MediaWiki Rollout – Agenda

MediaWiki + Approved Revs Rollout Demo Agenda
Audience: Business Users / Non-technical 
Date: Tuesday
Presenter: Allison
 

1. Welcome & Quick Project Overview

• Purpose of the wiki (collaboration, document approval, institutional memory)

• Migration from legacy system

• What's new in this version

2. Key Feature Highlights

• ✅ MediaWiki 1.35.9 – Stable LTS with modern support

• ✅ Approved Revs extension – Only approved content is visible to end users

• ✅ Improved UI/CSS – Tested and visually validated

• ⛔ Upload & File Handling – Known gaps (see below)

3. Demo Walkthrough (Live or Screenshots?)

• Logging in

• Editing a page

• Submitting for approval

• Approving as admin (Lisa-style workflow)

• Approved version visibility test

• Bonus: quick tour of page history

4. User Types & Access Requirements

• Internal AD-authenticated staff

• Contractor / non-AD access – Known gap: scenarios and test cases not yet defined

 

5. Known Gaps / Untested Areas

Area	Status	Notes
PNG upload	❌ Untested
PDF upload	❌ Untested
Excel upload	❓ Unknown	Check if xlsx MIME is allowed
Contractor access	❌ Untested	Needs scenario + account setup

6. Next Steps

• Identify volunteers to test non-AD access

• Assign upload testers for file types

• Begin documenting final workflow scenarios

7. Optional Extras (Time Permitting)

• Reverse proxy behavior (brief overview)

• Password Reset Options

  • “Please know your password before volunteering!”

  • Optional: showcase phpMyAdmin reset method

  • Future: script-based or containerized reset service

8. Q&A / Discussion

• Feedback

• Identify blockers or access concerns

• Suggestions for rollout