In some WikiEngines that support SectionEditing, you can edit a part of the page, not the whole part of the page. This feature is useful in editing structured documents. MediaWiki supports this.
It may be useful in DocumentMode, ListMode or FaqMode. It may not be useful in ThreadMode.
WikiEngines supporting SectionEditing
- MediaWiki
- DokuWiki
- OddMuse (via this extension: http://www.oddmuse.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EditSection_Module)
WikiEngines NOT supporting SectionEditing, but supporting alternating features related to sections
- UseModWiki support SubPage
- PurpleWiki support TransClusion
See also: WikisWithCommentAppending, SectionEditing, ParagraphWiki
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