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History: Welcome to Tiki Profiles

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TikiWiki has a lot of features and covers a wide range of use cases. Because of this, it is unlikely to work "out of the box" for many users. Profiles solve this problem by storing and sharing different configurations, feature sets, permissions schemes and pre-made examples of some of the more complicated features. This addresses the The Paradox of Choice.

Watch Marc introduce profiles at Tikifest Portugal 2008:

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Benefits

Profiles offer the following benefits to Tiki:
  • Managed in wiki pages (collaborative, version history, etc.)
  • Can be used not only at the initial install, but also on an existing installation.
  • Install one or many, even if they overlap (the last one installed wins if there are any conflicts)
  • Profiles can include other profiles (several small profiles making a large one)
  • Not just for settings, but also for data
  • Since there is no extra code, can be designed for very specific, long tail uses or Vertical Markets. We can have hundreds of profiles for an out-of-the-box experience, with a single code-base!
  • Permits power users & admins to share their experience
  • Can even be used to support reporting of bugs

How it Works

Each profile is a configuration patch that can be applied on top of any TikiWiki installation. Profiles will allow to change configurations in a TikiWiki installation and create various objects. As of now, the most important object types are available and more will be added as needed.

Profiles include Handlers for the following:
  • Any of over 1000 preferences (features, settings and options)
  • Groups & permissions (over 200 permissions)
  • Modules (over 100!)
  • Menus
  • Categories
  • Webservice & Plugin Alias
  • Sample content & additional configurations for
    • Wiki
    • Trackers
    • File Gallery
    • Blogs

Obtaining Profiles

Profiles are stored in repositories on the Internet. Tiki comes with one repository registered for you and you can add more as you like. Profiles are installed directly from the repositories; you simply browse the profiles available at each repository and install the ones you want.

Installing Profiles

Profiles can be (and typically are) installed during the initial installation and configuration of Tiki as shown here:

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Profiles can also be installed at any time after Tiki is installed by following these steps:
  1. Log into Tiki as an administrator
  2. Open the Administration page (click the "Admin Home" link in the menu)
  3. Click on the Profiles link
  4. Show profiles available in the registered repositories by clicking List. You can filter the list of profiles by name, type and repository if you like.
  5. Click on the name of the profile you want to install. Details about that profile will be obtained from the repository and displayed for your review.
  6. Click the Apply Now button to install the profile

Additional Information

These wiki pages contain additional information about creating and using profiles:

Suggestions?

Suggestions and wishes can be added to Profiles Todos

History

Information Version
Wed 25 of Aug, 2010 22:38 GMT-0000 luciash d' being 🧙 129
Sun 04 of Apr, 2010 00:48 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 128
Mon 15 of Mar, 2010 03:59 GMT-0000 luciash d' being 🧙 127
Mon 15 of Mar, 2010 03:53 GMT-0000 luciash d' being 🧙 126
Fri 25 of Dec, 2009 00:03 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Install a profile -> Apply a profile [rollback version 122] 125
Fri 19 of Feb, 2010 14:26 GMT-0000 masini 124
Fri 19 of Feb, 2010 14:25 GMT-0000 masini 123
Fri 25 of Dec, 2009 00:03 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte Install a profile -> Apply a profile 122
Fri 25 of Dec, 2009 00:00 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte covered in dev docs 121
Thu 24 of Dec, 2009 23:58 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 120
Thu 24 of Dec, 2009 23:56 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 119
Thu 24 of Dec, 2009 23:55 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 118
Thu 24 of Dec, 2009 23:54 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 117
Thu 24 of Dec, 2009 23:52 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 116
Tue 10 of Nov, 2009 19:27 GMT-0000 3rady 115
Tue 10 of Nov, 2009 05:31 GMT-0000 3rady 114
Thu 01 of Oct, 2009 13:03 GMT-0000 Gary Cunningham-Lee Table layout replaced with divs. 113
Sun 13 of Sep, 2009 17:25 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 112
Sun 13 of Sep, 2009 09:06 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 111
Sun 13 of Sep, 2009 09:05 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 110
Thu 27 of Aug, 2009 19:52 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 109
Mon 25 of May, 2009 11:33 GMT-0000 Xavier de Pedro 108
Wed 20 of May, 2009 14:08 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte It's official! 107
Sun 17 of May, 2009 16:45 GMT-0000 Xavier de Pedro 106
Thu 14 of May, 2009 06:04 GMT-0000 Marc Laporte 105