Features

Here’s the list of features offered by the XWiki Platform by default. A lot of other features can be added as Extensions. You can also check the list of Features bundled in XWiki Enterprise.

Page editing

Use simple wiki syntax to format text, create tables, create links, display images, etc. Alternatively use a powerful WYSIWYG editor to edit the content of documents.

Imports

Import content inside XWiki: Office, XWiki pages, Other wiki content, Excel, CSV, etc.

Content Organization

Organize your Documents by grouping them together by domain.

Applications & Extensions

Create applications by grouping several pages together. Import and export Applications to/from your wiki.

Database Support

Documents are stored in a relational database. Use your favorite database.

Document Lifecycle

Create, Edit, Show, Print, Delete, Copy, Rename and Send By Mail documents.

Rights Management

Control who can view, edit or delete documents in a flexible manner. Apply rights to a document, a space or an entire wiki.

Notifications

You can stay up to date with changes made to your wiki using RSS feeds, the Watchlist application and more.

Internationalization

Support different translations of your documents and have your users be automatically directed to version in their own language.

Version Control

Any change made in XWiki is saved under version control, meaning you can view any previous version of a page, compare different versions or rollback to any past version.

Exports

Export wiki pages to PDF, ODT, RTF, XML or HTML.

Programming

Use XWiki’s programming API directly into your pages (Velocity or Groovy) to perform advanced formatting, layout or anything really.

RESTful remote API

Use XWiki’s RESTful remote API to easily integrate XWiki with your application.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts help you save time since you never have to take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse.

Attachments

Attach as many files as you want to any page. These files can then be referenced and used in page contents.

Users and Groups Management

Add, delete and edit the users and groups in your wiki.

Skins

Completely customize document templates, add menus, modify CSS files. You’re in complete control of the look & feel.

Scalability & Performance

XWiki supports virtual wikis and allows Farms of wikis to be set up easily.

Document Templates & Forms

Easily creates forms by simple visual editing, attach these forms to documents and query them.

Distribution Wizard

Allows installing and upgrading your XWiki instances automatically.

Authentication

Describes the various authentication mechanisms suported by XWiki (Form, Basic, LDAP, Custom, etc).