The same topic revision will be used when you save a topic again within a certain time frame (one hour by default, configurable with the configuration setting {Re...
FamFamFamSilkGeoSilkIcons Mark James created a great set of 1,022 silky smooth 16x16 true colour icons in PNG format, aptly named Silk Icons. GeoSilk icon set by...
FamFamFamSilkIcons Silk is a smooth, free icon set, containing over 700 16 by 16 pixel icons in strokably soft PNG format. Containing a large variety of icons, y...
Formatting Tokens Foswiki defines some standard special tokens that can be used to replace characters in some parameters notably those to FormattedSearch and If...
Formatted Search Customize the display of search results. The default output format of a %SEARCH{...}% is a table consisting of topic names and topic summaries. U...
History Plugin . The output can arbitrarily be formatted. An example for a Wikipedia like history is included. When using PatternSkin enabling the HistoryPlugin c...
IF statements The %IF% macro gives you the ability to test for macro values, URL parameters, access permissions, topic existence and more. Syntax In the example ...
Interwiki Plugin The InterwikiPlugin links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the .InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by ...
Javascript Foswiki will work without Javascript enabled in the browser: * When performing read only actions, Eg. view, rdiff * If {Validation}{Method} is se...
MailerContribPlugin This is a 'mini' plugin that provides a rest handler for invoking the mail notification process via an HTTP request (e.g. from the browser). I...
Managing Topics Browser based rename, move, copy, and delete for individual topics Overview You can use browser based controls to change a name of a topic, move ...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Font variation Cookbook example with other fonts and font colors. This line loads the extra style definition: * Set USERSTYLEURL...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Hide the left bar This line loads the extra style definition: * Set USERSTYLEURL = //PatternSkinCssCookbookNoLeftBar/hideleftbar...
.PatternSkin Customization Guidelines how to create and customize page templates. For styling your Foswiki using stylesheets, see PatternSkinCssCookbook. First R...
PatternSkin horizontal navigation example Include main navigation with: This is done automatically in the templates by setting in the .SitePreferences: * #Set ...
Plain Skin The plain skin is used to get the rendered topic text without any page decoration such as side, top or bottom bars. The text is shown without any marku...
#SettingPrefs #PreferencesMacros Preference Settings A preference setting lets you define a simple macro that will be expanded in your output. In addition: *...
PreferencesPlugin Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a .DataForms. However, the edit fields are inlined in the text, similar to how tables a...
Project Contributor Foswiki is a development of the Foswiki community. Foswiki is based on TWiki , which was originally written by Peter Thoeny, who based his wor...
Foswiki brand material The official Foswiki logo and derivatives are attached to this page. Logo artwork Logo customization The logo can be changed by redefinin...
SkinTemplateViewTemplate is a Skin Template So should not be viewed directly. Use to see the Template source. ** Skin Templates Set VIEW_TEMPLATE=SkinTemplateVie...
Template Web Purpose Template webs were created to act as templates in creating webs. It is now possible to create webs via the .ManagingWebs topic. In the not...
Text Editor A text editor is different from a WYSIWYG editor because it doesn't do display formatting like bold type, or mixed font styles, sizes and colors. ...
TinyMCEPlugin This is an integration of the fast and highly functional TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor. It supports a wide range of browsers, including Firefox, IE, Safari...
Disabling individual WikiWords Prevent a WikiWord from being linked by prefixing it with an exclamation point. Example: To escape SunOs write SunOs to get SunOs. ...
File attachments Files can be attached to any topic. The action of attaching a file to a topic is similar to attaching a file to an e mail use the Attach link i...
Breadcrumb The breadcrumb of a topic shows you page hierarchy. It is constructed using a topic's parent setting; for example, the breadcrumb on this page looks l...
Foswiki Skins Skins overlay regular templates with alternate layouts (and styles). You can use Skins to change the look of a Foswiki topic, for example, the layo...
Commenting with hidden text To hide sections of a Foswiki topic, use HTML comments. Example comment within a sentence: Visible ! and hidden text Example spa...
InterwikiPlugin links The InterwikiPlugin automatically links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic. This enab...
Edit tables with EditRowPlugin EditRowPlugin allows you to edit tables using edit fields and drop down boxes. Tables have an button if preceeded by an %EDITTAB...
Custom rendered bullets RenderListPlugin can render bulleted lists in a variety of different ways. Use %RENDERLIST{ parameters }% before any bulleted list. More ...