Wiki.js

What is Wiki.js?

Wiki.js is a modern, open-source wiki and documentation platform designed to be lightweight, extensible, and developer-friendly. Wiki.js allows users to create, manage, and publish content using a beautiful and customizable interface.

 

Unlike traditional wiki tools, Wiki.js offers a host of features that cater specifically to the needs of development teams—including Git integration, Markdown editing, authentication providers, fine-grained access control, and multi-language support.

 

Why Choose Wiki.js for Developer Documentation?

 

Markdown-First Editing

Developers like Markdown, and Wiki.js speaks it fluently. Every page in Wiki.js can be authored using Markdown, making it fast and familiar for technical teams to write and maintain documentation. It also supports code blocks with syntax highlighting for dozens of programming languages.

 

Git Integration

One of the powerful features of Wiki.js is its native Git synchronization. This feature allows your wiki pages to be automatically pushed to or pulled from a Git repository,ensuring version control, offline editing, and backup capabilities. It’s perfect for integrating documentation into your CI/CD workflows.

 

Authentication and Access Control

Wiki.js comes with built-in support for SSO providers like Google, GitHub, LDAP, and more. it allows you to manage who can view or edit your documentation. You can set fine-grained role-based access controls, making it secure for enterprise or internal teams.

 

Modular and Extensible

Wiki.js is modular by design. It comes with a wide array of modules—such as diagrams, file management, comments, analytics, and more—and you can easily extend it to suit your team’s unique requirements.

 

Multilingual Support

Need to create documentation in multiple languages? Wiki.js supports content localization and multilingual editing, making it a solid choice for global teams or open-source projects with international contributors.

 

Getting Started with Dev-doc Wiki.js (Step-by-step walkthrough)

 

Step 1: Log in to Dev-doc.

Step 2: Click the hamburger icon in the top-left corner of the interface.From the navigation menu, select Wikidoc.

 

Step 3: Click Create Home Page.

 

Step 4: Choose your preferred editor type. Dev-doc supports five types of editors:

• Markdown: A plain text editor using Markdown syntax. Learn more.
• Visual Editor: A rich, GUI-based editor with WYSIWYG support. Learn more.
• AsciiDoc: A plain text editor that uses AsciiDoc syntax. Learn more.
• Code: An HTML-based raw code editor. Learn more.
• Form Template: Allows you to use an existing template. Learn more.

Step 5: Provide the necessary details, then click Create to get started with your home page.