UseModWiki is an implementation of the original Wiki concept created byWardCunningham. A "wiki" is a website that is collaboratively edited by its users, including the ability to change text written by other users (seeWhatIsaWiki). This site exists to testUseModWiki and to attract suggestions for future improvements. SeeSiteList for a large list of other sites usingUseModWiki--a good example site is the[Meatball wiki] which discusses online communities.

The current release ofUseModWiki is available from the/Download page.

In september 2023 the domain usemod.com expired and the wiki was moved to www.usemod.org.

Some useful starting points include:

• RecentChanges (New pages and changes on this site)
• RecentVisitors (Sign your name here)
• SiteList (Other sites usingUseModWiki)
• OtherWikis (UseModWiki is not the only wiki server available)
• /MailingList (For major announcements like new releases)
• /Talk (Discussions regarding this home page)

What you can do withUseModWiki:

• WhatIsaWiki (Introduction)
• SandBox (Feel free to test editing here)
• /WhyAnotherWiki (Goals of this project)
• /Features (Unique and common features of this wiki)
• /NewFeatures (New features in the 1.0 release)
• System (The url commandsUseModWiki understands)
• TextFormattingRules (The special formatting rules of this wiki)

How to set up your own wiki:

• /Download (How to getUseModWiki)
• /Install (Setup and configuration details)
• /InstallWindows (Installation under Microsoft Windows)
• /Translations (Setting up a non-English version)
• BrowserSideBars
• /Settings (Documentation for some settings)

Help:

• /UseModFAQ (CommonUseMod queries)
• /DeveloperQuestions
• UserHelp (User to user help)

Development:

• UseModWikiDocumentation
  • Functions (Subroutines which make up wiki.cgi (incomplete))
  • Actions (All the actions that can appear after the ? in the url)
    • AdminFeatures
  • DataBase (Low-level file formats)
• /DeveloperQuestions
• WikiSuggestions (From other users)
• WikiBugs (Reported bugs)
• WikiPatches (Patches and improvements)

About this software:

• /WhyUseMod (Explains the name of the site).
• /History (Events in the development ofUseModWiki)
• /Credits (Atis-Wiki and current credits)
• /License (GPL)

Any comments and suggestions are welcome! --CliffordAdams

In July 2007 I took over the project from Cliff. The contact address ismailto:usemod@usemod.org --MarkusLude