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PmWiki

pmwiki.org
Content Management System
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A wiki-based content-management system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites

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Overview

PmWiki is a wiki-based content-management system (CMS) for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites. Pages have an 'Edit' link that makes it easy to modify existing pages and add new pages without requiring HTML or CSS knowledge. Page editing can be left open to the public or restricted to small groups of authors.

Features

7 features across 6 categories

Administration(1)

Simple installation and maintenance

Designed to be simple to install, customize, and maintain for a variety of applications.

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Content Management(1)

Page editing

Easy to modify existing pages and add new pages into the website using basic editing rules without needing to know HTML or CSS.

Also in: Juro, Notion, WordPress.com

Customization(1)

Custom look-and-feel

Site administrators can quickly change the appearance and functions of a PmWiki site by using different skins and HTML templates. Users can modify existing skins or create their own.

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Extensibility(1)

Customization and plugin architecture

Easy for administrators to customize and add new markup. Hundreds of features available through extensions called 'recipes' from the PmWiki Cookbook.

Also in: Labelbox, Obsidian, WordPress.com

Localization(1)

Multi-language support

Available in 40+ languages including Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and many others.

Also in: Ironclad, Hunter, Internal-io

Security(2)

Access control

Password protection can be applied to an entire site, groups of pages, or individual pages. Controls who can read pages, edit pages, and upload attachments. Self-contained but can work with existing password databases like .htaccess, LDAP servers, and MySQL databases.

File upload control

Password protection controls can be applied to attachment uploads.

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for PmWiki. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a PmWiki alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 7 features.

Buy PmWiki

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying PmWiki saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 7 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

3 known integrations

.htaccessLDAP serversMySQL databases