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Major Features Missing In Tiki

Many open source web applications have a large number of features available as add-ons. They need to be installed separately and there are often several add-ons for the same purpose.

Instead, the Tiki community uses an all-in-one Model. One of the consequences is that Tiki is the FOSS Web Application with the most built-in features.

Not only has this been true for a quite a while now, but Tiki also has a much faster than average release schedule, with 2 major releases per year.



Even with all the features, there are still several hundred feature requests. But most of these are requests for enhancements to an existing feature. Once a feature is in the code base and is basically usable, it usually evolves naturally/organically. In each Tiki version, most features are refined at least a bit. Some like Webmail need a lot of work. But at least, it's a start.

But when a feature is totally absent, it takes a spark to make it happen and take it to the level where is starts evolving naturally/organically.

What does Tiki not do yet? (please base your answers on latest code). You can also check out the list of Use Cases for more ideas.

Major features totally missing

 RatingSubjectImportanceCategoryCreated
pending -2 -1 0 1 2 (2) Help Make Tiki more viral9 highFeature request
Community projects
Dogfood on a *.tiki.org site
Request		2008-03
pending -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Time tracking and time sheets9 highFeature request2011-10
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (3) Help Site Map for visitors and search engines (Sitemap Protocol)8Feature request2008-03
pending -2 -1 0 1 2 (2) Help Community/Customer/Constituent Relationship Management system (CRM)8Feature request2008-06
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Blacklist domains and words8Feature request
Dogfood on a *.tiki.org site
Request		2009-12
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (0) Help Screencast / screencapture / screen recording8Feature request2011-10
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (2) Help Resource Checkout System and rental pool (to reserve rooms, books, cars, etc).7Feature request2008-05
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (4) Help Image Manipulation (image cropping, color changing, etc.)7Feature request2008-05
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Add status update and support the open microblogging specification7Feature request2009-01
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (4) Help Social Networking-type transactions between members6Feature request
Community projects
Dogfood on a *.tiki.org site		2008-06
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (4) Help Gantt charts6Feature request2008-06
pending -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Classifieds System / Job board5Feature request2005-06
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (0) Help Webservice with tiki data5Feature request2011-11
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (3) Help TikiBountySystem4Feature request
Community projects		2005-07
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Feature request: Etherpad4Feature request2011-08
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help Managing XML in TikiWiki for re-use by external apps3Feature request2007-11
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (3) Help Offline TikiWiki: add a way to save/view tikiwiki content offline3Feature request2007-11
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (2) Help Orgchart plugin which works with orgapp2Feature request2006-01
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (3) Help Interaction with PhpGedView genealogy program2Feature request2007-09
open -2 -1 0 1 2 (1) Help In / out board2Feature request2008-03

  • A well-defined API for building applications on top of, or integrating application into Tiki. People often say this but without a specific exemple, it's difficult to follow-up upon. Current plugins structure is very efficient to interface with 3rd party services. Can you give 2-3 specific examples of applications or types of applications you have in mind? Thanks! --marclaporte


Major features missing from main code base, but available with 3rd party mods or workarounds

  • Learning Management features like Moodle (gradebook, class management, etc.) though Tiki does have some 3rd party mods for this
  • E-democracy system (we have polls and such but it's not the same as a full-fledged voting/election system)
  • Online Help (not d.tw.o)-dthacker / marclaporte: can you explain a little more?
  • Event Management system : while most of this can be done by using the wiki, calendar and user trackers, it's too difficult for someone new to Tiki. Added to Use Cases
  • Have a calendar in the main code base. Either including Mod extcalculator, Mod calculator or another...


Incomplete features

Please Add to Wishlist instead

  • External Authentication
    • Interface with SiteMinder (http://www.ca.com) (similar to InterTiki, except yield to SiteMinder for authentication as an enterprise-wide intranet authenticator)
  • Interface with monitoring tools: Nagios, Zabbix- etc. Would be part of TRIM
  • Debian and Ubuntu Packaging Team
  • VMware and Xen virtual appliances
  • Trackbacks in blogs


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Page last modified on Sunday 06 May, 2012 22:39:42 UTC

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The following is a list of keywords that should serve as hubs for navigation within the Tiki development and should correspond to documentation keywords.

Each feature in Tiki has a wiki page which regroups all the bugs, requests for enhancements, etc. It is somewhat a form of wiki-based project management. You can also express your interest in a feature by adding it to your profile. You can also try out the Dynamic filter.