Features / Usability

> It hard to get a point of view, without being at that point. Slowly I will turn into a TikiWiki veteran and hence will move from the newbie's point to veteran's point. Some of the things which a newbie to TikiWiki.org feel uncomfortable might be obvious second nature, to a veteran.
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> Here r some of the things that I felt uncomfortable with, as a newbie to TikiWiki website.
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> 1) The forum should be accessible from the TikiWiki homepage. This I think is the major reason why there is very less communication in the forums. Forum should always receive focus, both from website designers and users.

Please request this at dev.tikiwiki.org in the wishlist. I happen to agree!
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> 2) Why do I have to login separately every now and then inside tikiwiki.org, doc.tikiwiki.org etc. One single login should persist. There is no point in repeatedly logging in, when the same username/password set works.

The tiki site family uses a utility called intertiki to propagate your login across all sites. It's not perfect, and sometimes it loses touch with a site.
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> 3) Why do templates change as I move across the Tiki website. Blue templates here, green after sometime. Consistent templates look better.

We're in the process of a major theme upgrade. Things may look different for awhile.
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> I hope my observations as a newbie will help. I might edit the post in the future. Byeeeeee. TikiWiki is gr8.

Observations are helpful. Digging in and contributing is even more helpful. Please consider giving back to the project by helping with coding, documentation, or testing.

Dave