[pmwiki-users] Useability

Mark Trumpold mark at ruthtrumpold.id.au
Sun Nov 26 11:51:00 CST 2006


I'll second that

Its was real easy and there are loads of people always willing to help no
matter how big or small a question.

M


On 26/11/06 6:22 PM, "The Editor" <editor at fast.st> wrote:

> On 11/26/06, writeon1 <writeon1 at mchsi.com> wrote:
>> After spending considerable time evaluating pmwiki, I came to two
>> conclusions. (1) It's a great product, with add-ons that offer all the
>> features and flexibility I could want, and (2) the time investment in
>> learning to set up, use and maintain the system is more than I can
>> afford. (Would that I were smarter.) The idea of creating a basic
>> product and allowing users to add features as needed would work a lot
>> better if adding features was a push-button affair. I hope that
>> eventually the question of how to make configuring the product easier
>> will be made the main thrust of development for a while. I'll look in
>> again in a few months - I still think that of the wiki /cms systems I
>> have looked at PMwiki would be the best for my purposes, if it were less
>> demanding of the prospective administrator. Thanks,
>> Brendan
> 
> 
> Hi Brendan!
> 
> I just want to chime in that you are absolutely right about PmWiki in
> terms of #1. It is a great product, and it can do about anything you
> want--esp with the cookbook recipes.  But I would encourage you to
> reconsider the second part of your conclusion.  I had virtually no
> programming experience when I started with PmWiki, and found the
> learning curve quite manageable.  And the maillist is extremely
> helpful, with prompt to-the-point answers to questions.  If you take a
> stab at PmWiki, you will find it easier than it may look at first.
> 
> In fact this is was what really hooked me. I remember downloading the
> PmWiki zip file, unpacking it, and having it work almost instantly.
> It was almost a shock after trying other systems.  As for the skins,
> and various modules, most of them are also extremely simple.  Download
> the file, add a line to your config file and it just works.  Making
> backups, doing upgrades, etc., are all a breeze.  I switched from two
> other popular systems (Drupal and Moodle) not because PmWiki had more
> features but because it was EASIER to get to work.  I think you'll
> find the same.
> 
> Just the same, a one-click recipe installation feature might be
> doable.  I'll post a separate email to the developers list to see if
> it won't generate some consideration to the possibility.
> 
> Cheers,
> Caveman
> 
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