Context

I understand, there are two ways to generate a new Wiki topic:

• You GO to a so far unknown Wiki topic and create a new page with that name or
• you can edit a page, enter a new WikiWord reference and create the new topic using the ? which appears after the WikiWord.

Problem

As Wiki´s basic principle is to hyperlink information I dislike the idea to create a page that is not yet referenced.

Suggestion

What about a variable in WebPreferences, e.g. NOCREATELINK, that can be set to hide the Create link thus forcing the users to add the reference first?

-- DanielKabs - 22 Feb 2001

Workaround for current TWiki release

Edit WebTopicViewTemplate in Web TWiki and replace the link

* Continue to <a href="%SCRIPTURLPATH%/edit%SCRIPTSUFFIX%/%WEB%/%TOPIC%"><b>Create the new page</b></a>

Drawback: This change affects all webs and can not be restricted to e.g. the Main web.

-- DanielKabs - 23 Aug 2005

Comments

Free floating pages are an essential feature in case TWiki is used as a FAQ and knowledge base system. It also comes in handy for workflows where you classify topics and then show all topics of a certain classification by an embedded %SEARCH{...}%. Therefore I don't really see the reason to restrict the creation of free floating topics.

Thanks for the contribution, lots of ideas in TWiki.Codev will bring TWiki to the next level.

-- PeterThoeny - 24 Feb 2001

I´d like to create a documentation using the wiki-web. Thus the web needs to be void of free floaters. Maybe this sounds to "structured" to you, but I´m new to wiki and still cling to the idea of pages listing content (and thus linking to it).

At least, the users should be encouraged to create links first, i.e. to think first and write later.

Cheers

-- DanielKabs - 01 Mar 2001

Well, I always write the links first and then click through them to create the content. Kind of top-down planning. The only problem I have with this is finding referred to but non-existant topics. So, my aim is to be able to be able to add a report that lists everything that does not exist.

-- MartinCleaver - 03 Mar 2001

i think one form of implementation has been realised with the WebTopicCreator, so i'm setting this as implemented in dakar.

-- WillNorris - 17 Apr 2006