Help! I'm a new TiddlyWiki user and am trying to figure out what I need to do in order to make my Tiddler be online

[linda kellett]

I've been working on this for over three hours and am very frustrated.

I've been able to download my initial (empty) document to my desktop,
but I don't know what I need to do to actually upload a Tiddler
somewhere (ANYwhere!!!). Do I need to have a website first? The
directions are very confusing.

Can you assist me? Do I need a plugin? How do I know which one?

Any assistance you can provide would be very helpful.

Thank you.

Linda Kellett

[Margie Roswell]

There are a few tools that already host Tiddlywiki online. Among the mix are tiddlyspot.com, and tiddlyspace.com. it seems that tiddlyspace is helpful if you want to make a tiddlywiki that others can see. (it also allows you to set up tiddlers as private.)

Note: Tiddlyspace does not collect emails, and can't email you your password, so make sure you remember your login information. (I learned that the hard way.)

I'm new to this also: my nephew showed me his installation of TiddlyWiki on Thanksgiving Day.

Many people use Tiddlywiki offline (just from their laptop or desktop)... but if you want a relatively quick way of starting, pick tiddlyspot.com or tiddlyspace.com

Let's figure out this stuff together...

Best,

Margie

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[TonyM]

Simply - Tiddlers are saved inside the HTML file you opened. Tiddlywiki when not using an online solution is a single file containing your data (the Tiddlers) and all the code to make it work like a website. When you close all (in case you have some open) and select save changes your tiddlers are all saved in the single file.

[Davo]

Hello Linda

On Dec 1, 8:14 pm, linda kellett <linkelle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been working on this for over three hours and am very frustrated.

I can relate to that!

> I've been able to download my initial (empty) document to my desktop,
> but I don't know what I need to do to actually upload a Tiddler
> somewhere (ANYwhere!!!). Do I need to have a website first? The
> directions are very confusing.

I would rename the empty.html file to index.html
Load index.html into your browser. OK any Javascript warning.
Click 'new tiddler' on the right. Click Edit above the tiddler and
enter some information and a title. Then click Done.
Now click 'save changes' on the right. This saves the tiddler in the
index.html file.
Reload the index.html in your browser and you'll see the tiddler is
now shown in the index and can be opened by clicking on the name.

Once you've built your web site, you can upload the index.html file,
plus any referenced files, to pretty much any server.
The editing capability will disappear once the file(s) have been
uploaded.

> Can you assist me? Do I need a plugin? How do I know which one?

Whether you need a plugin depends on what you want your TiddyWiki to
do.
Once you progress, I'd suggest the answer will be yes.

[passingby]

Hello Linda,
I think I understand what you are trying to do. You downloaded a blank tiddlywiki from tiddlywiki.com and you want to upload it to an online place. To upload a blank tw to anywhere would require additional plugins. There is another easier way to do that. Create an account at tiddlyspot.com and it will create a blank tiddlywiki for you which is already online. Now you can download it to your desktop and make changes and then upload it back again using links on the right sidebar.
Additionally you can create an account at tiddlyspace.com and do the same thing there. The interface might be a bit different though.

Hope this helps.

[linda kellett]

Hi Margie,

Thank you so much for your help! I'll try out your suggestions, and
I'll remember to record my password!

Linda

[Bauwe Bijl]

Hi Linda
I wrote an article about one of the options to publish a TiddlyWiki
online.
...there are more solution...the Dropbox solution is effective but
simple.
I have published the information on our wiki:
http://tiddlywiki.org/#SimpleDropboxPublishing
...by publishing the information in this wiki it can be reused again.

Bauwe

[Alex Hough]

Nice write up Bauwe!
One way to get a nice url is to put the tw in an iframe on a simple html  page. It something I have been meaning to do... will post when I have it in the bag


Alex

On 3 December 2011 18:26, Bauwe Bijl <bauw...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Linda
I wrote an article about one of the options to publish a TiddlyWiki
online

...there are more solution...the Dropbox solution is effective but
simple.
I have published the information on our wiki:
http://tiddlywiki.org/#SimpleDropboxPublishing
...by publishing the information in this wiki it can be reused again.

Bauwe

[Alex Hough]

this shows a dropbox hoasted Tw in an iframe.[1]

You can take advantage of  automatic ups to you tw, and have a nice url.

the down side is that you don't get permalinks.

In this example -- an old piece of work -- the editing features are hidden, you can do this by using the hideWhen plugin.

Alex

http://nimblemedia.org/ccm.html

[linda kellett]

These are awesome answers! Thank you so much for your help! I already have Dropbox and had attempted using it prior to posting my request for help. Now that I know how to tap into its functionality, I'll see if I can use it as you've suggested!

[Bauwe Bijl]

Hi Linda

About Alex's note about using a DropBox published TiddlyWiki inside an
iFrame on another website.
I would like to add that this might be useful in some situations/
systems...

However...if you have access to a "normal" website (not systems used
for forums or blogs) to create an iFrame (as in Alex's example) you
often do have access to the function to publish the TiddlyWiki as
website straightaway under that domain. (load tw to a server with ftp
or cpanel...or use the available upload script)

Bauwe