# \#wiki-posts **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/wiki-posts/25.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Configuring wiki settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-wiki-settings/30802)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-wiki-settings/30802 "2025-08-28T22:01:27Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to configure wiki settings to meet your community’s needs, including how to determine who can create and edit wiki posts. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administrator W… --- ## [Error when editing a Wiki Topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-editing-a-wiki-topic/397964)
**Author:** [@martyn\_thomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martyn_thomas)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-editing-a-wiki-topic/397964 "2026-03-11T09:22:21Z")
Some users (but not all) are getting an error when editing a wiki post: Below is the error log – I don’t know where to start with identifying and resolving this issue. Any suggestions would be welcome – I’m at a … --- ## [Category Moderators can not turn topics into wikis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-can-not-turn-topics-into-wikis/382239)
**Author:** [@Steradiant](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steradiant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-can-not-turn-topics-into-wikis/382239 "2026-01-27T16:00:32Z")
It seems that category moderators may no longer turn a post into a wiki post if the global edit time limit has been exceeded, even though they can still edit the post due to their category moderator rights. This seems of… --- ## [Can't create Wiki (as admin)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-wiki-as-admin/309309)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-create-wiki-as-admin/309309 "2026-01-16T23:15:09Z")
Our Discourse instance displays a 403 error with the message: “You are not permitted to view the requested resource” when attempting to edit a post as Wiki. What could be causing this issue? There is no related informat… --- ## [Editing and creating wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-and-creating-wiki-posts/30801)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-and-creating-wiki-posts/30801 "2025-11-21T00:02:54Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to create and edit wiki posts, including their purpose, permissions, and best practices. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: All users (with specific permissions based on group… --- ## [Wiki topic bump indicator?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-bump-indicator/388673)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-topic-bump-indicator/388673 "2025-10-08T09:28:06Z")
The Salesforce topic has just been bumped due to a wiki edit. I found the experience a little confusing. When you click on the topic that was bumped, you end up at the last post you have read, but nothing has changed the… --- ## [New way to track edits on wiki posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-way-to-track-edits-on-wiki-posts/383582)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-way-to-track-edits-on-wiki-posts/383582 "2025-10-04T11:46:41Z")
For several years the reply to “How do I ensure a wiki post is bumped when it’s edited?” was to close the topic to prevent replies and delete all replies below the wiki. Then edits on the wiki post were edits on the last… --- ## [Make Wiki Edits Count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-wiki-edits-count/80971)
**Author:** [@Bolarinwa\_Balogun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bolarinwa_Balogun)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-wiki-edits-count/80971 "2018-02-20T06:41:10Z")
Hi, I just noticed that wiki edits don’t count in bumping up a topic in latest. I also noticed that wiki posts don’t count as new posts. I want to make wiki edits count as new posts. I was wondering if anyone has any id… --- ## [Subsequent Wiki Edits by Same User Don’t Trigger Notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subsequent-wiki-edits-by-same-user-don-t-trigger-notifications/373538)
**Author:** [@LW2333](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LW2333)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subsequent-wiki-edits-by-same-user-don-t-trigger-notifications/373538 "2025-07-11T15:21:28Z")
I post serialized fiction on my forum. For each novel, I create a topic that serves as a table of contents, with the OP linking to all chapters. I read in this topic that making the OP a wiki would allow edits to notify … --- ## [Hide Wiki Post Avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-wiki-post-avatar/373267)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-wiki-post-avatar/373267 "2025-07-08T00:08:45Z")
People have commented that the wiki posts look silly because it looks like a regular post, and like the user is talking to themselves. When you click “Make Wiki” the user avatar should disappear or be replaced with a wi… --- ## [How to limit wiki editing to a certain group or trust level on a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-wiki-editing-to-a-certain-group-or-trust-level-on-a-post/372101)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-wiki-editing-to-a-certain-group-or-trust-level-on-a-post/372101 "2025-06-28T16:06:01Z")
