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, $Rev: 16273 (22 Jan 2008) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables and other topic text
• AliasPlugin (2.31, $Rev: 16746 (29 Apr 2008) $): Define aliases which will be replaced with arbitrary strings automatically
• AttachmentListPlugin (1.2.4, $Rev: 16449 (24 Feb 2008) $): Displays a formattable list of topic attachments, anywhere in a topic.
• BreadCrumbsPlugin (v2.00, $Rev: 16739 (28 Apr 2008) $): A flexible way to display breadcrumbs navigation
• CommentPlugin (TWiki-4, $Rev: 15776 (22 Jan 2008) $): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DBCachePlugin (2.00, $Rev: 16749 (29 Apr 2008) $): Lightweighted frontend to the DBCacheContrib
• EditTablePlugin (4.7.10, $Rev: 16239 (22 Jan 2008) $): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• FileUploadPlugin (Geertje, $Rev: 12345): Makes TWikiForms capable handling files
• FilterPlugin (1.50, $Rev: 16781 (08 May 2008) $): Substitute and extract information from content by using regular expressions
• FlexWebListPlugin (v1.22, $Rev: 16408 (15 Feb 2008) $): Flexible way to display hierarchical weblists
• FormFieldListPlugin (Dakar, 7679): Renders a list of fields in the form attached to some topic (extending the predefined variable FORMFIELD)
• FormPlugin (1.2, $Rev: 16490 (08 Mar 2008) $): Lets you create simple and advanced web forms
• FormQueryPlugin (TWiki-4, $Rev: 0 (21 May 2007) $): Provides query capabilities across a database defined using forms and embedded tables in TWiki topics.
• GluePlugin (2.00, $Rev: 15708 (23 Nov 2007) $): Enable markup to span multiple lines
• HeadlinesPlugin (2.12, $Rev: 14854 (13 Sep 2007) $): Build news portals that show headline news based on RSS news feeds from news sites.
• IfDefinedPlugin (v1.01, $Rev: 15157 (05 Oct 2007) $): Render content conditionally
• ImagePlugin (1.0, $Rev: 16133 (03 Jan 2008) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 14913 (17 Sep 2007) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• MacrosPlugin (Dakar, 6827): Supports parameterised includes.
• MudConnectorPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (22 Jan 2008) $): This utility plugin handles coloring vars, adds nofollow to the links, etc.
• MudConnectorUserPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (22 Jan 2008) $): Plugin used to register users who logged in for the first time
• PreferencesPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15487 (22 Jan 2008) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RedDotPlugin (1.40, $Rev: 16137 (03 Jan 2008) $): Renders edit-links as little red dots
• RenderListPlugin (2.0, $Rev: 16235 (22 Jan 2008) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 16049 (22 Jan 2008) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TablePlugin (1.032, $Rev: 16549 (20 Mar 2008) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagCloudPlugin (v1.01, $Rev: 16138 (03 Jan 2008) $): Renders a tag cloud given a list of terms
• TimeSincePlugin (1.10, $Rev: 16139 (03 Jan 2008) $):
• TwistyPlugin (1.4.9, $Rev: 15653 (19 Nov 2007) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• UserInfoPlugin (1.53, 10521): Render information about users on your TWikiSite