What is an ACRONYM? An acronym is an abbreviation that is typically made up of the first letter or letters of a phrase. A very familiar example would be WWW stan...

AjaxWebSelector Webs %FLEXWEBLIST{ subwebs="none" header=" {" format="$n$indent id:'$web',$n$indent name:'$name',$n$indent parent:'$parent',$n$indent...

Appendix C: CSS Listing of CSS class names emitted from Foswiki core code and standard extensions. Who should read this document? Skin builders and others who wa...

AutoCompletePlugin This plugin allows you to create an autocomplete input field based on Yahoo's User Interface Library. This plugin originally implemented Arthur...

AutoTemplatePlugin %IF{"context 'AutoViewTemplatePluginEnabled' and context 'AutoTemplatePluginEnabled'" then=" WARNING: You have enabled both AutoTemp...

AutoViewTemplatePlugin Description This plugin sets the VIEW_TEMPLATE and EDIT_TEMPLATE variables according to a corresponding form definition. So when you attac...

This is a short introduction to Foswiki. What is a Wiki? The basic function of Foswiki is a Wiki (if that helps!) A Wiki is like a web site, except that you can ...

BreadCrumbsPlugin Description This plugin helps you to locate where you are, and shows you how you can escape from there using breadcrumbs navigation. Two types ...

See System.WikiWord

CGI and Command Line Scripts Programs on the server performing actions such as rendering, saving and renaming topics. These scripts are located in the bin and too...

DBCachePlugin Description This is a lightweight frontend to the DBCacheContrib. The provided macros DBQUERY and DBCALL can be used as a replacement for SEARCH an...

Foswiki Site Level Preferences This topic defines site level settings that apply to all users and webs on this site. * Note:* This topic should be regarded as rea...

%ADDTOZONE{ "script" id="JavascriptFiles/foswikiString" text="" }% %IF{ "not context registration_enabled" then=" %IF{ "$USERNAME ingroup 'AdminGr...

EditRowPlugin @import url(/System/EditRowPlugin/erp.uncompressed.css); Features: 1 You can edit one row, or even one cell at a time, instead of having to edit ...

Editing Shorthand Formatting Command: You write: You get: Paragraphs: Blank lines will create new paragraphs. 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph 1st paragraph 2nd ...

FlexFormPlugin Flexible way to render DataForms This plugin leverages the internal capabilities to render an interface for .DataForms. This API is part of the Fo...

Frequently Asked Questions This is a real FAQ, and also a demo of an easily implemented knowledge base solution. You may view the code for the topic creator or ra...

Inter Wiki Link Rules (or Links to other Sites) This topic lists all aliases needed to map Inter Site links to external wikis/sites. Whenever you write ExternalSi...

Interwiki Plugin The InterwikiPlugin links ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the .InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by ...

JQueryPlugin Description "jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and a...

JQueryWikiWord %JQPLUGINS{"wikiword" format=" Homepage: $homepage Author(s): $author Version: $version " }% This plugin allows to create a WikiWo...

Media Plugin . Uses the OBJECT html tag to embed arbitrary content into a page, with a particular bent towards media: common media formats are detected and some "...

MetaDataPlugin This plugin allows to store data sets to Foswiki topics. Foswiki itself is a structured wiki already using .DataForms which are attached a topic. ...

Create a personalized sidebar navigation %IF{"$'MYSIDEBAR'='off'" then=" The sidebar feature is switched off. Set the MYSIDEBAR preference...

NatSkinConfiguration Theme configuration The different NatSkin styles are controlled using preference variables and can be set * per user (on the user's hom...

NatSkinTemplates The template setup of the NatSkin differes completely from the standard templates that come with Foswiki folowing its own inner logic compared to...

Color scheme settings for .PatternSkin Use this topic to change the color settings of .PatternSkin. When this topic is saved, the attachment my_colors.css will be...

%{"hide page top controls"}% %ADDTOZONE{"script" tag="PatternSkinWebCreateNewTopicTemplate.txt" text=" // " requires="JavascriptFiles/foswikiWindow"}%

Redirect Plugin I typically use this to make easy to type shortforms/acronyms of topic names. For example: * Actual content appears under Main.LightweightDirect...

Appendix A: Foswiki Development Time line Foswiki Release 2.0.3 15 Nov 2015 Foswiki 2.0.3 was built on 15 Nov 2015. It is a release that contains 17 fixes and ...

Foswiki Release 1.0.10 08 Sep 2010 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for pro...

Foswiki Release 1.1.10 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use ...

Foswiki Release 2.0.3 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use i...

Foswiki Release 2.1.6 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use i...

Foswiki Skins Skins overlay regular templates to give different looks and feels to Foswiki screens. Overview Foswiki uses skin templates as the basis of all ...

Foswiki Spreadsheet Plugin This Plugin adds spreadsheet capabilities to Foswiki topics. Formulae like %CALC{"$INT(7/3)"}% are evaluated at page view time. They ca...

Text Formatting Working in Foswiki is as easy as typing in text. You don't need to know HTML, though you can use it if you prefer. Links to topics are created aut...

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...

TinyMCE Editor Help Summary * Normal Normal text style * Heading 1 6 Headings; 1 is largest * On save, content in this HTML editor is automatical...

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. ...

Topic Create Plugin This Plugin allows you to automatically create topics or attach files at topic save time. This is typically used by Foswiki applications to c...

Topics #SystemWebFigure Figure: depiction of WebHome, ReferenceManual, ManagingTopics, ManagingWebs, MainFeatures topics contained in the System web #TopicDef...

20 Minute Tutorial This step by step, hands on tutorial gets you up to speed with all the Foswiki basics… 1. Get set… Open two browser windows, so that you...

Foswiki Upgrade Guide This guide covers upgrading from a previous version of Foswiki or TWiki (such as Cairo or TWiki4.0) to Foswiki 1.1 (References to Cairo are...

A List of User Documentation $ AccessKeys : Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow the user to navigate around a website or a piece of computer sof...

User Registration components This topic contains the pieces that are assembled into the UserRegistration page. There is no need to modify this topic. If a sectio...

%{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% %{}% .jqGeneratePassword { text decoration:none; padding left:1em; } .foswikiFormStep h3...

#VarSPACEOUT SPACEOUT{"string"} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places * Inserts spaces after lower case letters that are followed by a digi...

WebCreateNewTopicComponents This topic is meant for developers. It contains INCLUDE sections to build a "create new topic" form. Usage Including the form (simpl...

%{ ========================================= Create new topic template This template uses parts from System.WebCreateNewTopicComponents. ===============...

Wiki name Your name, usually your first and last name connected without a space. For example, Tim Berners Lee's WikiName is TimBernersLee. Your name is also a po...

Wiki links topics automatically when you use WikiWord notation.

Shorthand Basics If you can enter text, you're ready for Foswiki. With a few simple rules, you'll be able to use plain text to create well styled postings, instan...

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...