Comparison: Google Sites vs Wikispaces vs PBwiki. The battleground is set: Google has finally unleashed it's version of what a wiki should look like after buying one of the, at the time, major players, JotSpot, back in 2006.
How does it stack up when compared with two of the current most popular wiki providers to educators? PBwiki: I have used PBwiki on the past, it was my first 'wiki love'. I administered a wiki that was used by 80+ students who created over 600 pages. It was mostly stable but the major problem was that students had difficulty with formatting. How To Create A Wiki. Wikis Para Todos - Wikispaces. Create Your Own Wiki with the WordPress Wiki Plugin – Now Available for Free. A brand new, free wiki plugin is on the scene with truly convenient front-end editing capabilities.
Wiki Lite has just hit the WordPress repository and it allows you to transform your site into a fully functional wiki. This plugin gives you all of the functionality you would expect from any major wiki platform but without all the hassle of having to install wiki software alongside your blog. Users with the ability to edit posts can create and edit wikis on your site. The wiki pages can be added from the front-end or via the WordPress dashboard: The Wiki plugin is Multisite-Compatible – Create a Network of Wikis!