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by Ninjaneered 2109 days ago
If you're willing to install extensions, MediaWiki has some options that you might be interested in. MediaWiki has a visual editor in addition to mark-up, my preferred way to configure it remembers which editor the user used last, but they can switch when they want. Out of the box, MediaWiki is fairly bare bones, but if you're willing to spend some time on the set-up, it's pretty powerful. For example, page views were removed in MW 1.25, but can be added back using the HitCounters[1] or WireTap[2] extensions. However, the extension I think you might like is called WatchAnalytics[3], it's able to demonstrate how "watched" a wikis pages are, who's watching them, how quickly they're reviewed after being edited, and more. It's really helpful to build a consensus at a company about what's known and provide the metrics to encourage review.

[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HitCounters

[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Wiretap

[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WatchAnalytics

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Thanks for the tip!
One more tip, you might try using Meza[1], an automated MediaWiki install/deployment tool to get you up and running quickly. It comes pre-baked with several extensions[2] including visual editing and the extensions I mentioned above (WireTap & WatchAnalytics). It was actually created by a talented team at NASA and makes things much easier (including suggested extensions for enterprise use) if you have access to a server.

[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Meza

[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Meza/Extensions_installed_by_...