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 tables located in TWiki topics.
• AccessStatsPlugin (21 Feb 2006 (V1.001), $Rev: 8713$): Provides statistics by parsing access log file, such as Apache access log
• ActionTrackerPlugin (30 Jan 2007, 12652): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statuses
• BlackListPlugin (any TWiki, 9979): Utility to keep malicious users away from a public TWiki site
• CalendarPlugin (): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• ChartPlugin (1.401): Create PNG or GIF charts to visualize TWiki tables
• CommentPlugin (Dakar, 8164): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle.
• CompareRevisionsAddonPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 9808$):
• DirectedGraphPlugin (Dakar, 11213): Embed directed graphs in TWiki topics (using the Graphviz package)
• EditTablePlugin (any TWiki, 11706): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• GaugePlugin (1.003): Build dashboards that contain graphical images of gauges defined with %GAUGE{}% variables.
• GnuPlotPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 1.0$): Allows users to plot data and functions using GnuPlot
• HolidaylistPlugin: (disabled)
• ImageGalleryPlugin (3.41, 11160): Displays image gallery with auto-generated thumbnails from attachments.
• InterwikiPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8329$): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• LatexModePlugin (3.51, $Rev: 12382$): Enables LaTeX markup (mathematics and more) in TWiki topics
• LinkOptionsPlugin (Dakar, 11207): Extends the "Forced Specific Links" syntax =[[URL or TopicName][Link Text][Options]]==
• PreferencesPlugin (Dakar, 9839): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RenderListPlugin (1.033): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• RevRecoverPlugin (1.000): This plugin enables linking to specific Topic revisions.
• SlideShowPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8154$): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SlidyPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 9918$): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings; operate presentation like an ordinary PowerPoint presentation.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, 8154): Render smilies as icons, like = :-) for or  :cool: for :cool:
• SyntaxHighlightingPlugin (1.200): This Plugin is used to emphasize the rendering of your twiki text according to several types of source code languages.
• TWikiDrawPlugin (Dakar, 8154): Java Applet based drawing editor
• TablePlugin (1.032, $Rev: 16182 (25 Jan 2008) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (TWiki 4, 1.044): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• TimeTablePlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 8670$): Render a weekly timetable
• TwistyPlugin (1.2.0, $Rev: 12154$): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (Dakar, 9565): Translator framework and WYSIWYG editor for TWiki topics