Confluence and (BlueSpice) MediaWiki: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:54, 8 March 2016

Comparison of features along the official Confluence Full Features List to share ideas about further developments for MediaWiki third party user.

Notifications:

This is a draft
The feature list of BlueSpice here is not complete. This overview is meant as a "response" to the Confluence list to identify strengths and weak points in both systems. It would be helpfull to have an another listing of BlueSpice / MediaWiki extensions and a response by Confluence.

"Spaces"

Confluence "Spaces" is an equivalent to the MediaWiki "Namespaces"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Unlimited Spaces	Unlimited Namespaces
Space Directory	UserSidebar
Categorize Spaces	-
Space Permissions	PermissionManager
Browse by Label	CategoryPage
Archive Spaces	NamespaceManager(?)
Export Content	UniversalExport (PDF, DOCX, HTML)
Publish Blogs	Blog
Default Permissions	-
Backup and Restore	WikiCopy (2016)
Space Sidebar	UserSidebar

"Pages"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	SMW
Create Rich Content (=Description of some wiki use cases)	Create Rich Content (=Description of some wiki use cases)
Blueprints	-	Diverse Semantic Templates
Page Templates	PageTemplates
Like Pages	RatedComments / Rating
Share Pages	-
Import Word Documents	VisualEditor (BlueSpice)
Change Comments	Summary (=MediaWiki Standard)
Restrict Pages	PageAccess
Rename Pages	Move (=MedaWiki Standard)
Export Pages	UniversalExport (PDF e.a.)
	Export Tables (Plugin)
Start Discussions	Discussion (=MediaWiki Standard)	LiquidThreads
Trackback Links	-
Page Hierarchy	Subpages (=MediaWiki Standard)
Page Versioning	History (=MediaWiki Standard)
Recover Deleted Pages	Deletion Log (=MediaWiki Standard)
Move & Copy Pages	Move (=MedaWiki Standard)
Rendered Page Diffs	VisualDiff
Add Labels	Category (=MediaWiki Standard)
-	Interwikilinks
-	Cite
-	Countthings

"Editor"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki
Rich Text Editor	VisualEditor	VisualEditor
Drag& Drop Editing	PasteImage
Page Layouts	-
Autocomplete for Links	InsertLink (with autocomplete)
Embed Office Documents	-
Keyboard Shortcuts	-
Autoconvert for Links	-
Advanced Table Editing	InsertTables
Autoconvert for Attachements	-
Autocomplete for Attachements	InsertFile (with autocomplete)
Autocomplete for Macros	InsertMagic (with autocomplete)
Add Multimedia Content	-
Page Drafts	SaferEdit (will be replaced)
Copy&Paste Images	PasteImage
@mention others	-
Autoformatting	-
Property Panels	-
Embed Web Widgets	-	MediaWiki Widgets
InsertImages	InsertFile
Resize&Link Images	InsertFile
Link to Antything	InsertLink
EasyFormatting	VisualEditor
MacroBrowser	InsertMagic
Drag&Drop	-
ApplyImageEffects	-
PageTemplates	PageTemplates
Find&Replace	VisualEditor	Replace Text
ConcurrentEditing	EditConflict
ResponsiveEditor	VisualEditor (FullScreen)
Assign Tasks	-
-	Signature
	??Category-System?

"Macros"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Task List Macro	Checklist (German description)
Status Macro	Checklist (German description)
Expand Macro	-	Template
Add more macros	-
Contributors Macro	Editors
Change History Macro	SmartList
Content by user Macro	UserContribution
Chart Macro	Semantic Result Formats
Recently Updated Macro	SmartList
Network Macro	Userlist
Info Macro	-
User Profile Macro	-	Template
Gallery Macro	Gallery Tag
Favorite Pages Macro	PagesVisited
Note Macro	-	Template
ProfilePictureMacro	-
Panel Macro	Poem
RSS Feed Macro	RSS Feed
Tip Macro	-	Template
Page Index Macro	AllPages, WikiExplorer
Content by Label Macro	CategoryPages / DPL
Office Excel Macro	-	Template
Page Tree Macros	CategoryTree, Bookmaker, Breadcrumbs
Page Tree Search Macro	-
Popular Labels Macro	TagCloud
Labels List Macro	-
Recently Used Labels Macro	-
Jira Issues Macro	-
Children Macro	-
Office PowerPoint Macro	-
Popular Labels Macro	WikiCategroyTagCloud
Related Labels Macro	SimilarPages
LiveSearch Macro	Search Tag
Office Word Macro	-
Live Search Macro	Inputbox
Search Results Macro	-
Recently Used Labels MAcro	-
View PDF Macro	-	PDF Handler
Navigation Map Macro	-
Table of Content Macro	Article Navigation (TOC)
Include Page Macro	Templates
Anchor Macro	Anchor
Excerpt Macro	-
Excerpt Include Macro	-
Column Macro	-	Template
HTML Macro	HTML input possible (MediaWiki Standard)
Widget Connector	MediaWiki Widgets
Section Macro	-	Template
Space Details Macro	-
Code Block Macro	SyntaxHighlight
Attachements Macro	-
Blog Posts Macro	BlogTag
Spaces List Macro	-
Page Properties Report Macro	StateBar
Page Properties Macro	Semantic MediaWiki
Multimedia Macro	EmbedVideo
	Checklist
	ImageMap
	Inputbox
			Math
	ParserFunctions
	Poem
	Quiz
	Whosonline
	HideTitle
	div Tags, Switches and Variables

