SkinTemplateViewTemplate is a Skin Template So should not be viewed directly. Use to see the Template source. ** Skin Templates Set VIEW_TEMPLATE=SkinTemplateVie...
Subscribe Plugin Example (only works if plugin is installed, and you are logged in you are: and you are not .WikiGuest): This version is designed for use w...
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 ...
Tips Contrib Package Displays a rotating "Tip of the Day" to help familiarize new users with Foswiki features. Includes an application for creating custom tips fo...
Tips Of The Day These are all tips of the day. They are located in the web (official distribution tips) and web (custom tips). Custom (local) tips Total: Cus...
TwistyPlugin A "twisty" is an interface toggle control to show and hide content. TwistyPlugin gives you several options to control the appearance of a twisty: ...
User Form Help %IF{"$ BASEWEB=''" then="%IF{"istopic '.UserFormHelp'" then="This is the default user form. You have also created a customized copy at .UserForm ...
User Settings preference settings customizable by users Some of the preference settings are explicitly intended to be customized by users, though a default is p...
ADDTOHEAD deprecated, use ADDTOZONE instead This macro is deprecated. Please use VarADDTOZONE instead. It effecively is a shortcut for %ADDTOZONE{"head" ...}%
ENCODE encode characters in a string Encode character sequences in "string", by mapping characters (or sequences of characters) to an alternative character (or se...
FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load Also generates a list of handlers defined by plugins Examples * %FAILEDPLUGINS% Related PLUGINDESCRI...
ICONURLPATH URL path of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the relative URL path of a image, typically used in an HTML img tag. Specify image na...
METASEARCH special search of meta data METASEARCH is deprecated in favour of the new and much more powerful query type search. See SEARCH and QuerySearch. Param...
NONCE generate a nonce (developers only) DEVELOPERS ONLY This macro is used to generate a 'nonce', a unique key that identifies the source of a request in order t...
SCRIPTSUFFIX script suffix * Some Foswiki installations require a file extension for CGI scripts, such as .pl or .cgi Examples * %SCRIPTSUFFIX% expands to ...
SESSIONVAR name of CGI and session variable that stores the session ID Examples * %SESSIONVAR% expands to Related UserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONID,...
STARTINCLUDE start position of topic text if included If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the next %ENDINCLUDE% macro, or...
TWISTYBUTTON Shorthand version for TWISTYSHOW TWISTYHIDE This is useful if both the show and the hide button take the same arguments. Parameters All parameters...
WIKIUSERNAME your Wiki username with web prefix Your %WIKINAME% with web prefix, useful to point to your Foswiki home page This macro is an alias for the USERINF...
Wiki culture, concepts and principles General concept and idea of wikis. General concept and idea of wikis What is a wiki? "A wiki is a page or collection of We...
Wysiwyg Plugin Support for the integration of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors. On its own, the only thing this plugin gives you is a stand alone HT...
Administrator Skills Assumptions Several skills (i.e. knowing how to do something) are needed to set up and maintenance of a Foswiki installation. Remember that s...
AutoViewTemplatePlugin Description This plugin sets the VIEW_TEMPLATE and EDIT_TEMPLATE variables according to a corresponding form definition. So when you attac...
BeginnersStartHere This is a short introduction to Foswiki. A short introduction to Foswiki Use the slideshow navigation buttons on the bottom right of the page...
CompareRevisionsAddOn Plugin This is an helper plugin for the CompareRevisionsAddOn on Foswiki It has two purposes: 1 It sets the CompareRevisionAddonPluginEna...
Statistics documentation The following section namely the help text and the statistics table headings is included into each topic. If you want to tailor the...
Documentation Graphics and Filetype icons This is a Foswiki icon library. The graphics can be used in topics and by web applications. Usage Default notation: %I...
This answer assumes you have basic knowledge about Data Forms. Using the steps below, you will create: 1 A form definition 1 A topic creation (HTML) form to...
%{ FAQ topic templates This skin template is used to view FAQ questions and answers. It overrides the content portion of the default view template, and removes t...
FamFamFamFoswikiExtras So far built by Foswiki:Main.SvenDowideit based on the Silk ones above, except for 1 the XML icon which comes from http://commons.wiki...
FamFamFamMiniIcons "Mini" is a set of 144 GIF icons available for free use for any purpose. Source These Icons come from http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/mini/...
Foswiki Server Information This topic lists the detailed server execution environment. As this is sensitive information, it is only available to users with acces...
Hierarchical Navigation Navigation block that displays the current topic, its parent and children (if any). This is intended to be included in other topics, for e...
HomePagePlugin Usage This plugin makes the Default frontpage configurable 1 any time a user goes to they will be shown the topic configured by the Foswiki...
IconService The IconService functions as a central definition and delivery method for all sorts of icons: image icons as well as font icons. Different kinds of i...
Include Topics and Web Pages Using %INCLUDE{...}% Macro Embed topics, or subsections of topics, or other web pages. The %INCLUDE{...}% macro embeds the content of...
Instant Site Enhancements These quick enhancements are aimed at improving and customising your Foswiki as quickly as possible. New site administrators are encoura...
JEditableContrib This add on packages up the jQuery "JEditable" plugin from Miko Tuupala. This excellent little plugin gives you edit in place capability with man...
JSCalendarContrib Summary of Contents This module packages the Mishoo JSCalendar Javascript in a form suitable for use with Foswiki. Detailed Documentation Read...
JsonRpcContrib Summary This package implements a JSON RPC 2.0 protocol to interface with Foswiki and its plugins. In contrast to the normal REST interface of Fo...
Language selection dropdown To be included where a language selection is needed, for instance in the top bar or left bar. Note: this dropdown is only shown if loc...
Macros Special text strings expand on the fly to display information, or trigger a function. Macros are text strings in one of three basic forms: %MACRONAME{ pa...
Mailer Contrib Allows users to "subscribe" to regularly scheduled emails containing either: * A report on changes to all topics that have changed within a part...
What makes Foswiki .... the ideal collaboration tool? Foswiki is... Wiki Structured Data Programmable Pages * Share knowledge * Edit pages collaboratively ...
Manage Users Register users on your Foswiki site; change/reset/install passwords; remove user accounts Some of the features below may be disabled, depending on ...
ModPerlEngineContrib Overview This is a runtime engine component from Foswiki Standalone architecture. mod_perl is the Perl API to the Apache web server. It perm...
An ObjectMethod is a method that must be called relative to a previous constructed object of the class type. For example: package Telecoms ClassMethod new() Ob...
Page Caching How to get the best from HTML Caching. By default, Foswiki pages are delivered to the browser using HTML, which is regenerated from the data stored i...
CSS elements in PatternSkin This page is a reference for all CSS classes used in PatternSkin. PatternSkin uses 4 stylesheets: * layout.css: positioning of bloc...
.PatternSkin CSS Cookbook Questions and answers on how to customize the default look of Foswiki for your own needs, using style sheets. For configuring page eleme...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: EditTable style Cookbook example to illustrate control over EditTable edit styles. 1 EditTable uses a monospace font in edit mod...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Hide action buttons This recipe shows how to hide the action buttons for unauthorised and/or guest users: (Edit, Attach ...) Note t...
PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Hide the top bar This recipe shows how to hide the top bar. This line loads the extra style definition: * Set USERSTYLEURL=/noto...
System.PatternSkinCssCookbook Recipe: Left Sidebar Toggle The Sidebar is hidden for screens with width This line loads the extra style definition: * Set USERS...