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==Docs Wiki Roadmap==
 
==Docs Wiki Roadmap==
  
 
===Short Term===
 
===Short Term===
*Identify wiki needs by user type (Beginners, Developers, Web designers, Administrators, Evaluators, ...)
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*Identify documentation needs by user type better
*Home page
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:*Beginners - need to be more targeted
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::*Easy Tutuorials - short and concise (using as a model - Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia:Tutorial]])
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::*Beginners need targeted core ideas and methods (Too much information puts off)
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::*Easy to navigate and follow
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::*<strike>Use of [[mw:Extension:Header_Tabs|Header Tabs extension]]</strike>
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:::'''Installed!''' see example of use [[User:Hutchy68/Getting Started test page|Hutchy68/Getting Started test page]] or [[Installing Joomla!]]
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:*Developers - more involvement, better method of involvement
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::*Projects - [[JDOC:Developer Tutorials Project]],
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::*Better Event integration such as Pizza, Bugs and Fun. Doc's home page integration, upcoming events template.
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:*Web designers - target ease of design, better articles targeted towards CSS, Bootstrap
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::*Projects - need ideas
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:*Administrators - target common tasks with more detail
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:*Evaluators - ideas needed?
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* <strike>Recognition of contributions, work on wiki</strike> complete, see [[Template:Barnstar|Barnstar awards]]
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*Home page - start of redesign is [[User:Hutchy68/New main page|here]]
 
*Navigation
 
*Navigation
 
**Portal pages
 
**Portal pages
**Better search
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**Better documentation search - Google integration? Lucerne?
 
**Improve structure
 
**Improve structure
 
**Namespace aliases for easier link building
 
**Namespace aliases for easier link building
*Spam control
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**Disambiguation pages
*Clean up redundant and incomplete pages
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*<strike>'''Spam control''' - multipage sign up. AntiSpoof, AbuseFilter together.</strike>
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:*<strike>AbuseFilter (Tested! - see [[JDOC_talk:Docs Wiki Roadmap|Talk page]]) -  will automatically block and remove users based on rules, can be new user time sensitive running against only new users.</strike>
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::'''Installed!''' and working now, see [[Special:AbuseLog|AbuseLog]] and [[Special:AbuseFilter|AbuseFilter]]
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*Clean up redundant and incomplete pages (what was started and never finished, or redundant)
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:*Investigate 'Archive' namespace, would want an alias of 'A' to simplify link creation when needed
  
 
===Long Term===
 
===Long Term===
*Increase developer contributions
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*Increase developer contributions!
**Welcome new users on user talk pages
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:*Welcome new users on user talk pages! Give them some additional information, style guide, templates available, etc.
**Editor assistance
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:*Editor assistance
**Wiki Doc Projects
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:**Adopt an editor? Help new wiki users
**Developer feedback
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:*Wiki Doc Projects - "JDOC Projects" - Portal page:[[Portal:JDOC Projects|JDOC Projects]]
**Enhance styleguide
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::*Developers
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::*Designers
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::*Better tutorials, multipage, PDF's created for download
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:*Developer feedback
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:*Enhance styleguide
 
*API integration with Platform and CMS
 
*API integration with Platform and CMS
 
*Help Screen development simplify
 
*Help Screen development simplify
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**Focus on first STS, transcluded to subsequent STS versions, with a 'Final' for LTS
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**Notices on support ended versions
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**Better understanding for contributors, Help screens: how they work, why style guides are important
  
 
===Nice to have eventually===
 
===Nice to have eventually===
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**Improved look
 
**Improved look
 
**Integration with administration for VEL notifications of installed Extensions.
 
**Integration with administration for VEL notifications of installed Extensions.
 
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* Multilingual support
 
==Investigation==
 
==Investigation==
 
*Semantic Mediawiki  
 
*Semantic Mediawiki  
 
**Use of property values within articles/API
 
**Use of property values within articles/API
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**External data capture in XML or JSON (other formats also available)
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Please add appropriate items to the Roadmap and post all comments to the Docs Wiki Roadmap talk page.

Docs Wiki Roadmap[edit]

Short Term[edit]

  • Identify documentation needs by user type better
  • Beginners - need to be more targeted
  • Easy Tutuorials - short and concise (using as a model - Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Tutorial)
  • Beginners need targeted core ideas and methods (Too much information puts off)
  • Easy to navigate and follow
  • Use of Header Tabs extension
Installed! see example of use Hutchy68/Getting Started test page or Installing Joomla!
  • Developers - more involvement, better method of involvement
  • Web designers - target ease of design, better articles targeted towards CSS, Bootstrap
  • Projects - need ideas
  • Administrators - target common tasks with more detail
  • Evaluators - ideas needed?
  • Recognition of contributions, work on wiki complete, see Barnstar awards
  • Home page - start of redesign is here
  • Navigation
    • Portal pages
    • Better documentation search - Google integration? Lucerne?
    • Improve structure
    • Namespace aliases for easier link building
    • Disambiguation pages
  • Spam control - multipage sign up. AntiSpoof, AbuseFilter together.
  • AbuseFilter (Tested! - see Talk page) - will automatically block and remove users based on rules, can be new user time sensitive running against only new users.
Installed! and working now, see AbuseLog and AbuseFilter
  • Clean up redundant and incomplete pages (what was started and never finished, or redundant)
  • Investigate 'Archive' namespace, would want an alias of 'A' to simplify link creation when needed

Long Term[edit]

  • Increase developer contributions!
  • Welcome new users on user talk pages! Give them some additional information, style guide, templates available, etc.
  • Editor assistance
    • Adopt an editor? Help new wiki users
  • Wiki Doc Projects - "JDOC Projects" - Portal page:JDOC Projects
  • Developers
  • Designers
  • Better tutorials, multipage, PDF's created for download
  • Developer feedback
  • Enhance styleguide
  • API integration with Platform and CMS
  • Help Screen development simplify
    • Focus on first STS, transcluded to subsequent STS versions, with a 'Final' for LTS
    • Notices on support ended versions
    • Better understanding for contributors, Help screens: how they work, why style guides are important

Nice to have eventually[edit]

  • VEL page
    • Improvement for editing by approved VEL members
    • Searching
    • Improved look
    • Integration with administration for VEL notifications of installed Extensions.
  • Multilingual support

Investigation[edit]

  • Semantic Mediawiki
    • Use of property values within articles/API
    • External data capture in XML or JSON (other formats also available)