What is a contribution?

What is a contribution?

A contribution is a versioned, sorted collection of text sections and files.

How can I create a new contribution?

Click on the "create contribution" button in the top navigation. Put in the name of the contribution and click "Create."

How can I edit the contents of a contribution?

Click the Edit/Share link in navigation bar and then use the insert bar to insert text or files.

How do I add text to a contribution?

User the insert bar to click the files link and select the files from your computer to add. You have to wait for the progress bar to finish before clicking save.

How do I format text in a contribution?

We use textile, a lightweight markup language that uses simple codes to format your text. You can find out more about textile here

How do I add files to a contribution?

User the insert bar and click the "files" link, then select the files from your computer to add. You have to wait for the progress bar to finish before clicking save.

What files can I add to a contribution?

You can add any file provided it has an extension e.g. .zip, .doc, .pdf.

What is the size limit of the files that I can add to a contribution?

We accept files up to 1.5GB.

Are the files that I add to a contribution versioned?

Yes. If you change the file section in a contribution, a new contribution version will be created with the new file.

What are contribution versions?

Anytime you edit a contribution and click save button, a new version will be created noting the name of the person that changed the contribution and the time the change took place.

Can I share a contribution with one person?

Yes, just put in the name of the person into the sharing dialog box and click "share".

Can I share a contribution with multiple people?

Yes. Add the names of the people into the sharing dialog box. Those people will get notified that you have shared that contribution with them via email. Afterwards, they will have access to that contribution.

Can I share a contribution with multiple projects?

Yes, simply start typing in the share dialog and the auto-complete will show you all the projects that you can add this contribution to. Add as many as you like, then click "Share".

Can I share a contribution with people who are not users of Orwik?

Yes, simply add a person's email to a contribution. That person will get an email asking them to signup. After they go through the free signup, they will get access to that contribution.

How can I delete a contribution?

Go to your dashboard, click on the contributions tab and click the delete link.

How can I publish a contribution?

If you have the privileges to make a contribution public, you will see a "Make public" link in the green toolbar. Clicking that will make the contribution accessible to everyone, including people not logged in to Orwik.

When a contribution is published, where does it show up?

It shows up on your profile and on any project pages where that contribution was shared.

Can everyone edit a contribution that I published ?

No, only people in the projects or users with whom that contribution was shared can edit a contribution.