Wikipedia Usability Initiative/Environmental scan
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This page lists wiki projects and products whose usability is simplified and intuitive.
MediaWiki-Based Wiki Projects
editProject | Features | Notes | Links |
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Uniwiki |
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UNICEF usability extensions based off of usability testing with youth in Tanzania, Africa. The UNICEF extension is now localised at Betawiki, the bugs have been fixed and it now runs against head. | |
Wikia |
See also Talk:Extension Survey. |
All of these are under the GPL at wikia-code.com | |
wikiHow |
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Keiki | |||
Vinismo | |||
AboutUs | |||
WikiEducator | LiquidThreads |
Interwiki table might be a good place to look for more projects.
Other Wiki Projects
editProject | Features | Notes | Links |
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MindTouch | Runs on Deki | ||
HDWiki | Chinese wiki platform used by popular wiki encyclopedia Hudong. Developed because of (perceived) shortcomings in MediaWiki. Said to be open source, but unsure. |
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Wetpaint | Wetpaint | ||
Confluence | Confluence | ||
Wikidot | Example Site |
Comparisons
editIt's interesting that Mozilla Developer Central runs on deki, Firefox Support on TikiWiki, MozillaZine Knowledge Base on MediaWiki. Perhaps these are some good places to make some comparisons.