# Using Posts as a Wiki?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-posts-as-a-wiki/151700
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-posts-as-a-wiki/151700 "2020-05-16T15:16:13Z")
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### Author: ![Tim\_Jefferies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tim_jefferies/32/113296_2.png) [@Tim\_Jefferies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tim_Jefferies)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-posts-as-a-wiki/151700/25 "2020-05-19T00:03:39Z")

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I’m running a discourse install that is purely a wiki only site. It works fine with a few annoyances:

- There is no easy way to edit the wiki (you have to scroll down and click the pencil every time: very annoying for long wiki posts).
- There is no way to edit the same wiki at the same time with another user. I built the wiki hoping to use the [collab plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collude-a-collaborative-text-editor-for-discourse/96474) in the long run. It’s not possible though (only for enterprise customers).
- Post length limitations are annoying. You can increase it to a point, but sometimes it isn’t enough.
- You can’t reply on a wiki or it breaks the latest functionality, with wiki post changes not being shown. The discourse team seem intent on not fixing this. The feedback I got was pretty clear - wiki posts are second class citizens and this will never change.

Here is my wiki install. I tried to make it like a cross between google docs, and a piece of paper on a desk. The idea was to create a user friendly space for my team to collaborate on process documents. Did a lot of heavy css modifications to create it (sorry I don’t want to share that code). The only plugin i’m using at the moment is the category sidebar.

Perhaps it might inspire you a little:

 ![2020-05-19-065604_1920x1080_scrot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/b/3b89e41002fb5757609d5b68186e41bf69bf1597.jpeg) ![2020-05-19-065704_1920x1080_scrot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/4/c4579df39fe7fe85a6c82c4de057f30138bf96f7.jpeg) ![2020-05-19-070010_1920x1080_scrot](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/8/e8f2bd2f45d6d741f24e91dd041d7d72a097adcd.jpeg)

I have no regrets so far implementing discourse as a wiki so far. It’s greatly improved our workflow and allowed us to ditch Google Docs, which I loathe.

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