Pencil Wiki
Pencil Wiki is a simple wiki solution for your Wordpress.
2.5(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Pencil Wiki is a WordPress wiki plugin with 10 active installations and a 2.5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BuddyPress Docs.
2.5/54 reviews
10active installs
5.0K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Pencil Wiki is a simple wiki solution for your WordPress.
Basically, it adds new roles & capabilities that allow your users to add/edit wiki pages (custom post type).
It comes with several widgets and custom templates (that you can override) fully integrated with the Twenty Twelve theme.
Pages are edited backend, but there is a menu on every wiki page with the necessary links; and a wiki index / search input.
Only Administrators and Editors can create new wikis (top-level pages); and Wiki Authors can add pages to it.
Administrators and Editors can also LOCK some wiki pages (for any reason) or branches; which means they will not be editable anymore by other users.
I voluntarily made the plugin quite simple to avoid making it intrusive (javascript, css, …) and put too many feature…
Ratings & Reviews
2.54 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0.7
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Contributors
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