History: User Type

Brainstorming to answer why/how Tiki is useful for various types of users.

(alphabetically sorted)

Information architect

Me: I dream about ontologies & tags

Tiki has a ton of goodies for you. With categories, you can create a basic document workflow. With structures, you can create a book from a collection of wiki pages. Semantic links and Mind Mapping.

1.2. Intranet manager

Me: I dream of ACLs. I need a powerful & flexible permission system

Tiki has 200+ different permissions you can set to any group. Groups can be included in groups (and inherit permissions). Just about any item in Tiki can have individual permissions which override global permissions. And, to make management easier, Tiki also offers category permissions.

1.3. Lawyer

Me: I am concerned about licensing, etc.

Tiki is licensed LGPL. Tiki is free as in free speech and free beer.

1.4. Marketing department

Me: I have info to get out, and don't want to wait for a webmaster.

Tiki has a full range of features to make a great publishing platform, with plenty of Interaction tools. Please also see: SEO

1.5. Philanthropist

Me: I want to help

Tiki is free as in free beer. Tiki got this far with a budget of 0, but money would help to cover travel expenses for contributors for TikiFests.

1.6. Researcher

Me: I am doing my PhD and I would like some people to review my work.

Tiki is a great knowledge management tool. (+ see Information Architect)

1.7. Wiki fan

Me: I want to find the most amazing wiki out there

Tiki is certainly one of the most powerful wikis available. If you find a feature in another wiki which is not offered by TikiWiki, please contact Marc Laporte, Please also read Why Wiki Syntax is Important.