWiki with a test space: how a procedure is written, how it links to files and projects and who can read it. Half an hour, no strings attached.
Alex