TWiki User's Guide

Documentation for TWiki users.

• TWiki Quick Start
  • WelcomeGuest: A fast track intro covering all the basics
  • ATasteOfTWiki: A short introduction training course for beginners
  • TWikiRegistration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options

• One-Page Primers
  • TWikiSite: Ultra-compact, 2-minute TWiki primer
  • TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer

  • TWikiTopics: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • TWikiShorthand: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: Scan all TWiki text formatting rules on one page
  • TWikiVariables: How to easily embed text, graphics, dynamic content
  • FileAttachments: Browser-upload files for distribution or display
  • WebChangesAlert: Get e-mail alerts linking to the latest page changes
  • TWikiGlossary: A simple glossary of TWiki terms

• TWiki Help FAQs
  • TWikiFAQ: The first things people ask about TWiki
  • TextFormattingFAQ: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki
  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on InstalledPlugins

• TWikiCompatibilityPlugin (1.1.1, $Rev: 8378 (2010-07-31) $): Add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (06 Nov 2010, $Rev: 9875 (2010-11-05) $): Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• AliasPlugin (2.40, $Rev: 4415 (2009-07-03) $): Define aliases which will be replaced with arbitrary strings automatically
• AttachLinkPlugin (1.001, $Rev: 1558 (23 Dec 2008) $): Painless links to attachments
• CalendarPlugin (2.000, $Rev: 8058 (2010-07-07) $): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• CommentPlugin (19 Nov 2010, $Rev: 10009 (2010-11-18) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/save cycle
• DateTimePlugin (): Display date and time with formatting options, relative date parameters and localized dates
• EditTablePlugin (4.23, $Rev: 3523 (2009-04-18) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExcelImportExportPlugin (Foswiki, $Rev: 0$): Renders an attached Excel spreadsheet as Foswiki table
• FilterPlugin (1.70, $Rev: 1860 (08 Jan 2009) $): Substitute and extract information from content by using regular expressions
• FindElsewherePlugin (2.0.1 (25 Mar 2009), $Rev: 3273 (2009-03-25) $):
• FootNotePlugin ($Date:$, $Rev:$): Place footnotes at the end of a page.
• ForEachPlugin (1.102, $Rev: 10382 (2010-12-22) $): Loop over successive elements of a list, or a range of numbers.
• HeadlinesPlugin (2.21.1, $Rev: 2931 (2009-03-08) $): Show headline news in Foswiki pages based on RSS and ATOM news feeds from external sites
• ImagePlugin (1.22, $Rev: 1863 (08 Jan 2009) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (12 Jul 2010, $Rev: 9483 (2010-10-03) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• PreferencesPlugin (19 Apr 2009, $Rev: 3527 (2009-04-18) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• SlideShowPlugin (2.1.2, $Rev: 10055 (2010-11-24) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings
• SmiliesPlugin (04 Jan 2009, $Rev: 3417 (2009-04-12) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TablePlugin (1.038, $Rev: 3525 (2009-04-18) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (29 Dec 2009, $Rev: 5860 (2009-12-28) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TocPlugin (2.0, $Rev: 5851 (2009-12-22) $): Sophisticated table of contents generation
• TreeBrowserPlugin (v1.9): Renders a list as a collapsable/expandable tree.
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.2, $Rev: 3417 (2009-04-12) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• UpdateAttachmentsPlugin (Foswiki-1.0, $Rev: 2555 (20 Feb 2009) $): A batched alternative to AutoAttachments? (adds and removes attachements)
• UpdateInfoPlugin (Dakar, 11199): Add a %ISNEW% tag after a WikiWord to get a visual display of whether the linked topic was created or updated recently
• VarCachePlugin (29 Jan 2009, $Rev: 2215 (29 Jan 2009) $): Cache Foswiki macros in selected topics for faster page rendering
• WysiwygPlugin (1.1.1, $Rev: 10578 (2011-01-19) $): Translator framework for WYSIWYG editors
• ZonePlugin (3.1, $Rev: 9442 (2010-09-30) $): Gather content of a page in named zones while rendering it