Most people who contribute to your wiki sign in, so their work is theirs — their name and picture on every edit, and a reputation that grows as they help out. You choose which sign-in options to offer; here’s how each one works.
Sign in with GitHub edit
The quickest option when your contributors already use GitHub. They click Sign in with GitHub, approve once, and from then on their edits carry their GitHub name and avatar. You turn it on with a single setting (see Settings).
Sign in with a Wikigit account edit
For people who don’t use GitHub. A Wikigit account is password-free: you type your email, get a one-time code, and you’re in — nothing to remember and nothing to reset. Behind the scenes this runs through a small sign-in service your wiki connects to. You can point your wiki at a shared service and be done, or, if you have someone technical, host that service yourself.
Bring your own sign-in edit
If your organization already has its own login — a company or community account system — you’ll be able to connect it so people sign in with the account they already have. This option is on the way.
Anonymous editing edit
Your wiki can also let people edit without signing in at all, the way Wikipedia does. Anonymous edits are credited to a short nickname instead of a name. It’s there as a possibility — useful for quick fixes and one-off contributors — rather than the usual path; most regular contributors sign in so their work is credited to them. You can leave it on or turn it off.
What signing in gives people edit
- Credit for their work — their name and picture on every edit.
- Reputation — signed-in editors earn trust as they contribute, so over time their changes start going live without waiting for review (see Managing changes).
- A profile — a page of their own and a list of everything they’ve contributed.
Privacy edit
Signing in never puts private details on your wiki. Email addresses stay with the sign-in service and never appear on a page or in its history, and anonymous editors are identified only by a nickname — never by anything that could trace back to a real person.