Currently on a forum post that is a wiki can be edited automatically by tl1 and higher which is fine but what if I want to make a post and limit the editing of that wiki to tl3+ so that no one else edits it but I want i… --- ## [Dedicated chat channels for wikis (and maybe other topics)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dedicated-chat-channels-for-wikis-and-maybe-other-topics/372134)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dedicated-chat-channels-for-wikis-and-maybe-other-topics/372134 "2025-06-29T01:40:40Z")
I’d love to see the ability to have a chat channel associated with wiki posts, primarily for the reasons articulated in this other feature request: The Discourse Livestream Plugin does this for events + video, and the… --- ## [Permit setting all posts and comments (site and/or user-wide) to wikis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permit-setting-all-posts-and-comments-site-and-or-user-wide-to-wikis/364412)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permit-setting-all-posts-and-comments-site-and-or-user-wide-to-wikis/364412 "2025-05-01T18:49:02Z")
As a user, I’d like others to be able to contribute improvements to everything that I post. As an administrator, I’d like to do the same for everyone’s posts. --- ## [Tl4 unable to change post into Wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-unable-to-change-post-into-wiki/349246)
**Author:** [@Epi320](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Epi320)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tl4-unable-to-change-post-into-wiki/349246 "2025-01-28T06:46:02Z")
Hello everyone! I am a admin at https://prodigy-game.discourse.group/, and we are trying to make a post into a wiki. Normally, a TL4 are supposed to be able to change it into a wiki, but it doesn’t work here. Any … --- ## [Wiki is not available](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-is-not-available/343347)
**Author:** [@Rainshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rainshine)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wiki-is-not-available/343347 "2024-12-19T11:34:35Z")
Hello guys, We want to use the Wiki / FAQ option. But when we press on that entry where get the following error page: Which means, this site does not exist or is private. What did I do wrong that we lost the FAQ /… --- ## [3.4.0.x: Wiki text functionality disappeared](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-0-x-wiki-text-functionality-disappeared/330734)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-4-0-x-wiki-text-functionality-disappeared/330734 "2024-10-14T09:21:47Z")
With the latest build of 3.4.0.beta3-dev \[d3f09f8f61\] (maybe even a bit earlier) the wiki functionality disappeared on my instance: New posts can not be re-configured as wiki posts. Although all user groups in settings … --- ## [Allow author of wiki post to revert changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-author-of-wiki-post-to-revert-changes/323340)
**Author:** [@ego-lay\_atman-bay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ego-lay_atman-bay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-author-of-wiki-post-to-revert-changes/323340 "2024-08-26T19:07:08Z")
I have ran into an issue where I had a giant post that I marked as a wiki post, so other people can edit it, but someone who didn’t know what a wiki post was, decided to just completely vandalize it, deleting the entire … --- ## [Templates for Wikis (especially an Infobox Object)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/templates-for-wikis-especially-an-infobox-object/322617)
**Author:** [@hazenbiz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hazenbiz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/templates-for-wikis-especially-an-infobox-object/322617 "2024-08-26T00:40:29Z")
Hey all! Using Discourse partially as a wiki for my interest group — I would really love to have infoboxes to really take these articles to the next level. Has anyone integrated this into Discourse? I can’t find any plu… --- ## [Wikified Posts Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikified-posts-component/199492)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wikified-posts-component/199492 "2024-07-10T20:26:51Z")
Simple Description This theme component enables you to make Wiki posts (and Shared Edits posts) more obvious. Wikis and Shared Edits are a powerful feature of Discourse, but many users are unfamiliar with the concept an… --- ## [Disabling history for public on wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-history-for-public-on-wiki-posts/314034)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_Murphy1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kevin_Murphy1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-history-for-public-on-wiki-posts/314034 "2024-06-27T19:25:43Z")
We have a lot of wiki posts that are collaboratively maintained by staff, but we would like regular users to not be able to see the history of these posts. I tried disabling the edit history visible to public setting, b… --- ## [Add overview summary of all wiki edits to revision history](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-overview-summary-of-all-wiki-edits-to-revision-history/311534)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-overview-summary-of-all-wiki-edits-to-revision-history/311534 "2024-06-11T08:53:56Z")
