TWiki Upgrade Guide This guide covers upgrading from a previous version of TWiki (such as TWiki 5.1) to TWiki 6.1 Overview TWiki 6.1.0 is a minor release that brings...
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...
Watchlist Plugin Introduction The WatchlistPlugin adds watchlist feature to TWiki topics. Topics of interest can be watched and unwatched. A user can see recent changes...
TwistyContrib Introduction This contrib packages in a convenient way the JavaScript library and the CSS file needed to implement Twisty sections. TwistyContrib...
Managing a Large Site There is no limitation with the number of webs and users a TWiki site can have. But there are several considerationgs needed to run a site having...
TOPICLIST{`format`} topic index of a web List of all topics in a web. The `format` defines the format of one topic item. It may include variables: The $topic...
TWiki Variables Quickstart TWiki Variables are names enclosed in percent signs that are that are expanded to some other text when the topic is displayed. For example...
FOURCOLUMNS responsive four column page layout Write % FOURCOLUMNS% ...text... % ENDCOLUMNS% to get a page layout with four columns . The layout is responsive...
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...
SESSION VARIABLE get, set or clear a session variable Session variables are stored in a personal `persistent memory space` that is not lost until the web browser...
TOC{`Topic`} table of contents Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ( ` text`...
EDITFORM{} render a TWiki form for edit Show an HTML form to update the TWiki form data of a topic. Syntax to update a TWiki form: % EDITFORM{topic `.....
META displays meta data Provided mainly for use in templates, this variable generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta data (attachments, forms...
Package TWiki::LoginManager The package is also a Factory for login managers and also the base class for all login managers. On its own, an object of this class is...
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...
NOTIFYTOPIC name of the notify topic Note: Each web has a notify topic Syntax: % NOTIFYTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Category: SystemInformationVariabl...
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...
Installed Plugins Plugins are mainly user contributed add ons that enhance and extend TWiki features and capabilities. A limited number of plugins are included in...
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BUBBLESIG show bubble box and user signature with profile picture icon Syntax: % BUBBLESIG{WikiName or % BUBBLESIG{WikiName YYYY MM DD The parameter...
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...
WIKIVERSION the version of the installed TWiki engine Syntax: % WIKIVERSION% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
SCRIPTNAME name of current script The name of the current script is shown, including script suffix, if any (for example viewauth.cgi ) Syntax: % SCRIPTNAME...
ICONURLPATH{`name`} URL path of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the URL path of a TWikiDocGraphics image, typically used in an HTML img tag. Specify...
ENDSECTION{`name`} marks the end of a named section within a topic Syntax: % ENDSECTION{`name` Syntax: % ENDSECTION{type `include` Syntax: % ENDSECTION...
DISPLAYTIME{`format`} formatted display time Formatted time either GMT or Local server time, depending on {DisplayTimeValues} setting in configure, default...
DASHBOARD build a dashboard with banner and boxes Use this variable to quickly create dashboards for intranet home, team homepages, project homepages and knowledge...
Default Web Top Menu of TopMenuSkin This topic defines the default menu structure of a web. It is used by the TopMenuSkin in case the WebTopMenu topic is missing in...
Package TWiki::Search This module implements all the search functionality. ClassMethod new ($session) Constructor for the singleton Search engine object. ObjectMethod...
Package TWiki::UI::Edit Edit command handler StaticMethod edit ($session) Edit command handler. This method is designed to be invoked via the UI::run method...
Text Formatting FAQ This topics lists frequently asked questions on text formatting. Text formatting applies to people who edit TWiki pages in raw edit mode . TextFormattingRules...
File attachments One can attach files to any topic. The action of attaching a file to a topic is similar to attaching a file to an e mail. The link to attach a file...
E mail alert of topic changes Subscribing to WebNotify will enable TWiki to send you details of changes made on topics in a certain web. You can choose to be notified...