Explanations
Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu on 2026/08/11 12:11
Summary
Explanations that answer the "why" behind XWiki’s behavior, helping regular users understand how things work and expand their knowledge.
Highlights
- About Wikis and XWiki
- Discover what a wiki is and what XWiki brings on top of it.
- Nested Pages
- Understand how Pages are organized into hierarchies and how they relate to each other.
- Linking and References
- Learn how internal and external links differ, and how backlinks are tracked.
- Page Locking
- Find out why a Page gets locked while someone else is editing it, and how long the lock lasts.
- Consequences of Deleting a Page
- Know what happens to the links pointing to a Page and to its children once it is deleted.
- Notifications
- Understand how the "Alert" menu keeps you informed of the changes happening on the Wiki.
