Structuring wiki pages with templates in SharePoint 2007

Question

I need to create a custom template for SharePoint 2007 wiki pages. With ability to add multiple web parts zones on Wiki Page. Is it possible to do that, as I have read from online that wiki pages in SharePoint have only template file wkpstd.aspx.

I have seen solutions online which use jQuery, javascript and update the core wkpstd.aspx file. But, I cannot do that.

I have read many resources online, but could not find a clear solution yet.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/420671/programmatically-editing-sharepoint-wiki-content

_http://mosshowto.blogspot.com/2010/06/sharepoint-2010-wiki-customizing.html/

And, many more. But, I could submit only two links as my reputation is below 10.

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Thanks Janlester, your post was very helpful.

Now, I have found an resource for defining a wiki template here http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pavankumar/archive/2009/02/25/custom-wiki-site-definition-with-custom-document-template-for-creating-wiki-pages.aspx

Now, I will follow this approach and will get back if I have problems.

Meanwhile please share if you have anything more to add.

Cheers,

Answer 1

It is possible to create a custom layout for wiki pages in MOSS 2007, however there is a major drawback: pages created using the layout will be unghosted, which can lead to major performance problems.

We encountered this problem on a project a couple of years ago, and one of my coworkers describes the issue here.

You are basically stuck between accepting the potential performance problems, or modifying the OOTB wkpstd.aspx layout.

Answer 2

The code example in the url shows wiki pages created from a custom template. http://blog.ideseg.com/2007/sharepoint-destripando-el-wiki-2 (in spanish)

Note, as mentioned by jonlester this approach will always have wiki page unghosted.

nJoy :)