Explanation

What is a wiki?

4 examples of how XWiki is being used, clockwise from top left:
as a website, as a collaborative knowledge base, as a collaborative
intranet, as a public wiki and learning platform.

A wiki is a collaborative platform where anyone can create, edit, and organize content. On top of this basic feature set, most wikis include additional features such as access rights management and notifications.

Thanks to their flexibility and ease of use, wikis can be used to address a wide range of situations:

• Share knowledge: create a knowledge base, product catalog, or documentation.
• Manage projects: organize events, develop products, or set up new tools.
• Collaborate and communicate: serve as a website, intranet, or extranet for your team.

In short, a wiki is a central hub for information is stored and kept accessible to everyone who needs it.

What makes XWiki special?

XWiki is a second-generation wiki. This means it's not only a traditional wiki, but also a powerful application development platform in its own right.

While first-generation wikis focus on content collaboration (creating and editing pages together), second-generation wikis take this concept further by enabling users to build structured, collaborative web applications directly from within the wiki. 

XWiki can be used both as a classic wiki and as an application platform. An application in XWiki is a set of Pages that adds new functionality to the wiki, such as a blog or a task manager. You can also build your own applications, for instance, you could create a FAQ or an application to manage product sheets, without requiring programming skills. 

This allows XWiki to be used for a variety of use cases, such as Projects Powered by XWiki.