To edit a page in the wiki, simply click the button labeled “Edit this page” shown on the top and bottom of the page. This will switch to editing mode for this page, and you can change the wiki source of this page in an embedded editor.
Note: Some pages may be locked or only editable by certain users. These pages have no edit button, but will instead show a button labeled “Show pagesource”. To be able to edit the page, you might need to login first. See access control for more information.
Wiki pages are written in a simple, plain-text syntax, that allows structuring the page and pleasant formatting while retaining high readability of the pagesource. When you edit a page and save your changes, the previous content will not be lost. Instead it will be saved as an old revision of the page in the attic and can still be viewed or even restored.
Before you edit your first “real” page in the wiki, you should try out the possiblities in the playground. The playground is provided so that users can test things and play around to their heart's content. (A playground is created when installing DokuWiki, in the “playground” namespace. To periodically clear the playground, see maintenance.)
Read the following pages for further information: