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: 17387 (11 Aug 2008) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$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
• BibtexPlugin (1.5, $Rev: 16333 (12 Dec 2008) $): Embeds BibTeX entries in a TWiki page
• CalendarPlugin (Dakar, 9189): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• ChartPlugin (Dakar, 13790):
• CommentPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17302 (11 Aug 2008) $): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• CounterPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 14404 (12 Dec 2008) $): This plugin maintains the Visitor Count for the site.
• EditTablePlugin (4.9.1, 18014): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• EmptyPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (11 Aug 2008) $): Empty Plugin used as a template for new Plugins
• ExcelImportExportPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 17475 (12 Dec 2008) $): Renders an attached Excel spreadsheet as TWiki table
• FormPlugin (1.2, $Rev: 16490 (12 Dec 2008) $): Lets you create simple and advanced web forms
• HeadlinesPlugin (2.12, 15564): Build news portals that show headline news based on RSS news feeds from news sites.
• HolidaylistPlugin (17103): Create a table with a list of people on holidays
• InterwikiPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 14913 (17 Sep 2007) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (0.80, $Rev$): jQuery JavaScript library for TWiki
• LatexModePlugin (3.71, $Rev: 16926 (12 Dec 2008) $): Enables LaTeX markup (mathematics and more) in TWiki topics
• LdapNgPlugin (v2.01, $Rev$): Query and display data from an LDAP directory
• LightboxPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 13273$): TWiki hooks to the Lightbox Javascript package for better thumbnail clickthrough
• MathModePlugin (2.96, $Rev: 15934 (12 Dec 2008) $): Include LaTeX formatted math in your TWiki pages
• PreferencesPlugin (TWiki-4.3, 18016): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RenderListPlugin (2.0, $Rev: 16235 (11 Aug 2008) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• RequireRegistrationPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 9813$): Force externally authenticated users to register a WikiName
• SearchEngineKinoSearchPlugin (0.5, 8749): Kino Search Plugin (mmm not sure if this will work)
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17260 (11 Aug 2008) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 16049 (11 Aug 2008) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TWikiDrawPlugin (Dakar, 8154): Java Applet based drawing editor
• TWikiNetSkinPlugin: (disabled)
• TablePlugin (1.034, $Rev: 17367 (11 Aug 2008) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (TWiki 4, 1.049): Tag wiki content collectively to find content by keywords
• ThumbnailPlugin (ThumbnailPlugin 1.1, $Rev: 15942 (11 Aug 2008) $): Maintains thumbnails of attachments
• TinyMCEPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17302 (11 Aug 2008) $): Integration of TinyMCE? with WysiwygPlugin
• TopicCreatePlugin (1.000): Automatically create a set of topics and attachments at topic save time
• TreeBrowserPlugin (v1.8): Renders a list as a collapsable/expandable tree.
• TreePlugin (1.7): Dynamic generation of TWiki topic trees
• TwistyPlugin (1.4.10, $Rev: 15653 (19 Nov 2007) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• VarCachePlugin (Dakar, 8154): Cache TWiki variables in selected topics for faster page rendering
• VotePlugin (1.33, 14296): Simple way to count votes
• WysiwygPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17359 (11 Aug 2008) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors