Confluence and (BlueSpice) MediaWiki
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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 | MediaWiki | SMW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Move | Move (=MedaWiki Standard) |
| Export Pages | UniversalExport (PDF e.a.) | ||
| Export Tables (Plugin) | |||
| Start Discussions | TalkPage (=MediaWiki Standard) | TalkPage, 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) | Move | Move |
| Rendered Page Diffs | VisualDiff | ||
| Add Labels | Category (=MediaWiki Standard) | ||
| - | Interwikilinks | ||
| - | Cite | ||
| - | Countthings |
"Editor"
| Confluence | BlueSpice pro | MediaWiki | SMW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |