[Phpwiki-talk] Which release to install?

[Mark L. <ma...@gl...>]

All -

I've been pouring over various wiki's for the last week and I'd like to=20=

install phpWiki.  I'm confused about which release is the best to=20
install.  I'm setting up a wiki that I expect to have used by a=20
community of about a dozen or so people for about six months.  I don't=20=

think that we need many of the newer features (transclusion, calendars,=20=

blogs, etc...) but I think we'd make use of features that make wiki'ing=20=

easy (backlinks in a sidebar, subpages (?), etc...).  The other two=20
aspects I'm interested in is: Some amount of user management=20
(registration with e-mail would be nice...) and setting up my own theme=20=

so the wiki matches our 'look'.

Given all this, here's what I've gleaned about phpWiki versions:

	1.2.x - too out-of-date, though editing the 'look' is easy
	1.3.x - a good substrate work with, and the base for many =
features I=20
want
	1.3.3 - stable, but I worry about bugs I read about ('double=20
rendering', for one)
	1.3.4 - seems good, but in my installation UserPreferences =
doesn't=20
work and so I wonder about other features too....
	1.3.5pre - I noticed this in the CVS logs for index.php, though =
there=20
is no label for it.
	1.3.5 - does the existence of 1.3.5pre mean that 1.3.5 is near =
at=20
hand... should I wait for it?

Other concerns:
=95=A0I found that someone has a UserRegistration patch, but, alas, it =
is=20
clear that that patch isn't against 1.3.4 - but which revision is it=20
against?
=95=A0The template system seems very much in flux.  Is there a 1.3.x=20
version where it is at least considered settled on the way it will be=20
for awhile?

Lastly, I have to say that it is hard to know what features are in=20
which release - there doesn't seem to be an authoritative file with=20
major features and changes - just the release notes with the tar=20
files.... and those seem lacking.

Any light anyone can shed on this would be much appreciated.

	- Mark

Mark Lentczner
http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/
ma...@gl...