In this installment of the OIT Quick Tip, I show you the basics of the brand-new look of Wiki.SMU, as well as a preview of the resources available to help you navigate the new system.
More information is always available at smu.edu/wiki.
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The New Wiki.SMU, powered by XWiki, is Now Available
The migration from Confluence to XWiki is complete and the new Wiki.SMU is now available for use. XWiki will be the platform for documentation such as IT Knowledge Base, STABLE documentation, and my.SMU instructions. To access, go to smu.edu/wiki.
To assist with the transition, OIT will host daily pop-up sessions from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starting on February 26, 2024, for in-person help. Continue reading The New Wiki.SMU, powered by XWiki, is Now Available
Migration to XWiki Starts February 23
As you may have heard, OIT is transitioning from Atlassian Confluence to power our campus Wiki solution to a new product, XWiki. Our main goal is to provide a seamless migration for all spaces on Wiki.SMU. OIT is planning to migrate to XWiki on the weekend of February 23, 2024, with the new Wiki.SMU coming online on the morning of February 26, 2024.
Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 23 Continue reading Migration to XWiki Starts February 23
Wiki.SMU Space Survey Distributed for XWiki Migration
This week, the XWiki Implementation Project Team sent emails to administrators of spaces on Wiki.SMU concerning the migration of content to XWiki. With over 200 spaces on the current Wiki, the migration team is reviewing to see if all those sites, many of which have not been updated since before 2010, are still needed or actively used.
If you are listed as a wiki space admin, you should Continue reading Wiki.SMU Space Survey Distributed for XWiki Migration
OIT Begins the Move to XWiki
Since its launch in 2014, Wiki.SMU has provided a resource for everything from course materials to project management to University documentation and has been a very successful tool for many areas on campus. Unfortunately, our current solution for the on-prem wiki.smu.edu environment, Confluence, is no longer being supported by Atlassian. After an exhaustive search, XWiki has been identified to be the replacement wiki solution. The XWiki Implementation Project will oversee the migration to this new wiki environment, including transferring all existing content and permissions to the new platform, updating existing service pages, and training information, and communicating with the campus community.
If you are not familiar with XWiki, it is Continue reading OIT Begins the Move to XWiki
