A wiki application (also known as an "application wiki") is a web application that runs on a wiki. In software engineering, a web application is an application delivered to users from a web server over a network such as the World Wide Web or an intranet. ... Look up Wiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Description

Wikis allow users to maintain unstructured content very quickly and easily. Wiki applications add structure to wiki content.

Wiki software

Wikis engines that have a plugin API can be extended with application functionality, such as calendaring, spreadsheet calculations, charting and more. Those applications are created by programmers and are installed by the wiki administrator. Wiki software is a type of collaborative software that runs a wiki system. ... A plugin (plug-in, addin, add-in, addon or add-on) is a computer program that interacts with a main (or host) application (a web browser or an email program, for example) to provide a certain, usually very specific, function on demand. ... An application programming interface (API) is a source code interface that a computer system or program library provides to support requests for services to be made of it by a Length. ...

Structured wikis

Structured wikis such as TWiki go a step further and enable users to create their own wiki applications. Structured wikis provide database-like manipulation of fields stored on pages, and offer a query language to embed reports in wiki pages. Other wikis like XWiki let you program directly inside wiki pages to build specific applications based on the wiki platform. Structured wikis provide database-like manipulation of fields stored on pages, and usually offer an extraction and presentation language or markup with functionality somewhat similar to SQL. // Wikis are typically used as shared whiteboards that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit all content very quickly and easily. ... TWiki is a Wiki program which runs (serves as a platform for) certain wikis which are called TWikiSites. ... Look up Wiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... XWiki is a Wiki software package licensed under the GNU General Public License. ...

A structured wiki lends itself to support evolving processes at the workplace. First by enabling employees to document processes in the free-form wiki way, with linked pages maintained collaboratively. Secondly, by creating structured wiki application with forms, queries and reports that automate those processes.

Wiki applications

Wiki applications are also called situational applications because they are created ad-hoc by the users for very specific needs. Examples include call center status boards, to-do lists, sign-off sheets for export compliance, inventory systems and more. Applications are typically fairly simple, although there are also more sophisticated applications, such as employee handbooks, bug trackers and blog applications, to name a few. Palm OS-based task list application A task list (also to-do list) is a list of tasks to do, such as chores or sections to be done in a project. ... Inventory is a list of goods and materials, or those goods and materials themselves, held available in stock by a business. ... An employee handbook (or employee manual) details guidelines, expectations and procedures of a business or company to its employees. ... A bug tracking system is a software application that is designed to help programmers keep track of reported software bugs in their work. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

See also

• Wiki
• Structured wiki
• Situational application