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Wikidot
by Wikidot
What Wikidot is
Wikidot hosts wiki-based websites for publishing content, sharing documents, and collaborating. Users can assemble web projects from wiki pages, forums, templates, modules, themes, packages, and site templates, then edit permitted pages in a browser and publish changes within seconds. The platform includes wiki syntax, blogs, page categories, tags, roles, permissions, and custom CSS themes. Site owners can use custom domains and version history, create ZIP snapshots of wiki page sources and attached files, and embed selected HTML from social sites or import RSS feeds. Wikidot also describes Gravatar integration for anonymous users. The free account allows five sites, each with 300 MB of storage, up to five members per private site, and a 25 MB maximum uploaded file size. Higher plans offer different site, storage, private-member, and file-size allowances. The product is web-based and has an API; XML-RPC access is listed for several paid plans. Wikidot software was released as open source in January 2008. Wikidot Inc. was founded in 2006 and is incorporated in Delaware, with an operational office in Toruń, Poland.
Who it suits
Wikidot suits people building personal sites, company websites, portals, or community forums from wiki pages and related tools. Its stated plans serve casual users, professionals, and small businesses, with free and paid account options.
What it does well
- Free account includes five sites
- Supports custom domains and version history
- Includes page permissions, roles, and custom CSS themes
- Users can download ZIP snapshots of page sources and files
- Wikidot software was released as open source
What to know first
- Free storage is limited to 300 MB per site
- Free private sites allow up to five members
- Free uploads are limited to 25 MB per file
- Free account includes five sites
Limits
The free account includes five sites, 300 MB of storage per site, five members per private site, and a maximum uploaded file size of 25 MB.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free account | 5 sites · 5 x 300MB storage · 25MB maximum upload · unlimited pages/revisions · community support · XML-RPC API unavailable | Free |
| Community Site | Approved high-quality community sites · practically unlimited storage/traffic/members · priority support | Free |
| Pro account | 12 months · 10 sites · 100GB storage · 100MB files · private sites up to 20 members · email support · traffic analysis | $119.90 a year |
| Pro Plus account | 12 months · 30 sites · 200GB storage · 200MB files · unlimited private-site members · SSL · priority email support | $239.90 a year |
| Pro+ account | Price for 12 months of service · 30 sites · 200 GB storage · unlimited members on private sites · priority email support · 200 MB max file size | $239.90 a year |
| Pro Lite account | 12 months · 5 sites · 30GB storage · 50MB files · private sites up to 10 members · community support · XML-RPC API | $49.90 a year |
| Additional slots | 12 months · Five slots · each slot adds one site and 5GB storage | $59.90 a year |
As wikidot.com lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Wikidot website.
- Create a free account or choose a paid account plan.
- Create a site and assemble it from wiki pages and other site components.
- Edit permitted pages in a browser and publish changes.
- Set permissions and use custom domains or themes as needed.
Verdict
Choose Wikidot if you want to publish and manage wiki-based websites with editing, permissions, forums, and site-building components. The free account has defined site, storage, member, and file-size limits; larger allowances are available on paid plans, including Pro+ at $239.90 a year.
Questions
Does Wikidot have a free plan?
Yes. The free account costs $0.00 USD and includes five sites.
What does a free Wikidot account include?
It includes 300 MB per site, five members per private site, and a 25 MB maximum file size.
Which platforms does Wikidot support?
Wikidot is available on the web and lists API access.
Is Wikidot open source?
Wikidot Inc. says it released the Wikidot software as open source in January 2008.
How much does Pro+ cost?
The Pro+ account costs $239.90 a year for 12 months of service.
Who makes Wikidot?
Wikidot is made by Wikidot. The company was founded in 2006 and has an operational office in Toruń, Poland.
Facts from Wikidot's own pages
- API
- The plans comparison lists XML-RPC API access for Pro Lite, Pro, Pro+, and Community Site plans. · wikidot.com, 7 Oct 2026
- API coverage
- Documented methods select and modify categories, tags, pages, files, posts and user data; page methods can return source content and generated HTML. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API libraries
- The developer documentation links community libraries for Java, JavaScript, PHP and Python. · developer.wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API limit
- The XML-RPC API is limited to 240 requests per minute per user. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API protocol
- Wikidot exposes an XML-RPC API at https://www.wikidot.com/xml-rpc-api.php using HTTP Basic authorization with an application name and user API key. · developer.wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API stability
- The posts API is explicitly described as unstable and subject to breaking changes without notice. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Site owners can create and download ZIP snapshots containing pages and attached files. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud hosting
- The service uses cloud computing and storage and says it can handle sites with millions of visitors per month. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Sites provide memberships, roles and granular permissions for editing pages, files and forum content. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company
- Wikidot Inc. says it is incorporated in Delaware and has an operational office in Toruń, Poland. · wikidot.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Company funding
- Crunchbase lists Wikidot as a for-profit Toruń company with one seed round, two investors and Michał Frąckowiak as founder/CEO. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal facts
- Wikidot Inc. is incorporated in Delaware, while its operational office is in Toruń, Poland, and Michał Frąckowiak is CEO. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- LinkedIn lists Wikidot Inc. as founded in 2007, headquartered in Toruń, Poland, with 2–10 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · wikidot.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Customization
- Users can apply category-specific or site-wide CSS themes, custom layouts, favicons and meta tags. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Official documentation is organized into Articles, Syntax, Modules and Changelog sections, with per-syntax pages and code examples. · doc.wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Domains
- Wikidot supports mapping a custom domain to a hosted site. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can edit pages through the browser and publish changes within seconds without needing HTML, PHP or JavaScript. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Forums and messaging
- Each site can have forums, signatures, avatars and private messaging between users. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · wikidot.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · wikidot.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Toruń, Poland · wikidot.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integration
- The feature documentation names Gravatar integration for displaying avatars of anonymous users. · wikidot.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Wikidot describes Gravatar integration for anonymous users and says sites can embed selected HTML code from social sites or import RSS feeds. · wikidot.com, 7 Oct 2026
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