Project CSP/Content sharing

What is meant by content?
From a technical perspective pages in the wiki are content. And that is what is important here. The purpose of content sharing is to share different kinds of pages with other wiki's.

Typical types of content are:


 * Application pages - Pages that are considered part of the application. Examples are templates, properties and forms. Extensions such as Page Exchange and PageSync have been created to handle this kind of content. Such pages can not be changed by 'ordinary' users.
 * User content - Pages that are considered user content and can be edited by users of the wiki.
 * Standard content - Pages that are considered user content but cannot be edited by users of the wiki, because they are managed elsewhere.

Scenario's for sharing content
There are many scenario's for sharing content. Some of them are described here. Please add to this list.


 * As a MediaWiki consultant or company share application pages to provide standard solutions
 * In a wiki farm impose a standard set of application pages across all wikis in the farm
 * Allowing users who are getting started with extensions that can involve complex syntax and rules (Cargo, Page Forms, Semantic MediaWiki and related extensions, Scribunto, etc.) to download working examples to their wiki Allowing consultants who develop their own branded bundle of extensions to also add wiki pages and images to their offering  A substitute for a lightweight extension or skin, assuming that extension consists of only JavaScript and/or CSS  An alternative way to do a transfer of content (pages and/or images) between wikis, on a regular basis or even just once.