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Name |
Feature name and link |
Description |
Dev (Bug reports & Feature requests) |
Type of feature |
Setup and admin UI |
UI end user |
Stability |
Feature-set and power |
Admin icon |
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Open development
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Open Development
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Written and maintained by an active and international community of volunteer contributors. While many developers offer consulting services, no company controls the development.
Think of Tiki as applying the wiki way not just to content but also to software development. YOU are invited to participate!"
Please read more about the Tiki Model
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Other
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Open standards & protocols
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Open standards and protocols
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Tiki developers are Tiki users too and prefer open protocols and standards -
http://tiki.org/TikiStandards.
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Other
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External wiki
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External Wikis
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Create links easily with other wikis.
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Text Area
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B
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B
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A
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C
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Table of content
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Automatic Table of Contents
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Automatically generate and display a table of contents based on page titles within a structure (toc), or from the headings on a page (maketoc).
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Text Area
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A
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C
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A
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C
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ZZZ Other features
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All the features, modules and activities enabled by permissions that don't fit into other categories.
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E
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Plugin Module
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PluginModule
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Insert a content or functionality module in any editable-text area of the site, such as a wiki page, article, etc.
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Text Area
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B
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C
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B
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B
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Community
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Community
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Configure site community settings such as user identity and participation details, and social interaction settings.
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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C
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Color Modes
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Color Modes
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Color modes enable website users to select an alternative color scheme. Initially in Tiki 26, users can switch between light, dark, and auto (auto mode means following the preference set in the user's browser). In Tiki 26.1, the ability to add custom color modes via Look and Feel admin controls will be added.
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Transversal
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C
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B
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C
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C
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Kaltura Video
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Kaltura Video
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Video management
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Section
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C
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B
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B
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A
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Custom Home
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Custom Home
(Removed in Tiki 15)
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This feature was made redundant by the ability, via PluginLayout, etc., to fully customize a standard wiki page to use as the Homepage.
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Navigation
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B
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A
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C
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Forum
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Forums
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Forums are online discussions organized by topic (or thread). Tiki forums feature threaded or flat views, file attachments, moderation and queuing, monitoring (subscription) of particular forums or topics, and full usage of wiki syntax.
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Section
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B
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C
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B
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C
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Group
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Groups
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The three default groups (anonymous, registered, and admin) can be added to freely as needed for the site. Groups can inherit other groups' permissions, to simplify access management.
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Administration
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A
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A
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A
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A
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Tell a friend
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Tell a Friend
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With this feature activated, to share pages, a link "Email this page" is added at the top of all pages.
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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C
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Trackers
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Trackers
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Facts and figures storage and retrieval. A forms and database generator, with reporting. Can be used for a bug tracker, item database, issue tracker, etc
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Section
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B
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A
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B
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A
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Web Services
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Web Services
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Can receive web services via JSON or YAML.
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Programmers
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D
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C
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B
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Packages
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Packages
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External software packages installation and management via Composer.
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Administration
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B
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B
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C
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C
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Connect
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Connect
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Various tools for communication with the Tiki Community, developers, other Tiki site admins and users.
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Administration
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B
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B
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B
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B
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We eat our own Dogfood
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We eat our own DogFood
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Tiki is a community. Tiki is a software. The Tiki community is recursively using and improving the Tiki software, which is used to support the community as well as to make available to the general public.
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Other
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Quality components
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External Libraries
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Tiki makes good use of existing and active open source projects such as Zend Framework, Smarty, MySQL, PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap, CKeditor, etc.
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Other
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File Gallery
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File Gallery
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File Galleries enable secure and efficient uploading, storage, downloading and other serving of all types of files including images, videos, podcasts, text and PDF documents and more.
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Section
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B
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C
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B
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A
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Hotwords
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Hotwords
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If enabled, wiki pages are parsed and some words are automatically converted to HTML links.
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Text Area
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C
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Multilingual
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i18n
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i18n (or internationalization) - Tiki is translated in 20 languages. Handles multilingual navigation & content. Can keep track of translation (de)synchronization. http://wiki-translation.com
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Transversal
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C
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B
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B
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A
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Messages
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Messages
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Internal (within the site) messages from one site user to another.
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Section
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A
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A
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A
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B
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Interaction with popular external software, services or websites
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Interaction with popular external software, services or websites
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For example: Google video, Google Maps, YouTube, Skype, Google AdSense, Mindmap and many more!
