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= General usability =
= General usability =
* '''Better searching.''' We did some user testing, and the wiki search came up as something that users found confusing, and not really useful for finding the content they were looking for. We currently use a Google custom search, but the integration into the wiki is not ideal. We would like to explore options for searching that allows our audience to find relevant content more easily.
 
* '''Collaborative options.''' We would also like to explore options for real-time collaboration, such as the collaborative editor or togetherJS.
A number of modifications were made to provide better usability.
* Visual editor




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We did some user testing, and the wiki search came up as something that users found confusing, and not really useful for finding the content they were looking for. We currently use a Google custom search, but the integration into the wiki is not ideal. We would like to explore options for searching that allows our audience to find relevant content more easily.
We did some user testing, and the wiki search came up as something that users found confusing, and not really useful for finding the content they were looking for. We currently use a Google custom search, but the integration into the wiki is not ideal. We would like to explore options for searching that allows our audience to find relevant content more easily.
 
The Mediawiki search future was thus customized. It display the results of the standard search engine conbined with the results of Google. This is done using the "GoogleSiteSearch" extension. See the file LocalSettings.custom.php to see how it's configured, and “../custom/extensions” directory. See [[OER:Documentation]] for more details.
How did we do this? → See LocalSettings.custom.php and “../custom/extensions” directory.
 
The Mediawiki search future is customized. It display the results of the standard search engine conbined with the results of Google. This is done using the "GoogleSiteSearch" extension. See the file LocalSettings.custom.php to see how it's configured.
 
A briefing document on the more advanced search options within mediawiki, aimed at the Higher Education sector. An implementation of these search options on our wiki.  
 
[[OER:Documentation]]
 


== Visual editor ==
== Visual editor ==
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== Collaborative options.==
== Collaborative options.==


A briefing document on real-time collaboration on mediawiki, aimed at the Higher Education sector.
TogetherJS


Collaborative editor was not trialled.


= Access =
= Access =