Bots were cluttering the demo with spam and I was tired of cleaning it. I couldn’t block IP addresses fast enough, so I added a captcha to the save action, but only on the demo. I might make it an option of everyone’s PicoWiki if anyone wants it.
Paul
I’ve added IP filtering in an attempt to control the abuse by spammers of the demo. I’ll have to add more automation, but it’s already had an effect. The demo wiki is not as out of control as it once was. I’ve expanded these same filtered addresses to all hosted wikis, so in the event that a user keeps their wiki public, it will at least be protected from spammers I’ve identified. The IP display feature is only enabled on the demo site.
Some users seemed to be trying to log in to their wikis from the home page using the create a PicoWiki form. To make it a bit clearer, I’ve added a link to a login page off the home page. You can access your wiki from that page and if you’ve forgotten the name of your wiki, you can access it using your email address. I hope that helps to reduce confusion.
I’ve just added a feature that allows users to change their privacy settings, making their PicoWiki public or private. Later, I plan to add the ability to apply permissions to individual pages.
There was some issue with creating accounts on a Sidekick. I don’t have a Sidekick to test on, will someone tell me if it’s fixed now?
Also, I added a settings page where users can change their passwords.
Frank Kaufmann asked me to add a delete a page feature this morning, so I did. You can now delete a wiki page from the edit page.
Thanks for the suggestion, Frank!
PicoWiki had a good weekend. It was blogged by WebWorkerDaily and LifeHacker, got hundreds of new members, a few generous donations (thank you!), and some good feedback.
In response to the feedback, I’ve added the following new features:
The iPhone browser doesn’t display a scroll bar in text boxes, to save space. To scroll within a text box on an iPhone, just use two fingers to drag the display. I mention this because a few people have asked.
A few users made some excellent requests today.
1) Create a feature to allow a user to download a backup of all wiki data.
2) Add a submit button for the password form (only an issue on Opera).
3) Allow a user to change the password or to change the public/private settings.
I’ve already done #2, #1 is in testing, and I’ll try to do #3 tomorrow or later tonight.
Keep the comments coming!