Managing+Your+Wiki

=Managing Your Wiki= If you are using your wiki as a simple source of information for others, then management is not a major concern. As long as you have not enabled the option for any user to edit the wiki, you can ignore the management aspect. If you are, however, designing a wiki that your whole class will be able to edit, then wiki management is something you will need to understand.

The "Manage Wiki" button gives you access to all of the wiki management features. The features are broken down into four main categories. Each category contains several different options. Some of the basic options are outlined below:

Content
Pages - This option allows you to completely remove certain pages from your wiki. Files - Allows you to upload files, manage the files you have uploaded and rename or delete any files on your wiki. Recycle Bin - Allows you to recover deleted pages and files. Note that files are not kept indefinitely and will eventually be removed from the recycle bin.

People

 * Members** - This allows you to invite new members to your wiki and allow them to view and edit your pages. By simply typing someone's email address into the Invite a New Member box, you can add them as a contributor to your wiki.


 * Permissions** - The section lets you choose who is able to view, edit and discuss your wiki. You can set permissions for the entire wiki or for individual pages. The tutorial video: [] will provide more information on editing permissions.


 * Invite People** - This option allows you to send out bulk invites to your wiki. This option is great for inviting an entire class to join your wiki. This tutorial video: [] gives more information about bulk invites.

Settings
The look and feel option discussed in the Your First Wiki tutorial appears under this heading. This section also contains most of the advanced wiki options related to subscriptions and domain name linking. Most of these tools involve some sort of cost so they won't be covered in this tutorial.

Tools

 * Notifications** - Choose when you would like to be notified about modifications to your wiki. You can choose to be notified by email when users change, discuss or otherwise modify your wiki contents.


 * Wiki Statistics** - Shows a variety of graphs that help you see when your wiki gets web traffic and how often your members visit and edit your wiki.


 * Delete Wiki** - This option allows you to completely remove your wiki from the wikispaces server. Removing the wiki will make it unrecoverable and you will no longer be able to use the wiki name either.