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After upgrading from Tiki Wiki 27 to Tiki 29, many users have discovered that their autocomplete functionality (used in CustomSearch for example) no longer works. The input field that previously showed suggestions as you typed now shows nothing at all. This can be particularly frustrating because there are no obvious error messages in the browser console, and the rest of your CustomSearch appears to function normally. The search still works, the results display correctly, but the helpful autocomplete suggestions have simply vanished. Find the solution in this article.

Tiki Wiki CMS is used on several sites that are currently under heavy fire from aggressive, resource-hungry AI crawlers. These bots can overwhelm servers to the point where applications become painfully slow or even completely unavailable, as we discussed in a previous article.

The answer cannot be limited to what happens “at the server’s doorstep” (WAF, rate limiting, IP blocking, etc.). It is just as essential to strengthen Tiki Wiki itself by acting on:

• The content the site actually exposes to visitors and bots
• The way queries are built, filtered, and chained
• The detection and control of abnormal memory or CPU consumption
• The data that is queried versus what is actually returned
• The use of Tiki’s own optimisation and performance tools

The goal of this article is to present concrete measures within Tiki Wiki CMS to reduce the attack surface, control resource consumption, and ensure your site stays available even under AI: crawlers hungry for data that overload your servers and leave your sites slow or inaccessible|pressure from AI bots or malicious crawlers], while also improving its performance over the long term.

After upgrading your Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware from Tiki 27 to Tiki 29, you might encounter a strange date display bug affecting how date fields are shown in trackeritems, customsearch plugins, and other components. Instead of clear values like 2025-08-21 15:00, you may see garbled text such as -00-yy 15:00.

At OpenSource Solutions, where we provide professional Tiki Wiki support and maintenance, we explored this issue and developed a straightforward workaround for our clients. In this Tiki Wiki Tip article, we’re sharing the steps to resolve the problem and restore correct date formatting across your site.

This comprehensive guide demonstrates how to set up a Debian 12 server with a hosting control panel and install a Tiki Wiki website solution using only open-source software.

Designed for versatility, this proven method leverages an Amazon AWS Lightsail instance but can be easily adapted to most hosting platforms. Follow this step-by-step guide to configure MariaDB, manage PHP versions, install Webmin and Virtualmin, secure your server with SSL certificates, and publish your Tiki Wiki site online—all with expert insights and professional tips to streamline the process.

This tutorial is tailored for intermediate IT administrators or full-stack developers seeking guidance on setting up and publishing websites.

The Tiki 27+ Build System marks a significant evolution in the way Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware handles its development and deployment processes. This article aims to guide you through the essential steps and provide solutions, even as the process continues to stabilize.

Introduced in Tiki 27 and refined in subsequent versions, this build system brings numerous enhancements aimed at improving efficiency, consistency, and ease of maintenance for developers and users alike. However, it requires power users and administrators to familiarize themselves with the new installation method from Gitlab (Version Control System).