Access Control Restricting read and write access to topics and webs, by users and groups Access Control allows you restrict access to single topics and entire web...
Admin tools List of tools available to the Foswiki administrator * Documentation: Reference Manual * Site Tools : , InterWikis, Macros, Doc Graphics ...
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...
Beautifier Plugin Related topics: dp.SyntaxHighlighter Introduction Use the %CODE% and %ENDCODE% macros to enclose fragments of code in your topic that you wi...
BeginnersStartHere This is a short introduction to Foswiki. A short introduction to Foswiki Use the slideshow navigation buttons on the bottom right of the page...
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 ...
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...
Comment Plugin Comment Plugin lets users quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle. Related topics: CommentPluginTemplates, .CommentPlugi...
CompareRevisionsAddOn Description The CompareRevisionsAddOn compares two revisions of a document, like rdiff does. But in contrast to normal rdiff, the compariso...
CompareRevisionsAddOn Plugin This is an helper plugin for the CompareRevisionsAddOn on Foswiki It has two purposes: 1 It sets the CompareRevisionAddonPluginEna...
Reference Manual () This page contains all documentation topics as one long, complete reference sheet. Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentati...
Configure Plugin This plugin provides access to all Foswiki configuration data through the webserver, supports running server side checkers and wizards, and allow...
Foswiki Contribs Extensions to Foswiki that are not .plugins Overview The term "Contrib" is used to refer to any package that is not just a simple plugin. F...
Add Ons Deprecated name for the System.Contribs type of extension. Some older extensions will still be named as an AddOn. Overview An add on runs separately...
CopyContrib This extension can be used to copy topics and webs. It allows to select which parts of an item is to copied. Typical use cases are: 1 duplicate top...
DBCacheContrib Reusable code that caches Foswiki topics, and provides fast searches of the content. Summary of Contents This module supports fast structured quer...
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...
Data Forms Structured data, how to set up and work with data forms. Overview Next to freeform topic contents, each topic can store additional data in name/value ...
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...
Developer Documentation List of documents for application developers as well as developers of skins and extensions. Application Developer Topics Topics for norm...
Developing Plugins The usual way Foswiki is extended is by writing a Plugin. Plugins extend Foswiki by providing functions that 'listen' to events in the Foswiki ...
EditChapterPlugin Description This plugin implements a simple section editing feature comparable to the one available for MediaWiki. It adds link urls to heading...
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 ...
Edit Table Plugin Simply add an Edit table button to an existing table by writing %EDITTABLE{}% directly above the table. This can be added to tables that are...
Empty Plugin Learn how to create your own plugin in .DevelopingPlugins. Documentation for Plugin API is in PerlDoc for EmptyPlugin.pm. Note that EmptyPlugin is d...
Some questions to answer: * Perhaps the plugin is installed, but did you remember to enable it in configure? * Did the installer mention any missing depende...
FlexFormPlugin This plugin leverages the internal capabilities to render an interface for .DataForms and adds insights to the acutal DataForm definition itself ...
FlexWebListPlugin Description This is a replacement for Foswiki's standard WEBLIST variable. It is extended to improve the display of hierarchical web structures...
Foswiki Server Information This topic lists the detailed server execution environment. As this is sensitive information, it is only available to users with acces...
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...
Glossary of Terms Glossary of Foswiki specific terminology. $ Attachment: Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a topic, where it can b...
History Plugin . The output can arbitrarily be formatted. An example for a Wikipedia like history is included. When using PatternSkin enabling the HistoryPlugin c...
IconService The IconService functions as a central definition and delivery method for all sorts of icons: image icons as well as font icons. Different kinds of i...
ImagePlugin Use this plugin to control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax and support for server side resizing and thumbnailing. There are a...
Installation Guide This guide describes the steps for installing Foswiki using Apache as the web server, on Linux. This guide describes the specific steps for ins...
Installation Guide Part 2 Post Installation Configuration and Tuning Once you have Foswiki installed and running, you can perform one or more of the following s...
Installed Plugins This site is running Foswiki version * * "}%, Release , Foswiki API version * Here is a list of the plugins currently installed and enabled ...
Instant Site Enhancements These quick enhancements are aimed at improving and customising your Foswiki as quickly as possible. New site administrators are encoura...
Inter Wiki Link Rules (or Links to other Sites) This topic lists all aliases needed to map inter wiki 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 ...
JEditableContrib This add on packages up the jQuery "JEditable" plugin from Miko Tuupala. This excellent little plugin gives you edit in place capability with man...
JQGridPlugin jqGrid is an Ajax enabled JavaScript control that provides solutions for representing and manipulating tabular data on the web. Since the grid is a c...
JQueryAjaxHelper This page contains a set of example JQueryPlugin helpers that can be used in wiki applications. The examples demonstrate how you can dynamically ...
JQueryCodingStandards Follow Drupal #8217;s JavaScript coding standards See also Foswiki:Development/UsingJQueryWithFoswiki for more information, tips and tricks….
JQueryMenuSkin A functional skin that provides a customisable menu navigation system based on the JQuery Superfish plugin. Overview JQueryMenuSkin is a simple JQ...
JQueryPlugin Description "jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and a...
JSCalendarContrib Summary of Contents This module packages the Mishoo JSCalendar Javascript in a form suitable for use with Foswiki. Detailed Documentation Read...
JsonRpcContrib Summary This package implements a JSON RPC 2.0 protocol to interface with Foswiki and its plugins. In contrast to the normal REST interface of Fo...
ListyPlugin This plugin implements an interactive list manager. A "Listy" is a collection of text or links that can be maintained easily using modal dialogs, drag...
