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user: Document globally editable wikis
Document the `Allow anyone to edit the Wiki` option in `Settings`, and
the consequences of activating it.

Signed-off-by: Gergely Nagy <me@gergo.csillger.hu>
2024-01-10 10:04:39 +01:00

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---
title: 'Integrated Wiki'
license: 'CC-BY-SA-4.0'
origin_url: 'https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Documentation/src/commit/7bb8fa5ca559073c028805888195ee31b1f3d9c2/content/getting-started/wiki.md'
---
A [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) is a collaborative space on the web. It is a common practice to use wikis to collect knowledge and share information.
Codeberg allows you to add a wiki to a repo for additional documentation.
The user in these examples is `knut`, the polar bear and its repository is `foobar`.
## Activation and Permissions
To enable the wiki for a repository, visit the `Settings` page and activate `Enable Repository Wiki` in the `Advanced Section`. It will default to the built-in wiki which is described here, but you can add an URI to an external site the "Wiki" tab should link to.
> **Warning**
> Be aware that the wiki, once enabled, is accessible for _everyone_ who has `read` access to your repository - on public repositories even unauthenticated guests can access the wiki.
> The wiki is _not_ a suitable place for storing private information or secrets (like passwords).
>
> Activating the `Allow anyone to edit the Wiki` option in `Settings` will give everyone with an account write access to the wiki.
To edit the wiki `write` permission to the repository is required, unless the `Allow anyone to edit the Wiki` setting is activated on the `Settings` page, in the `Advanced Settings` section.
## Wiki structure
The wiki is essentially a separate Git repo in your repository with a predefined name in the form of `<your-repository-name>.wiki.git`.
It consists of [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) files (file extension `.md`) and additional assets like images.
No further stylesheets are needed. The Markdown files are automatically rendered according to the selected Forgejo theme.
## Adding content via web
After you have enabled the wiki you are prompted to create the initial page `Home.md`.
The web UI in your browser is currently limited to adding, updating, and deleting pages; you can't manage assets like images this way.
![Wiki home page with edit buttons](../_images/user/wiki/wiki_pageview.png)
Clicking on the "Insert Image" button will make the following text appear in your text editor: `![](https://)`
## Adding content using a local Git client
You can work with the wiki repo as you would with any other Git repo on Forgejo.
```shell
git clone git@codeberg.org:knut/foobar.wiki.git
cd foobar.wiki
nano Home.md # or your editor of choice
git commit -am "create Home page"
```
Editing locally allows you to use your favorite editor (preferably with Markdown syntax check and highlighting) and manage additional assets like images.
### Adding images using a local Git client
You can add images to the root directory or a specific subfolder (like `assets` or `images`) using your local Git client.
A feasible workflow might look like this:
```shell
# create a subfolder for images
mkdir images
cd images
# copy the image into this folder
git add images/image.png
git commit -m "add image"
git push
```
## Attaching images in Markdown documents
Now, you can reference the image in Markdown, like this:
**File in repository**:
```markdown
![image alt text](images/image.png 'image title')
```
**External image**:
```markdown
![image alt text](https://example.com/image.jpg 'image title')
```
When including images from Forgejo repositories, keep in mind that _you should use the raw version of the image._
After saving your changes, the image should be visible.
> In contrast to embedding external images, images in Git are only rendered after saving the wiki or Markdown file changes.
## Adding a sidebar and a footer
To enhance the usability of your wiki you can add a custom sidebar and a footer that are shown on every page. The sidebar will be displayed to the right of the main content and the footer below.
To enable the sidebar, just add a file named `_Sidebar.md` to your wiki. For a footer the file must be named `_Footer.md`.
Both file types allow common Markdown syntax to adjust the presentation to your needs.
Very basic example for a sidebar:
```markdown
- [[Home]]
### Content
- [Page 1](./Page-1/)
> knuts wiki
```
> These files starting with `_` are hidden, so in the web UI you need to manually browse for the files. E.g. for our user _knut_ and his _foobar_ repo:
> `https://codeberg.org/knut/foobar/wiki/_Sidebar`