TWiki User's Guide

Documentation for TWiki users.

• TWiki Quick Start
  • WelcomeGuest: A fast track intro covering all the basics
  • ATasteOfTWiki: A short introduction training course for beginners
  • TWikiRegistration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options

• One-Page Primers
  • TWikiSite: Ultra-compact, 2-minute TWiki primer
  • TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer

  • TWikiTopics: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • TWikiShorthand: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: Scan all TWiki text formatting rules on one page
  • TWikiVariables: How to easily embed text, graphics, dynamic content
  • FileAttachments: Browser-upload files for distribution or display
  • WebChangesAlert: Get e-mail alerts linking to the latest page changes
  • TWikiGlossary: A simple glossary of TWiki terms

• TWiki Help FAQs
  • TWikiFAQ: The first things people ask about TWiki
  • TextFormattingFAQ: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki
  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on InstalledPlugins

• SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, 10197): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables and other topic text
• AccessStatsPlugin (21 Feb 2022 (V1.001), $Rev: 8713$): Provides statistics by parsing access log file, such as Apache access log
• BeautifierPlugin (1.000): Highlights and formats code fragments.
• CalendarPlugin (Dakar, 9113): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• CommentPlugin (Dakar, 11359): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• ControlsPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 9598$): This plugin renders a control (typically used in an HTML form) based on values defined in a topic.
• EditTablePlugin (any TWiki, 11646): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• EmbedFlashPlugin (Dakar, 6827): Embeds an Adobe Flash file
• ExplicitNumberingPlugin (Dakar, 6827): Use the ##., ##.. etc. notation to insert outline numbering sequences (1, 1.1, 2, 2.1) in topic's text. Support also numbered headings.
• FootNotePlugin (1.021): Footnotes are notes placed at the end of a topic.
• GluePlugin (1.51, $Rev: 11220$): Enable TWikiML to span multiple lines
• HideInEditModePlugin ($REV$): Hide a block of text in the edit page
• InterwikiPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 11935$): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JSPopupPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 11930$): Creates a dynamic popup window
• PhotoarchivePlugin (1.021): PhotoarchivePlugin creates nice image galleries
• PreferencesPlugin (Dakar, 9839): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RecursiveRenderPlugin (Dakar, 13602): This plugin adds <render> tags and ~macros.
• RedirectPlugin (Dakar, 10560): This plugin allows one to produce TWiki topics that automatically redirect to other TWiki topics or URLs.
• RenderListPlugin (any TWiki, 1.034): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SectionalEditPlugin (Dakar, 17 Aug 2021): Allows the user to break a topic into sections for individual editing.
• SignaturePlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 0$): Supports electronic signatures
• SlideShowPlugin (Any TWiki, $Rev: 12847$): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, 8154): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for = :eek:=
• TablePlugin (1.020, 12339): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (Any TWiki, 1.032): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• TextSectionPlugin (Dakar, 2.0): Adds sectional rendering
• TocPlugin (Dakar, 6827): Sophisticated table of contents generation
• ToolTipPlugin (Dakar, 9833): create Tool Tips for links
• TreeBrowserPlugin (v0.7): Renders a list as a collapsable/expandable tree.
• TreePlugin (v0.6): Dynamic generation of TWiki topic trees
• TwistyPlugin (1.2.0, $Rev: 12154$): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (Dakar, 12422): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors
• XinhaEditorPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 1000$):