Comparing XWiki to MediaWiki and Confluence on xwiki.org

[vmassol]

@jens

It also is possible to customize Confluence in all kinds you can imagine. I don’t know if it is recommendable to tell a visitor that this would be feasible only with add-ons since XWiki needs extensions as well.

Could you point to the specific text you’re referring to? We want to be very precise.

I’ve checked and what I see is:

Both solutions support lots of extensions (Macros, Blog, Forum, File Manager, Ideas, Meetings, Calendar, Tasks, etc.) suited for different use cases.

However the main difference is that XWiki can be customized directly in wiki pages and doesn’t require to go in development mode as you would with Confluence. For example if you install, say, the Blog Extension, you’ll be able to customize every single aspect of its UI, add more buttons, move them around, etc.

@jens

And Java is considered for professional applications. It is an excellent benefit of XWiki.

Yes, and so is Confluence

@jens

Do you know K15t Scroll Viewport?

Nope first time I hear of it, thanks for sharing. I couldn’t easily find screenshots to see it in action. Any pointer?

@jens

Is something similar possible with XWiki? I relate to this subject because of the importance of connecting a service desk portal with a wiki as a knowledge base. That could also be mentioned in the comparison table.

Regarding creating a web site (ie without a wiki look), you can achieve this with a custom skin in XWiki.

Some ideas:

• https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Leiothrix%20Skin
• https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Blog/DocumentationFlavorExample
• https://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Improvements/PublicWebsiteFlavor
• https://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/Flavors/TechnicalDocumentationFlavor/

@jens

That could also be mentioned in the comparison table.

What would be the advantage of XWiki over Confluence on this topic in your opinion?

Thanks Jens. Keep the discussion going, this is awesome.