Manage the Course Wiki#
Wikis provide a way for the course team and learners to access, share, and collaboratively edit information both about, and for, your course.
Showing or Hiding the Wiki#
To disable or enable the Wiki application, follow these steps.
In Studio, from the Content menu select Pages & Resources.
Click the gear icon on the Wiki card shown on this page.
From the Configure wiki modal, select the toggle to enable or disable the wiki.
Select Apply to save your configuration changes.
When you hide the wiki in your course, any existing articles remain in the wide wiki, but the Wiki page is removed from your course pages.
Controlling Access to the Wiki#
You can control access to the wiki in various ways: by changing access to the wiki as a whole, by changing the read/write permissions settings of articles within the wiki, or by locking articles.
To change access to the course wiki, follow these steps.
In Studio, from the Content menu select Pages & Resources.
Click the gear icon on the Wiki card shown on this page.
From the Configure wiki modal, check or uncheck the toggle of the Enable public wiki access setting.
Select Apply to save your configuration changes.
The Enable public wiki access wiki setting is disabled by default, meaning that only course team members and enrolled learners can see the course wiki. If you enable this setting, then any registered user can access the course wiki, even if they are not enrolled in your course. However, public users would have to explicitly navigate to your wiki via the wide wiki structure, or a link that has been provided to them.
To modify viewing or editing permissions for specific groups of users by article, see Setting Permissions for Wiki Articles.
To lock an article and prevent further editing, see Locking a Wiki Article.
Setting Permissions for Wiki Articles#
To prevent certain groups of users from being able to add or edit articles, you need to modify the read/write permissions for articles. For example, as a member of the course team, you likely want to prevent learners from creating wiki articles at the top level, so you should remove write access to course- level wiki articles for most users. (Top-level wiki articles are children of the wide wiki, and cannot be found within the course wiki).
To modify the permissions for wiki articles, follow these steps.
View the live version of your course.
Select Wiki.
Navigate to the article whose permissions you are modifying, and then select Settings.
In the Permissions section of the Settings page, select or clear the checkboxes for read or write access for Group or Other.
At the bottom of the page, select the Save changes button for the Permissions section.
Note that there are two different Save changes buttons, one near the top of the page for the Notifications section, and one at the bottom of the page for the Permissions section. If you are modifying permissions, make sure you select the Save changes button at the bottom of the page for your changes to be saved.
Groups Used in Wiki Permissions#
Each course has the following groups.
Beta Testers (by default there are no beta testers until you add them)
Admins (by default, the course author is always in this group)
Staff (these are course team members)
You add users to these groups in the LMS by selecting Instructor and then Membership.
The permissions for the Others group apply to users who are not in the three course groups, including learners.
Seeding the Wiki#
To ensure that learners get the most out of your course wiki, design the wiki space before the course starts by seeding the course wiki with articles that give it the desired structure.
For example, you could create wiki articles to mirror the course outline. At the top level, you could provide a course outline, FAQs, and links to the main articles for each section. In the child articles for each section, you could provide information specific to the units and components in that section, and a page for learners to share their feedback and experiences.
Read more about creating wiki articles at Contribute to the Course Wiki
Locking a Wiki Article#
Locking a wiki article prevents further changes from being made to it. To lock a wiki article either after you create it, or after you make specific edits, follow these steps.
View the live version of your course.
Select Wiki.
Navigate to the article you want to lock, and then select Settings.
In the Permissions section of the Settings page, select the Lock article checkbox.
At the bottom of the page, select the Save changes button for the Permissions section.
Deleting a Wiki Article#
Only course team members can delete articles. In addition, you can only delete an article if you have permissions to edit that article. If you have the required permissions, you see a Delete article button at the bottom of the Edit page.
To delete an article, follow these steps.
View the live version of your course.
Select Wiki.
Navigate to the article you want to delete, and then select Edit.
Select Delete article.
On the deletion confirmation page, select Yes, I am sure.
Optionally, also select the Purge checkbox. For details, see Purging a Wiki Article.
Select Delete article to confirm the deletion.
Purging a Wiki Article#
When you delete and purge an article, it is completely removed from the wiki, with no option to undo the deletion. Select this option only if you are sure you will not want to restore the content.
To purge an article as you delete it, select the Purge checkbox on the deletion confirmation page.
Restoring a Deleted Wiki Article#
Articles that have been deleted but not purged can be restored. A link to the article remains visible at the level at which it was created.
To restore a deleted article, select the link to the article and select Restore.
Maintenance chart
Review Date |
Working Group Reviewer |
Release |
Test situation |
2025-03-20 |
Documentation WG |
Sumac |
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