Midgard wiki now available
The documentation on the Midgard Content Management System is now moving to wiki format. This will make it much easier for people to contribute documentation into the Midgard site instead of posting it in their own blogs or documentation and tutorial sites.
To get started with contributing to the Midgard wiki, contact me to get an account on the site.
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To make things nicer, I’ve added some linking features from the WordPress SimpleLink plugin to the Midgard Wiki software. However, some work still remains.
Updated 18:10: There is now RSS 2.0 feed of latest updates to the wiki.
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Midgard Wiki doing fine
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