# \[ANN\] Informl 0.4 (wiki with forms, DB, and more)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-informl-0-4-wiki-with-forms-db-and-more/104459>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 18, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-informl-0-4-wiki-with-forms-db-and-more/104459 "2007-05-18T09:44:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-informl-0-4-wiki-with-forms-db-and-more/104459/1 "2007-05-18T09:44:29Z")

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We are pleased to make available an early-adopter release of our  
open-source wiki, Informl. With Informl we are trying to do more than  
you would normally expect from a wiki, by providing a framework in  
which anyone can quickly create and deploy simple database-backed web  
applications. Everything you need is at [http://informl.folklogic.net](http://informl.folklogic.net).

Quick overview:

- General wiki features
  - uses markdown for text markup
  - additions to markdown for wikilinks, tables, page inclusion
  - live preview
  - spam protection via captcha or registration & login

- Form elements
  - radio buttons
  - dropdown selectors (combo boxes)
  - check boxes
  - buttons
  - text fields and text areas

- RSS feeds for page content and form submissions
- Database
  - data submitted through forms goes into ActiveRecord tables
  - schemas are created and migrated on the fly to match form content
  - pages can include results of database queries
  - uses ActiveRecord for integration with other Rails applications

- General-purpose extension mechanism
  - examples include dates, tables, Google Maps

We are very interested in your feedback about, and contributions to  
Informl. If you have another Rails application you’d like to integrate  
with Informl in some way, we’d love to discuss that with you.

> From the project home page at [http://informl.folklogic.net](http://informl.folklogic.net) you will  
> find links to a screencast, a live demo site, and the code. We look  
> forward to hearing what you think.

–David A. and Larry Baltz

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-informl-0-4-wiki-with-forms-db-and-more/104459/2 "2007-05-18T21:22:16Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> We are pleased to make available an early-adopter release of our  
> open-source wiki, Informl. With Informl we are trying to do more than  
> you would normally expect from a wiki, by providing a framework in  
> which anyone can quickly create and deploy simple database-backed web  
> applications. Everything you need is at [http://informl.folklogic.net](http://informl.folklogic.net).

great job! This is the first time I learn such a wonderful project.

Can I add comment or tag wiki page?