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

• SetGetPlugin (2010-10-17, V1.0 - $Rev: 19581 (2010-10-17) $): Set and get variables
• SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, $Rev: 17911 (29 Apr 2009) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables and other topic text
• ActionTrackerPlugin (21 May 2007, $Rev: 16787 (12 Dec 2008) $): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statuses
• AttachLinkPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 10608$): Painless links to attachments
• AttachmentListPlugin (2010-07-25, $Rev: 19248 (2010-07-25) $): Displays a formattable list of topic attachments, anywhere in a topic.
• BatchUploadPlugin (1.4, $Rev: 17006 (12 Dec 2008) $): Attach multiple files at once by uploading a zip archive
• CalendarPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 14775 (11 Dec 2008) $): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• ChartPlugin (any TWiki, $Rev: 18185 (25 Oct 2009) $): Create PNG or GIF charts to visualize TWiki tables
• CommentPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17791 (29 Apr 2009) $): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DoxygenPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Creates links to doxygen-generated docs using %DOX{classname}%.
• EditTablePlugin (4.9.1, $Rev: 18014 (29 Apr 2009) $): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• EmbedPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Embeds MediaPlayer files in a TWiki page
• FileUploadPlugin (Geertje, $Rev: 12345): Makes TWikiForms capable handling files
• FlexWebListPlugin (v1.23, $Rev: 16971 (12 Dec 2008) $): Flexible way to display hierarchical weblists
• ForEachPlugin (1.000): Loop over successive elements of a list, or a range of numbers.
• GenPDFLatexPlugin (2.200, $Rev: 16334$): Support functions for the GenPDFLatexAddOn package
• GnuPlotPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 1.0$): Allows users to plot data and functions using GnuPlot
• HeadlinesPlugin (2.21, $Rev: 17907 (29 Apr 2009) $): Show headline news in TWiki pages based on RSS and ATOM news feeds from external sites
• IfDefinedPlugin (v1.02, $Rev: 16972 (11 Dec 2008) $): Render content conditionally
• ImageGalleryPlugin (3.72, $Rev: 17034 (12 Dec 2008) $): Displays image gallery with auto-generated thumbnails from attachments
• ImagePlugin (1.20, $Rev: 16981 (12 Dec 2008) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (28 Feb 2009, $Rev: 14913 (17 Sep 2007) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (2011-07-08, $Rev: 21597 (2011-07-08) $): jQuery JavaScript library for TWiki
• LatexModePlugin (3.71, $Rev: 16926 (12 Dec 2008) $): Enables LaTeX markup (mathematics and more) in TWiki topics
• LinkOptionsPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15565 (12 Dec 2008) $): Extends the "Forced Specific Links" syntax [[URL or TopicName][Link Text][Options]]
• MatplotlibPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 1.0$): Allows users to plot data and functions using GnuPlot
• NewsPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15565 (12 Dec 2008) $): %NEWS% generates a short headlines topic from a list of news
• ObjectPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 17674 (21 Oct 2008) $): Embed Multi-Media Objects into TWiki topics (replaces EmbedPlugin)
• PreferencesPlugin (TWiki-4.3, $Rev: 18016 (29 Apr 2009) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RenderListPlugin (2.0, $Rev: 16235 (29 Apr 2009) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17260 (29 Apr 2009) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 16049 (29 Apr 2009) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• SyntaxHighlightingPlugin (TWiki-4.2, 1.000): Highlights code fragments for many languages using enscript
• TWikiNetSkinPlugin: (disabled)
• TablePlugin (1.036, $Rev: 17769 (29 Apr 2009) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (TWiki 4, 1.049): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• TinyMCEPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17302 (29 Apr 2009) $): Integration of TinyMCE with WysiwygPlugin
• TopicDataHelperPlugin (2010-07-25, $Rev: 19246 (2010-07-25) $): Helper plugin for collecting, filtering and sorting data objects.
• TreeBrowserPlugin (v1.8): Renders a list as a collapsable/expandable tree.
• TreePlugin (1.7): Dynamic generation of TWiki topic trees
• TwistyPlugin (1.4.12, $Rev: 15653 (19 Nov 2007) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (18 Apr 2009, $Rev: 18020 (29 Apr 2009) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors