The pages below describe various aspects of [[#using|using]], [[#admin|administering]] and [[#trouble|troubleshooting]] a PmWiki installation, as well as aspects of the [[#misc|PmWiki community]].

As you can see, the documentation is still incomplete. Feel free to help yourself and others by completing it! Just edit the pages on %newwin%[[PmWiki:DocumentationIndex|pmwiki.org]]. You might want to follow or contribute to the [[PmWiki:DocumentationGuidelines | documentation guidelines]].

!! [[#contents]] Table of Contents

* [[#using | Beginner Topics for Creating/Editing Pages]]
* [[#intermed |Intermediate Editing Topics]]
* [[#struct | Wiki Structures: Organizing and Protecting Pages]]
* [[#admin | PmWiki Site Administration]]
* [[#misc |About PmWiki]]

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!! [[#using]] Beginner Topics for Creating and Editing Pages

* [[Basic editing]] - Examples of common PmWiki page markup
* [[Creating new pages]] - How to add a page to the site
* [[Links]] - Creating links to other places in the site or to an external URL
* [[Images]] - Placing images in pages
* [[Text formatting rules]] - A large list of available PmWiki markup

!! [[#intermed]] Intermediate Editing Topics
* [[Uploads]] - Allow authors to upload files, also known as page attachments
* [[Tables]] - How to use the original type of table markup
* [[Table directives]] - Newer, more advanced type of table markup
* [[WikiStyles]] - Modify the color and other CSS style attributes of a page's contents
** [[WikiStyle examples]] - More wikistyle demonstration

* [[Page directives]] - Specify page titles, descriptions, etc., and display of various components
* [[Include other pages]] - Insert the contents of other pages into a wiki page
* [[InterMap]] links - System for defining links among (usually wiki) sites
* [[Conditional markup]] - Use the [=(:if:)=] directive to include or exclude portions of a page
* [[Page variables]] - Variables that can be used in page markup

* [[Markup master index]] - Everything you wanted to know about wiki markup but were afraid to ask
* [[Simultaneous edits]] - Handling multiple attempts to edit a page nearly simultaneously

!! [[#struct]] Organizing and Protecting Pages
* [[Wiki structure]] - Some options for organizing pages on the site
* [[Wiki Group]]s - Organizing pages into wiki groups
* [[Group Headers]] - Add content to the beginning of all pages in a [[WikiGroup]]
* [[WikiTrails]] - Create navigation paths (trails) through pages
* [[Page history]] - View/recover previous versions of a page

* [[Passwords]] - Password protect pages and groups
* [[Categories]] - Organize pages into categories (like "tags" and "labels")
* [[Page lists]] - Get lists of pages using [=(:pagelist:)=] and [=(:searchresults:)=]
* [[Deleting pages]] - How to remove pages from the site

!! [[#admin]] PmWiki Site Administration
* [[Installation]] - How to download and install PmWiki
* [[Initial setup tasks]] - First steps following a fresh installation
* [[Local customizations]] - Customize your installation
* [[Skins]] - Change your site's overall look and feel
* [[Upgrades]] - Upgrade your site to a newer version of PmWiki

* [[Backup and Restore]] - Be prepared for disaster recovery
* [[PerGroup customizations | Per-group customizations]] - How to customize a subset of your wiki
* [[Passwords admin]]istration - Apply passwords to pages, wiki groups, or the entire site
* [[AuthUser]] - Identity-based authorization system (usernames and authorization groups)
* [[Uploads admin]]istration - Configure your site for file attachments

* [[Internationalizations]] - How to use translation pages and the XLPage() function
* [[Wiki Farms]] - Run multiple sites using one copy of [=PmWiki=]
* [[Custom InterMap]] - The default InterMap links, and how to create more of them
* [[Custom markup]] - Create custom wiki markup as a local customization
* [[Custom WikiStyles]] - The predefined WikiStyles and how to define your own

* [[Blocklist]] - Avoid wikispam by blocking phrases or IP addresses
* [[Notify]] - Send email messages when pages are changed (but see also [[web feeds]])
* [[Web feeds]] - Provide RSS, Atom, and Dublin Core syndication feeds
* [[RefCount]] - Find orphaned and missing pages
* [[Available actions]] - A list of descriptions for what ?action=XXX does
* [[Troubleshooting]] [[#trouble]] - Advice for troubleshooting an installation

* [[Url approvals]] - Discourage "link spamming" with ''urlapprove.php''
* [[Variables]] - Variables available for local customization
* [[Functions]] - How some functions in pmwiki.php work
* [[Page file format]] - Create wiki formatted pages in bulk and for upload to your pmwiki site

* [[Changes from PmWiki 1]] - Features of PmWiki 1.0 that have been changed or eliminated
* [[Upgrading from PmWiki 1]] - Suggestions for upgrading a PmWiki 1.x installation to PmWiki 2

!! [[#misc]] About PmWiki
* [[Audiences]] - Describes the "audiences" for which PmWiki was designed
* [[Contributors]] - Some contributors to PmWiki's development and improvement
* [[Mailing lists]] - The email discussion lists available and their archives
* [[PmWikiPhilosophy]] - Some of the ideas that guide the design and implementation of PmWiki
* [[Design notes]] - Some of the features and notes about PmWiki's design decisions

* [[(PmWiki:)References]] - Places where PmWiki has been written about
* [[Glossary]] - Descriptions of various terms related to PmWiki

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Note: The following pages are listed here so that they can include a #faq section and have the questions appear on the FAQ page.

* [[AccessKeys]]
* [[BasicVariables]]
* [[EditVariables]]
* [[FilePermissions]]
* [[FmtPageName]]
* [[I18nVariables]]
* [[LayoutVariables]]
* [[LinkVariables]]
* [[OtherVariables]]
* [[PagelistVariables]]
* [[PathVariables]]
* [[Requirements]]
* [[Security]]
* [[SitePreferences]]
* [[SkinTemplates]]
* [[SpecialCharacters]]
* [[UploadVariables]]
* [[WikiAdministrator]]
* [[WikiPage]]
* [[WikiWikiWeb]]
* [[WikiWord]]