| General Features | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.3.0.0
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8.08.13
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0.12.0
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| Last Release Date |
2013-08-02 (12 years ago)
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2008-08-13 (17 years ago)
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2010-06-21 (15 years ago)
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| Last Update here |
2013-08-29 (12 years ago)
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2009-02-02 (17 years ago)
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2010-08-24 (15 years ago)
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2009-12-09 (16 years ago)
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| Author |
J.W. Davidson
|
Yuri Takhteyev
|
legolas558
|
Michal Frackowiak
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| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| License |
Apache License 2.0
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MIT/X
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GPLv2
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AGPLv3
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| Programming Language |
C#
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Lua
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JavaScript
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| Data Storage |
Database, Files
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Database, Files, RCS
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Files
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Database
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| License Cost/ Fee |
$0
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0
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Free / Paid Accounts (starts from $5 per month)
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| Development status |
Mature
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Mature
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Mature
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Mature
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| Intended Audience |
small organization to enterprise
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Small teams or private users
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Advanced End Users
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companies, private users, social groups and communities, software developers, tech geeks
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| Hosting Features | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Storage Quota |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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1500MB for free users, more for Pro accounts
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| Bandwidth Quota |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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no limit
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| Other Limits |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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max uploaded file size limit
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| Topic Restrictions |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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by Terms Of Service
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| Corporate Branding |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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| Own Domain |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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| Ads allowed |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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| System Requirements | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Operating System |
Windows
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Linux, UNIX, OSX, Windows
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OS Independent (Browser Application)
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| Root Access |
Yes
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No
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No
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No
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| Webserver |
IIS7 or IIS8
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Apache, CGI, Xavante
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||
| Other Requirements |
IronPython
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gcc or Lua
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JavaScript-capable browser
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| Datastorage | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Text Files |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Unknown
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| MySQL |
No
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Plugin
|
No
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Unknown
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| PostgreSQL |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Oracle |
No
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No
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No
|
Unknown
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| SQLite |
Yes
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Plugin
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No
|
Unknown
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| BerkeleyDB |
No
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No
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No
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Unknown
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| RCS |
No
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No
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No
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Unknown
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| Other |
MS SQL, MS SQL Express
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Git
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Self-modifying XHTML file, can export into XHTML and WSIF
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| Security/Anti-Spam | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Page Permissions |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| ACL |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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| Authentication Backends |
MS Membership and Roles
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Yes
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Supports per-page AES encryption
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| Host Blocking |
Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Mail Encryption |
No
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No
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No
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No
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| nofollow |
No
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No
|
No
|
Yes
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| Blacklist |
Yes
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No
|
No
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Yes
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| CAPTCHA |
Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
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| Delayed Indexing |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Development/Support | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| # of Consultants | ||||
| Preconfigured Hosting |
No
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Code Repository | ||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||
| Mailing List | ||||
| Support Forum | ||||
| Chat Channel | ||||
| Stars on GitHub |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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| Common Features | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Preview |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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| Minor Changes |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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| Change Summary |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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Yes
