Introduction
What is MediaWiki?
MediaWiki is a free and open-source software platform for creating and managing collaborative websites, most notably used for Wikipedia. It allows users to create, edit, and organize content easily, making it a powerful tool for knowledge management and documentation within organizations.
What is CogniVis AI?
CogniVis AI is a platform that enables you to pull data from different
sources and combine them with each other to
create practically useful AI tools. Sources may include
your internal company knowledgebase and a variety of
most popular business apps like GitHub, Jira, Slack,
and more.
This enables you to easily create
AI chatbot assistants (internal),
custom generators and even
embeddable AI chat widgets trained on your data.
How CogniVis AI works with MediaWiki?
The MediaWiki Connector integrates with your MediaWiki-powered site, retrieving structured content for analysis, insights, and knowledge management.
What exact sources are pulled:
- Pages
- Page title
- Page content text
- Page URL
- Page categories
- Page contributors (authors)
- Page last update date
- Sections
- Section titles
- Section content
- Revisions
- Revision history (if enabled)
- Revision author
- Revision date
- Links
- Internal links (to other pages on the same MediaWiki instance)
- Files
- File attachments (if available through API)
- File URLs
Configuration
Add the connector to CogniVis
Navigate to CogniVis Connectors
In CogniVis, go to Admin Panel, then in the sidebar choose Add connector. You will find the MediaWiki connector setup page there.
Open MediaWiki connector setup pageSpecify the repo
To index the selected page, give a name to the connector, provide its URL, specify the language code, and optionally provide the page name or category name.
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Enterprise organizations can choose to deploy this connector on-premise. On-premise deployment provides additional security and privacy, it means that the connector will be hosted on your own servers which you can control and manage.
This option is suitable for organizations that have strict data privacy and security requirements, want to integrate with their existing infrastructure, or need to comply with specific local regulations.
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Check out potential benefits and use cases for this connector.
Enhanced Knowledge Retrieval
By integrating MediaWiki with CogniVis AI, users can quickly and efficiently retrieve structured and unstructured data from MediaWiki pages. This improves the efficiency of information searches and ensures users have access to the most relevant content.
Automated Query Responses
CogniVis AI can automate responses to user queries based on MediaWiki content. This automation speeds up response times for complex knowledge searches, providing users with instant answers and reducing the need for manual intervention.
Centralized Knowledge Access
The integration allows for centralized access to content from multiple MediaWiki instances or sections. Users can navigate seamlessly across interconnected articles and categories, improving the organization and accessibility of knowledge.
Continuous Knowledge Updates
With access to organization-specific knowledge bases stored in MediaWiki, CogniVis AI ensures continuous availability of up-to-date and verified content. This keeps the knowledge repository current and reliable for all users.
Personalized Content Recommendations
CogniVis AI can tailor recommendations and content based on user preferences and queries. This personalization enhances user engagement by providing more relevant search results and suggestions.
Scalable Knowledge Management
The integration facilitates easy addition of new content, categories, and pages from MediaWiki. This scalability requires minimal technical effort, making it easier to maintain large volumes of knowledge efficiently.
Improved Team Collaboration
Integrating MediaWiki with CogniVis AI enhances documentation and team collaboration. Users can track changes and updates through MediaWiki’s version history, ensuring transparency and accountability in collaborative projects.
Unified Documentation Source
CogniVis AI can pull from various internal wikis and knowledge repositories, creating a unified documentation source. This streamlines access to diverse information sources, making knowledge management more cohesive and efficient.
Enhanced Search Capabilities
The AI-enhanced search functionality can process and interpret complex queries, providing more accurate and comprehensive search results from MediaWiki content. This improves the overall user search experience.
Historical Data Insights
Access to MediaWiki’s version history allows CogniVis AI to analyze historical data and changes over time. This can provide valuable insights into content evolution, helping in trend analysis and decision-making processes.