Macros Special text strings expand on the fly to display information, or trigger a function. Macros are text strings in one of three basic forms: %MACRONAME{ pa...
What makes Foswiki …. the ideal collaboration tool? Foswiki is… Wiki Structured Data Programmable Pages * Share knowledge * Edit pages collaboratively ...
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. ...
MimeIconPlugin This plugin tries to map known mime types commonly found on the internet to an icon set. There are not many icon sets that have a got coverage of m...
MoreFormfieldsPlugin Description This plugin implements a set of additional special purpose formfields to be used in DataForm definitions. To make use of these f...
MultiLingualPlugin This plugin enables you to create wiki content in multiple languages. While Foswiki normally supports over 20 languages to internationalize its...
Natural Edit Plugin Description The NatEdit is an wiki editor that helps in learning the TML Language by providing a GUI. By design, this is not a wysiwyg editor...
The Natural Skin NatSkin improves your Foswiki experience by bringing together some of the most useful features from different plugins in a consistent way. NatSki...
NatSkinFAQ The documentation of NatSkin is crap. I'm lost! If you need help, there are a couple of options: * Create a support request on Foswiki:Support/WebH...
The Natural Skin Plugin Description This is the supplemental plugin for the NatSkin. Its main purpose is to supply "skin states" to control different styles and ...
Documentation Graphics and Filetype icons This is the Foswiki icon library. The graphics can be used in topics and by web applications. Usage Default notation: ...
See PublishedAPI for packages intended to be used by Plugin and Contrib authors, or browse all packages. See also Developing plugins, Developer's Bible, Tec...
#SettingPrefs #PreferencesMacros Preference Settings A preference setting lets you define a simple macro that will be expanded in your output. In addition: *...
PreferencesPlugin Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a .DataForms. However, the edit fields are inlined in the text, similar to how tables a...
Pub Link Fixup Plugin This plugin performs pub link fixup of the generated HTML page. If Foswiki is configured with a non utf 8 {Store}{Encoding}, then links to ...
QuerySearch Pattern Cookbook This topic provides tips on the usage of QuerySearch. Pattern 1: Show recent changes without user pages We have everything in the Ma...
RedDotPlugin This plugin renders a clickable red dot (.) to ease the edit access to a page. The red dot will only be visible if the current wikiuser has write acc...
Reference Manual Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of Foswiki the Free and Open Source Wi...
Appendix A: Foswiki Development Time line The complete timeline of Foswiki Releases. Foswiki was forked from TWiki 4.2.4 and released with significant improvments...
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...
Render List Plugin Syntax Rules RENDERLIST Macro * Place a %RENDERLIST{ parameters }% before any bullet list * The lists can be handcrafted, generate...
RenderPlugin Description This plugin implements three simple REST handlers to get content from Foswiki. For example, these can be used to easily replace a server...
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 ...
Slide Show Plugin Introduction There is already a de facto standard for presentations, so why this plugin? This plugin makes sense for organizations that already...
The Smilies Plugin : ) Smilies are common in e mail messages and bulletin board posts. They are used to convey an emotion, such as a smile : ) or a frown : ( . Th...
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...
Subscribe Plugin Example (only works if plugin is installed, and you are logged in you are: and you are not .WikiGuest): This version is designed for use w...
TWikiCompatibilityPlugin Usage Automatically maps requests for legacy TWiki web topics to Foswiki free topics as per TopicNameMappingTable. Map TWIKIWEB to SYSTE...
Table Plugin Gives extra control of table display: * Sorting * Setting visual table properties like border width, cell spacing and cell padding * Setting...
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...
SlideShowPlugin for presentations Use SlideShowPlugin to convert a topic with headings and bullets into a slideshow presentation. This plugin is useful when conte...
TopicInteractionPlugin Description This plugin redesigns the way how users interact with topics and attachments in various ways: * improved attachment handlin...
What is Topic Markup Language (TML)? The special text format used in Foswiki topics to simplify topic text. Foswiki lets you work using a WYSIWYG editor, which fo...
TopicTitlePlugin Description This plugin implements a way to freely specify the title of a topic. The title is then used when rendering the link to the topic ins...
TopicUserMappingContrib The User Mapping Manager interface provides services for mapping between a 'user identity' as used when talking to an external authenticat...
TwistyPlugin A "twisty" is an interface toggle control to show and hide content. TwistyPlugin gives you several options to control the appearance of a twisty: ...
UpdatesPlugin Checks Foswiki.org for updates This plugin is used to keep administrators informed of updates to their installed extensions via a pop up message at ...
Foswiki Upgrade Guide This guide covers upgrading from a previous version of Foswiki to Foswiki 2.x. This upgrade procedure is used to upgrade a to a new major v...
User's Guide Some documentation topics selected specially for users * Quick Start * User Registration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options ...
FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load Also generates a list of handlers defined by plugins Examples * %FAILEDPLUGINS% Related PLUGINDESCRI...
JQREQUIRE enable a plugin on the current page This macro will load a list of plugins to be added to the current page. Use JQPLUGINS to display the list of av...
PLUGINVERSION the version of a Foswiki Plugin, or the Foswiki Plugins API Use %PLUGINVERSION{"name"}% to get the version of a specific plugin Examples * %PLUG...
ATOM News Feeds Find out What's New There are several ways to find out what's new in each web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribe in We...
WebFontsContrib This is a bundle of commonly used free web fonts to be used in your Foswiki skin. Each font comes with a handy font face definition that you may ...
WebLinkPlugin This plugin allows to render a link to a web. While linking to a topic is quite essential to wikis, linking to a web as an object of the wiki isn't ...
RSS News Feeds Find out What's New There are several ways to find out what's new in each web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribe in...
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...