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Transversal
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A
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Tiki Manager
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Manager
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A combination of shell and PHP scripts to install, update, backup and monitor (check security of) a large number of Tiki installations (instances).
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Administration
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D
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C
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A
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Mobile
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Mobile
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Tiki uses the Bootstrap CSS framework by default for responsive web design - pages conform to the display size of all desktop and mobile devices.
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Modules
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Modules
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Boxes for content, typically on the left or right of a portal-style site but can be placed anywhere, even in page content, with or without a visual frame. Very useful for navigation and content re-use. Over 100 built-in modules are available, and site admins can create their own.
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Navigation
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A
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A
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B
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A
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Payment
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Payments
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Enables the requesting and management of payments (invoicing), and connects payments to other features.
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Administration
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C
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B
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B
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C
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Caching
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Cache
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Tiki uses the built-in cache of the Smarty template engine.
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Administration
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A
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A
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B
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A
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Cache
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Cache
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External URLs can be cached inside Tiki - this is possible for links from the Wiki as well as for the User Bookmarks
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Text Area
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B
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B
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A
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C
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Polls
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Polls
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Make and manage lists of options to be voted on; polls are displayed in a module (in left or right column or other module zone, in wiki pages, etc.).
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Text Area
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B
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A
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C
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C
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Print Settings
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Print
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Includes printing pages, groups of pages, and PDF documents.
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Profiles
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Profiles
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In Tiki terminology, a "profile" is a set of site configuration preferences and website item creation instructions that are applied as a group.
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Administration
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A
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A
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B
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A
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Screencast
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Screencasts (Feature removed in Tiki 17)
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This permits capturing the device screen and uploading to Tiki. An image is produced (that you can then draw on), or short video with sound. The jCapture applet is used.
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Section
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A
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A
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C
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B
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Site identity
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Look and Feel
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The site can be customized or personalized using the admin interface, to set the site title, logo and so on. No need for editing PHP or Smarty TPL files.
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Navigation
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B
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A
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B
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A
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Social Networks
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Social Networks
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Integrates popular social networks (such as Facebook,Twitter, Linkedin or Google+ ) into Tiki.
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Webmail
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Webmail
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Provides a webmail interface for site users' own IMAP or SMTP accounts. The Webmail tool has been massively improved since in Tiki20. Please see Email as a first-class citizen
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Section
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C
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B
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C
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B
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Accessibility
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Accessibility
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Not so much a feature as a value, web accessibility is prioritized in Tiki.
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Transversal
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C
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Action log
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Action Log
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Track user activity on the basis of a single user or multiple users, groups or categories.
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Administration
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B
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B
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B
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C
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Articles
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Articles
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Articles can be used for date-specific news and announcements. You can configure articles to automatically publish and expire at specific times or to require that submissions be approved before becoming "live." In addition to categories and tags, articles include their own unique classification system of Topics and Types.
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Section
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Banners
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Banners
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Insert, track, and manage advertising banners.
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Transversal
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B
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A
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B
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C
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BigBlueButton Audio/Video/Chat/Screensharing
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BigBlueButton
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Open source instruction-focused real-time collaboration tool. (Audio/Video/Screensharing/Chat)
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Section
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C
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A
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B
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B
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Blog
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Blogs
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Multiple blogs can be created with various author and display configurations, etc.
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Section
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A
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A
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A
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B
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Bookmarks
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Bookmarks
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User bookmarks let users bookmark internal or external pages, create folders and organize their personal bookmarks in folders. Bookmarks can be cached if that option is enabled. A module is provided to let the users see their bookmarks, navigate through them, and add new bookmarks.
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Navigation
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C
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C
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C
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C
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Browser Compatibility
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Browser Compatibility
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On the client side, all you need is a Web browser running on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
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Other
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Calendar
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Calendar
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Events calendar with public, private and group channels
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Section
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B
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B
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B
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A
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Category system
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Categories
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Global category system. Items of different types (wiki pages, articles, tracker items, etc) can be added to one or many categories. Categories can have permissions.
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Navigation
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B
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B
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B
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A
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Chat
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MiniChat
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Real-time group text chatting
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Section
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A
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C
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B
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C
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Comments
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Comments
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Comment posting available for many features (wiki pages, articles, blogs, forums, etc)
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Transversal
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B
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B
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B
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B
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Communication Center
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Communication Center
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Send/receive objects to and from other Tiki-powered sites
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Administration
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B
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A
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A
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B
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