MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group/Tasks/Feature wishlist/2015 assessment

This is a list of features commonly and widely requested by non-WMF users.
 * Stable releases that don't break anything during/after upgrading.
 * That the distribution and extensions etc. take into account that small wikis using economical hosting might have only restricted access to the shell, e.g. they can't use git, nor make.
 * Navigable user support, i.e. easy to find solutions. Currently there are multiple routes to use, Bugzilla, MediaWiki-l mailing list, talk pages, Project:Support desk, etc.
 * A repository for templates, JavaScript gadgets, Scribunto modules, Lua modules, JavaScript, CSS, etc. Otherwise non-WMF wikis have to export/import and debug, these from wikipedia. Making a mess of the wiki with unwanted Wikipedia specific bits. See bug 64475
 * Include a way to moderate/sandbox new users as an anti-spam measure, or have a way to approve genuine new users. For example a slimmed down mw:Extension:ConfirmAccount, where it only asks "Hello, please tell us briefly about yourself and why you'd like to edit this wiki?". Currently any new non-WMF wiki is unexpectedly left open to spambots.
 * Support and maintain the obsolete Extension:WikiTeX or something more user friendly. So that users can illustrate articles, in a consistent style, without having to make much more effort than regular editing.
 * Ways to encourage users to register and contribute to the wiki, e.g. wysiwyg editing, social networking, rewarding user contributions by keeping a score/rank, etc.
 * Upload of Office documents (docx etc.). Security issue. Needs changes in MW core. (see |talk page discussion)
 * A way to automatically archive any new external link to e.g. WebCite or archive.today. For citations with link rot to be repointed to the archived copy.
 * A way to scan through all external links and to offer repointing any failed ones to a new URL, e.g. if necessary to Archive.org. (see Extension:ExternalLinks)
 * Install extension VisualEditor along with Parsoid easily.
 * Transwiki links to other non-WMF wikis.
 * Standardized interfaces in MediaWiki skins for the integration of new functions without customizing the skin.
 * Access Control List
 * Extension Management

Further feature lists

 * Metawiki: MediaWiki Feature Request (Archive)
 * MediaWiki.org:
 * Enterprise hub
 * Academic hub
 * Software bundles
 * MediaWiki4Intranet