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| Page History |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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| Page Revisions |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
None
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Unlimited
|
| Revision Diffs |
Between all
|
Between all
|
No
|
Between all
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| Sitemap |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugin System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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| Special Features | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Right-to-Left Support |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Interface Languages |
1
English |
3
English, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian |
2
English, Italian |
2
English, Polish |
| Email notification |
No
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Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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| Comments |
Discussion Pages
|
No
|
No
|
Threaded
|
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Namespaces |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Conflict Handling |
None
|
None
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Page Locking
|
Page Locking
|
| Concurrent Editing |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
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| Search |
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
Full Text
|
| Wiki Farming |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Structured Data |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Links | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| CamelCase |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
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| Freelinks |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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| Backlinks |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| InterWiki |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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| SisterWiki |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Image Links |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Windows Shares |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Page Redirects |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Syntax Features | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| HTML Tags |
None
|
Some
|
All
|
None
|
| Math formulas |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Tables |
simple + complex
|
complex
|
simple + complex
|
simple + complex
|
| CREOLE support |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Markdown Support |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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| Textile Support |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| BBCode Support |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Emoticon Images |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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| Footnotes |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
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| Internal Comments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Custom styles |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| FAQ Tags |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Scripting |
IronPython
|
Lua, JavaScript
|
JavaScript
|
CSS styles, embeddable JavaScript, reporting language
|
| Content Includes |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Feed Aggregation |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Usability | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Section Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Page Templates |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Double-Click Edit |
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Toolbar |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| WYSIWYG Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Access Keys |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Auto Signature |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Statistics | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Recent Changes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Wanted Pages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Orphaned Pages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Most/Least Popular |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Recent Visitors |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Analysis |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Output | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS
|
No
|
Print View
|
Print View
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| Mobile Friendly |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
| Themes & Skins |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| RSS Feeds |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ATOM Feeds |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Abbreviations |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Auto-TOC |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Raw Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML Export |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| XML export |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| PDF Export |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Office Export |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Media and Files | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| File Attachments |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Media Revisions |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Embedded Flash |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Embedded Video |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Image Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| SVG Editing |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| MindMap Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media Search |
Contents
|
No
|
Filenames only
|
No
|
| Extras | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Optional
|
| Image Galleries |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Presentations |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Blogs |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Ticket System |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Chat |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Syntax Examples | LynxWiki | Sputnik | Wiki on a Stick | Wikidot |
| Internal Link |
CamelCase "display text":DisplayText |
[[Sputnik]] |
[[WoaS test page]] |
[[[page-name]]] or [[[page-name|anchor]]] |
| External Link |
http://www.wikimatrix.org "Wiki Matrix":http://www.wikimatrix.org "this is a link (optional tooltip)":http://www.microsoft.com |
[Sputnik](http://spu.tnik.org) |
[[http://stickwiki.sf.net/|WoaS Official Website]] |
http://www.wikimatrix.org or [http://www.wikimatrix.org WikiMatrix] |
| Headlines |
!!Header 2 !!!Header 3 !!!!!!Header 6 |
# Sputnik |
= Header 1 == Header 2 === Header 3 |
+++ headline level 3 |
| Bold Format |
*bold* '''bold''' |
**Sputnik** or __Sputnik__ |
*bold text* |
**bold text** |
| Italics Format |
_italics_ |
*Sputnik* or _Sputnik_ |
/italics text/ |
//italic text// |
| Underline Format |
+underlined+ |
|
_underlined text_ |
__underlined text__ |
| Monospace Format |
[indent single space] @mono space on single line@ @@ start on multiline with end @@ |
|
{{{this text will not render wiki syntax}}} |
{{monospaced text}} |
| Strikethrough Format |
-strikethrough- |
|
|
--strikethrough text-- |
| Superscript Format |
superscript^234^ |
|
|
^^superscript^^ |
| Subscript Format |
water: H~2~O |
|
|
,,subscript,, |
| Images |
[image:/LynxWiki/Attachments/upload/images/IMG_2002.jpg] http://www.example.org/someimage.jpg |
|
[[Image::woas.png]] |
[[image src="..."]] |
| Aligning Text |
N/A |
|
|
= Centered line |
| Text Indentation |
N/A |
> Sputnik |
|
> First level of indentation >> Second level of indentation. |
| Bulleted Lists |
* first bullet (8 spaces) * first sub item bullet * second item |
* Sputnik |
* element 1 * element 2 * element 3 |
* element 1 * element 2 |
| Numbered Lists |
1. first numbered item 1. second item |
1. Sputnik |
* element 1 * element 2 * element 3 |
# element 1 # element 1 |
| Definition Lists |
N/A |
|
|
: item : description |
| Horizontal Rule |
---- |
- - - |
---- |
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| remove LynxWiki | remove Sputnik | remove Wiki on a Stick | remove Wikidot |