Page History

Use your wiki as a central information repository (for example an intranet or a project wiki) and include signposts and links to documents stored elsewhere, for example in Google Shared Drives and websites.

Use the wiki in conjunction with the Google Suite and create a wiki front-end menu for Google drive folders and docs to improve navigation and make searching easier.

Give your wiki a logical, hierarchical, structure by adding ‘child’ pages to ‘parent’ pages in the appropriate places.

Include a search function and restrict it to your Wiki - see macros for different search options. You'll If you need to know your Space Key - see you can find it at Space tools ! Overview for this.

Include a Google Form on your wiki to collect feedback or queries to help users and build in ongoing user-directed changes.

To make your page more attractive and easier to read, use thePage layout button to divide it horizontally into columns or vertically into sections.  

Explore other non-restricted York wiki ‘spaces’ for ideas - try browsing the Space Directory for examples.

Use the ‘Watch’ option to see when collaborators have updated sections of your wiki space.

Use the Coolors website to generate colour schemes and get html colour codes for pasting into panels.

Spend an hour working through this beginners' exercise to familiarise yourself with some basic techniques for putting together a wiki.

Ensure that your wiki pages are accessible - use features such as the built-in header and paragraph styles, and use colour with care. See the Creating Accessible Documents page for more information.