TWiki System Requirements Server and client requirements Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly...
TWiki Editing Shorthand These instructions are for contributors who prefer to use the Raw Edit over the default WYSIWYG editor. / Item7507: to avoid Chrome/Safari...
TWiki Variables Special text strings expand on the fly to display dynamic content, such as user data or system info TWikiVariables are text strings % VARIABLE...
WEB name of current web % WEB% expands to the name of the web where the topic is located. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the web...
HEADLINES{`url`} show RSS and ATOM feeds in TWiki pages The % HEADLINES{`url` variable is handled by the HeadlinesPlugin. Syntax: % HEADLINES{ `http:...
JQTAB start a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
CHILDREN find children of a topic Find direct children of a topic, as defined by the parent child relationship between topics. To find children recursively...
COLORPICKER{} color picker for use in HTML forms for TWiki applications The % COLORPICKER{ variable is handled by the ColorPickerPlugin. Syntax: % COLORPICKER...
Package TWiki::Engine The engine class is a singleton that implements details about TWiki`s execution mode. This is the base class and implements basic behavior....
Package TWiki::UI::Copy UI delegate for copy function StaticMethod copy ($session) copy command handler. This method is designed to be invoked via the UI::run...
Bookmarks Application Page This page contains several parts that are used by user bookmark pages. Bookmark pages reside in the web and are named wikiname Bookmarks...
USERSWEB name of users web The web containing individual user topics, .TWikiGroups, and customized site wide preferences. Syntax: % USERSWEB% Expands...
Static Method A StaticMethod is a method in a package that can be called without reference to an object of the package type. For example, package Telecoms StaticMethod...
TWiki Reference Manual Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of the TWiki Enterprise Collaboration...
CALC{`formula`} add spreadsheet calculations to tables The % CALC{formula variable is handled by the SpreadSheetPlugin. Over 100 functions are available, such...
Managing Webs Adding, renaming and deleting webs are all web based operations. Overview A TWikiSite is divided into webs; each one represents one workspace, one...
INCLUDE a topic in the raw When a topic is included, normally TWiki variables in the included topic are expanded in the context of the inlcluded topic. But if raw...
HTTPS get HTTPS headers The same as % HTTP% but operates on the HTTPS environment variables present when the SSL protocol is in effect. Can be used to determine...
Making webs autonomous Motivation On a large TWiki site having thousands of webs, each web should be as self service as possible so that TWiki administrators` work...
INCLUDINGTOPIC name of topic that includes current topic The name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % TOPIC% in case there is no include...
Using multiple disks for DataDir and PubDir Motivation A TWiki site may reach a point where a single disk drive cannot house all files. Having PubDir on a different...
WIKILOGOURL site logo home URL Syntax: % WIKILOGOURL% Expands to: Defined in: TWikiPreferences, default % SCRIPTURLPATH{`view`/% USERSWEB%/% HOMETOPIC...
USERNAME your login username TWiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith , WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like .JohnSmith...
SILVER start silver colored text SILVER is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
SESSIONID unique ID for this session Syntax: % SESSIONID% Expand to: Category: DevelopmentVariables, SystemInformationVariables, UsersAndAuthenticationVariables...
PLUGINVERSION the version of a TWiki Plugin, or the TWiki Plugins API Syntax: % PLUGINVERSION{`name` to get the version of a specific plugin Example:...
PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS list of plugin descriptions Syntax: % PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load, and handler list Syntax: % FAILEDPLUGINS% Expands to: See TWikiPlugins#FAILEDPLUGINS Category...
COMMENT{ attributes } insert an edit box into the topic to easily add comments. A % COMMENT% without parameters shows a simple text box. A % COMMENT...
ALLVARIABLES list of currently defined TWikiVariables Syntax: % ALLVARIABLES% Expands to: a table showing all defined TWikiVariables in the current context...
TWiki Tips Of The Day These are all tips of the day. They are located in the web (official TWiki tips) and web (custom tips). Total: tips See also: TWiki Tips...
Release Notes of TWiki 5.0.2 rc1 (Helsinki), 2011 04 21 Introduction TWiki 5.0.0 released on 2010 05 29 is a major release introducing usability enhancements, feature...
Release Notes of TWiki 4.3.2 (Georgetown), 2009 09 02 Note: This is the release note for the previous major release version 4.3.X. This note, TWikiReleaseNotes04x...
SlideShowPlugin for presentations Use the SlideShowPlugin to convert a topic with headings and bullets into a slideshow presentation. This plugin is useful for organizations...
Server side include To include the contents of a web page or TWiki topic, use % INCLUDE{`page` . Examples: % INCLUDE{`http://www.google.com/` % INCLUDE...
Use the `Minor changes, don`t notify` checkbox when saving a page in case you only make a minor change to a topic and you do not want to inform everybody who is on...
Wabi Sabi Since wabi sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western terms. According to Leonard...