"Tasks"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Create Task List	-
Assign Tasks	-
Tasks From Notification	-
Personal Task List	-
Task Notifications	-
Mobile Ready	MobileFrontend
Personal Task List	-

"Attachement"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Attach your Files	Files
Drag&Drop	- / WebDAV
Label Attachements	File Categories
Search Attachments	Search Files
Embed Office Files	-
Attachement Versioning	File Versioning
Bulk Download	-
Link Attachements	InsertLink
Control Attachement Size	Upload Maximum
Display Attachement Lists	-
WebDAV	WebDAV
Preview Attached Office Files	-
Edit Attached Office Files	WebDAV
Attachements Macro	-
	NSFileRepo
	Multiupload (Plugin)

"Notifications"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Stay up to Date	Notifications / Echo
Popular Content Summary	-
Mobile Ready	-
Autowatch	WatchList
Daily Email Reports	Daily / Weekly Reports
Share Pages and Blogs	-
Manage Watcher	ResponsibleEditors
Watch Spaces	Notifications (German description)
Watch Pages	Watchlist
Watch all Blogs	-
Network Notifications	-
Jira Notifications	-
Minor Edits	Minor Edits
Follow Notifications	-
RSS Subscriptions	RSSFeeder / RSSStandards
Watch Blog Posts in a Space	BlogTag

"Search"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Search anything	Search anything (ExtendedSearch)
Search Filter	Facetted Search
Browse Recently Viewed	PagesVisited
Borwse Related Labels	Similar Pages
Advaced Search	Advanced Search
Search your Email	-
Livesearch Macro	TagSearch
Search inside Attachement	File Search
Quick Navigation	Search as you type
Preview Attachement	-
Browser Search	Browser Search
Did you mean	Fuzzy Search

"Mobile"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Browse Activity	MobileFrontend
View Pages&Blogs	MobileFrontend
Quick Search	MobileFrontend
Make Contributions	MobileFrontend
Track Notifications	MobileFrontend
View User Profiles	-
Manage Tasks	-

"Jira Integration"

Confluence offers a bundle of extensions for their software Jira

"Installation"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Guided Upgrades	-
Connect to Jira	-
Buildt-in Database	-		ExternalData?
Guided Installer	Installer
Administration	WikiAdmin
Bundled Database Drivers	-
Unlimited Developer Licenses	Testsystem
Import other Wikis	-
Troubleshoot Issues	-
Site Backup	-	WikiCopy (2016)
Internationalisation	Internationalisation
Server / Cloud	Server / Cloud

"Customize"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Customize	Flexiskin
Universal Plugin Manager	Marketplace / Extension Store (2016 / 2017)
Massive Plugin Ecosystem	Extensions on Mediwiki.org and elsewhere
	Content Templates (ongoing)
Custom Layouts / Color Schemes	NamespaceCSS / Sidebars
Welcome Message	-
Remote Interfaces	API
Themes	Skins
Bundled Themes	Content Templates (ongoing)
Logo	Logo
Full Source Code Access	GPL
Custom Stylesheets	Custom CSS
	TopMenubar Customizer

"Personal"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Dashboards	Dashboards (User / Admin)
Status Updates	Notifications
Hover Profile	-
People Directory	Userlist
Custom Starting Page	Dashboards (User / Admin)
Networks	Watchlist
Personal Spaces	UserPage
User Profiles	UserPreferences
Recently Viewed Content	PagesVisited
Favorites	UserSidebar / UserPage
Profile Picture	Avatars
	Gadets
	Widgetbar
	Search Preferences

"Security"

Confluence	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Confluence Groups	Groupmanager
Restricted Pages	PageAccess
Unlimited Anonymous Users	Unlimited Anonymous Users
Public Signup	Register
Captcha	Captcha
Centralized User Management	LDAPAuthentication
Failed Login Captcha	Captcha
	WikiBouncer
LDAP & AD	LDAP & AD
SSO	SSO
Space Permissions	PermissionManager
Secure Sign-up	-
Space Permissions	PermissionManager
Invite Users	-

Extensions and features of (BlueSpice) MediaWiki

Topic	BlueSpice pro	MediaWiki	SMW
Templating and Semantic	Semantic MediaWiki
	SemanticForms
	Semantic Result Formats
	ExternalData
	??ProjectCalender
QA	ArticleInfo
	Maintenance Reports
	div. SpecialPages
	Reminder
	Expiry
	Review
	FlaggedRevisions (Working with drafts)
	ReadingConfirmation
Book	ChapterHierarchy
	Book collection and export
Editorial Tools	WikiExplorer
	Authors
	Readers (German description)
Administration	Nuke
	Statistics
	RenameUser
	ExtensionInfo
	Groupmanager
	Preferences
	UserManager
	Shoutbox
	DynamicPageList
	ContextMenu

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