The Wiki text functionality could have a small enhancement which would greatly improve its usability: currently you can see the Wiki revisions and the date of the last edit of a wiki text posting. But you can not see who … --- ## [Is there a way to prevent web scraping](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-web-scraping/305223)
**Author:** [@John\_Vawn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/John_Vawn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-web-scraping/305223 "2024-04-24T13:36:01Z")
We are sharing study material on our forum (we solve the question and public detailed answer) and someone is trying to scraping our forum content to publish on theirs website. Is there a way to prevent this behavior? --- ## [Export one post or wiki text into a pdf](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-one-post-or-wiki-text-into-a-pdf/299504)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-one-post-or-wiki-text-into-a-pdf/299504 "2024-03-15T17:46:08Z")
There is already the possibility to export a complete thread into a pdf file. Whats missing is an option to do the same with only one post inside of a thread. We are using wiki texts in our instance as a way to have an … --- ## [Copyright issue in Wiki post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copyright-issue-in-wiki-post/298686)
**Author:** [@Teafh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Teafh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/copyright-issue-in-wiki-post/298686 "2024-03-10T09:41:56Z")
If the user delete a Wiki post created by itself, but it has been edited by others, how can other users protect their copyright? If a user self-wiki its post, other users edit it, then that user remove wiki and dele… --- ## [Question About Wiki Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-wiki-plugin/294014)
**Author:** [@pdebellis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pdebellis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-wiki-plugin/294014 "2024-02-03T08:19:25Z")
Are there any plugins for Discourse that allow for a Wiki setup with a clean wysiwyg page layout and navigation pane. I’ve see the out of the box wiki feature but I’m looking for something thats a little more users frie… --- ## [Badges for 10 and 100 wiki edits across topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-10-and-100-wiki-edits-across-topics/291287)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-for-10-and-100-wiki-edits-across-topics/291287 "2024-01-12T11:20:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from The default badge queries: I’m trying to make a silver badge for 10 wiki edits (across all posts) and a gold badge for 100 wiki edits - however neither I nor the Forum Helper are getting … --- ## [Put the last update date instead of the creation date in the search results for wikis?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-the-last-update-date-instead-of-the-creation-date-in-the-search-results-for-wikis/271106)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-the-last-update-date-instead-of-the-creation-date-in-the-search-results-for-wikis/271106 "2023-07-10T12:27:36Z")
Example: Search results for 'discord in:title' - Discourse Meta The two last results from my screenshots show topics 4 and 7 years old. One could think they are probably outdated, though they are up-to-date guides. A… --- ## [Edit Wiki permission is tied to Reply rather than Create](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-wiki-permission-is-tied-to-reply-rather-than-create/221252)
**Author:** [@Tris20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tris20)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-wiki-permission-is-tied-to-reply-rather-than-create/221252 "2023-05-22T06:33:48Z")
In a Category, I have three groups. Members, Moderators and Specialists. The Specialists and Moderators should be able to edit wiki posts. The Members should not be able to edit the wikis as they are not qualified to do … --- ## [If a Wiki post is editable by non-staff, shouldn't there be an option to allow those who can edit the post to see all the edits to it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-wiki-post-is-editable-by-non-staff-shouldnt-there-be-an-option-to-allow-those-who-can-edit-the-post-to-see-all-the-edits-to-it/261132)
**Author:** [@MikeNolan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MikeNolan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-a-wiki-post-is-editable-by-non-staff-shouldnt-there-be-an-option-to-allow-those-who-can-edit-the-post-to-see-all-the-edits-to-it/261132 "2023-04-11T19:01:02Z")
A post is marked as a wiki and non-staff with sufficient trust level can edit it. But they can’t see all the edit history because edit histories are set to staff-only. (They apparently can see SOME of the editing histo… --- ## [Add moderation of wiki posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-moderation-of-wiki-posts/253915)
**Author:** [@volanar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/volanar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-moderation-of-wiki-posts/253915 "2023-02-03T05:49:16Z")
Now any user with the necessary level of trust can edit a wiki post. But not all changes are useful. There are unscrupulous users or competitors who can ruin hundreds of posts and it takes a lot of time to restore them. … [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/wiki-posts/25.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=wiki-posts)