{"meta":{"title":"Documenting your project with wikis","intro":"You can use a wiki to share detailed, long-form information about your project.","product":"Building communities","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/communities","title":"Building communities"},{"href":"/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis","title":"Using wikis"}],"documentType":"category"},"body":"# Documenting your project with wikis\n\nYou can use a wiki to share detailed, long-form information about your project.\n\n## Links\n\n* [About wikis](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/about-wikis)\n\n  You can host documentation for your repository in a wiki, so that others can use and contribute to your project.\n\n* [Adding or editing wiki pages](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/adding-or-editing-wiki-pages)\n\n  You can add and edit wiki pages directly on GitHub or locally using the command line.\n\n* [Creating a footer or sidebar for your wiki](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/creating-a-footer-or-sidebar-for-your-wiki)\n\n  You can add a custom sidebar or footer to your wiki to provide readers with more contextual information.\n\n* [Editing wiki content](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/editing-wiki-content)\n\n  You can add images and links to content in your wiki, and use some supported MediaWiki formats.\n\n* [Viewing a wiki's history of changes](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/viewing-a-wikis-history-of-changes)\n\n  Because wikis are Git repositories, every change you make is a commit that you can view.\n\n* [Changing access permissions for wikis](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/changing-access-permissions-for-wikis)\n\n  Only repository collaborators can edit a public repository's wiki by default, but you can allow anyone with an account on GitHub.com to edit your wiki.\n\n* [Disabling wikis](/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/disabling-wikis)\n\n  You can disable your repository's wiki."}