Main Window

Actually the main window may look like anything because its appearance is completely configurable via template themes. This page describes the default template that comes with DokuWiki.

Screenshot:

On the very top left you see the title of the page. On the right you see the title of this wiki installation. In the second line you see a grey-blueish bar with some buttons. Let's go through them one by one.

• “Edit this page” - Yes, you are allowed to edit any page in this Wiki. That's what wikis are all about. See Editing DokuWiki Pages.
• “Old revisions” - When someone edited a page, DokuWiki remembers the old versions, which are then also called revisions. See Older page revisions.
• “Recent Changes” - This is one of the most important entry points into a wiki when you regularly visit this page. It leads to a list of pages that have recently been changed. See Recent Changes.
• “Search” - A fulltext search over the whole content of this wiki. See Search.

The third line starts with the word “Trace:”. After that is a list of pages that you've just read, like the history function in your browser. Read breadcrumbs for more info.

Note that another kind of breadcrumb is available, which displays the hierarchy of namespaces the current page is in. See the youarehere configuration setting.

The main part of the window is taken by the content area. This is where your wiki source is shown and rendered. See page structure for more info.

The bottom part of the page is populated with :

• user info, which tells who is logged in
• page info, which tells when and who has edited the page last
• buttons, where you find again Edit and Old revisions, or :
  • Login which lets you login
  • Sitemap which shows an index of the pages and namespaces
  • Back to top, a shortcut to get you back to top on long pages
  • If your profile is admin, you may see an Admin button that leads you to the admin window