About the Author

My name is Rick Sapir and I have been developing technical content for software manufacturers for over ten years.

I have been using Tiki for a variety of web projects (including KeyContent.org) since early 2005. I chose Tiki as my CMS platform because of its large feature set. Sure, there are other (some may argue better) applications for wikis, forums, blogs, etc. But none are as fully integrated as Tiki.

After clogging the Tiki forums with lots (and lots) of questions, I finally became familiar enough to start customizing Tiki to make it my own. My initial customizations primarily focused on user interface (UI) modifications. Eventually I began making actual code changes and working with the CVS source files.

Today, you can find me, using the handle ricks99, on the Tiki IRC channel (#tikiwiki), answering forum questions, Tweeting away, and doing what I can to improve the Tiki community.

Of course, just as Tiki is a tool for collaboration, so this book is a collaborative effort. While I am the primary author, I would like to thank the others who contributed. For a full list of authors, reviewers, and translators, please see the Contributors page.

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