IVOA TWiki User Registration The default TWiki User Registration has been disabled to monitor and verify IVOA TWiki account requests. To obtain valid account credentials...
Redirect Plugin You can use this plugin to make easy to type shortforms/acronyms of topic names. For example: Actual content appears under .LightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol...
REDIRECT{`url`} create a redirect to another topic or website The % REDIRECT{ variable is handled by the RedirectPlugin. Syntax: % REDIRECT{`TopicName...
Backup Restore Plugin Overview This is a solution to backup, restore, and upgrade TWiki sites. It can be used via the browser and on the command line. This plugin...
TinyMCEPlugin Introduction This is an integration of the fast and highly functional WYSIWYG editor. It supports a wide range of browsers such as Firefox, IE, Safari...
TinyMCE FAQs Frequently Asked Questions of the TinyMCEPlugin integration. Q: How can I disable the WYSIWYG editor? A: There are several ways to disable the WYSIWYG...
SET{`name` value `...`} set a variable Set a named variable that can be retrieved later with % GET{ . No output is shown, e.g. % SET{ resolves to an empty...
Wysiwyg Plugin Introduction 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...
Note: This topic does not exist The topic 1 you are trying to access does not exist, yet. Do you wish to navigate quickly to a similar topic? Similar topics...
Recent changes in web: more... Web Changes Box on the Right Side This box is included in the of every web, except for the TWiki documentation web. To...
The official TWiki site is twiki.org Welcome to the TWiki Documentation Web The place to learn about TWiki features and perform TWiki system maintenance. This...
HEADLINES{`url`} show RSS and ATOM feeds in TWiki pages The % HEADLINES{`url` variable is handled by the HeadlinesPlugin. Syntax: % HEADLINES{ `http:...
QUERYPARAMS show paramaters to the query Expands the parameters to the query that was used to display the page. Syntax: % QUERYPARAMS{... Parameters...
ENCODE{`string`} encodes a string to HTML entities Encode `special` characters to HTML numeric entities. Encoded characters are: all non printable ASCII...
Wiki Name Your name, usually your first and last name connected without a space. For example, Tim Berners Lee`s WikiName is TimBernersLee. Your name is also...
What is a WikiWord? A WikiWord consists of two or more words with initial capitals, run together. WikiWords are topic names. A TWiki topic name always has a fixed...
INCLUDE{`page`} include other topic or web page Merges the content of a specified page into the current one before rendering. Syntax: % INCLUDE{`page`...
SESSION VARIABLE get, set or clear a session variable Session variables are stored in a personal `persistent memory space` that is not lost until the web browser...
IF{`condition` ...} simple conditionals Evaluate a condition and show one text or another based on the result. See details in IfStatements Syntax: % IF...
COMMENT{ attributes } insert an edit box into the topic to easily add comments. A % COMMENT% without parameters shows a simple text box. A % COMMENT...
NOP template text not to be expanded in instantiated topics Syntax: % NOP% In normal topic text, expands to nop , which prevents expansion of adjacent...
STARTSECTION marks the start of a section within a topic Section boundaries are defined with % STARTSECTION{ and % ENDSECTION{ . Sections may be given...
HIDE hide content in topic view Text inside the HIDE is removed when viewing the topic. This can be used to remove large amounts of text from being sent to the...
DISPLAYTIME{`format`} formatted display time Formatted time either GMT or Local server time, depending on {DisplayTimeValues} setting in configure, default...
Web Notification This is a subscription service to be automatically notified by e mail when topics change in this TWiki web. This is a convenient service, so...
LOGOUTURL present a logout link Present a logout link, regardless of the state of login Syntax: % LOGOUTURL% Expand to: Related: TWikiUserAuthentication...
LOGINURL present a login link Present a login link, regardless of the state of login Syntax: % LOGINURL% Expand to: Related: TWikiUserAuthentication...
TOC table of contents of current topic Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of the current topic. Headings in WikiSyntax...
TOC{`Topic`} table of contents Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ( ` text`...
META displays meta data Provided mainly for use in templates, this variable generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta data (attachments, forms...
TOPIC name of current topic % TOPIC% expands to the name of the topic. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the name of the included topic...
AUTHREALM authentication realm String defined as {AuthRealm} in configure. This is used in certain password encodings, and in login templates as part of the login...
SESSIONID unique ID for this session Syntax: % SESSIONID% Expand to: Related: TWikiUserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONVAR, LOGIN, LOGOUT, SESSION...
ATTACHURLPATH path of the attachment URL of the current topic Syntax: % ATTACHURLPATH% Expands to: /internal/TWiki/VarATTACHURLPATH Related: ATTACHURL...
FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load, and handler list Syntax: % FAILEDPLUGINS% Expands to: See TWikiPlugins#FAILEDPLUGINS Related...
PLUGINVERSION the version of a TWiki Plugin, or the TWiki Plugins API Syntax: % PLUGINVERSION{`name` to get the version of a specific plugin Example:...
FAQ: Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn`t that lead to chaos? Answer: TWiki is one of many engines, the first one was built by Ward Cunningham. Collaborating...
References on Wiki and Collaboration Some useful articles and books around collaboration and the Wiki technology in particular. Wiki Technology and TWiki Book...
Wabi Sabi Since wabi sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western terms. According to Leonard...
WIKILOGOURL site logo home URL Syntax: % WIKILOGOURL% Expands to: Defined in: TWikiPreferences, default % SCRIPTURLPATH{`view`/% USERSWEB%/% HOMETOPIC...
WIKILOGOALT site logo tooltip message Syntax: % WIKILOGOALT% Expands to: Defined in: TWikiPreferences Related: WIKILOGOIMG, WIKILOGOURL, WIKITOOLNAME...
Wiki Notation TWiki links topics automatically when you use WikiWord notation. Related topics: WikiSyntax, WikiWord, WikiNotation, TextFormattingRules, TWikiEditingShorthand...
TWiki Shorthand Basics If you can enter text, you`re ready for TWiki. With a few simple, intuitive TextFormattingRules, you`ll be able to use plain text to create...
TWiki Syntax Summary This page provides online help for new TWiki users when editing a page. If there`s some formatting that your contributors use often, you can...
JQTAB start a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
JQTABPANE start a JQuery tab pane Create nice looking horizontal tab panes in TWiki topics. Write a sequence of % JQTAB{`...` and % JQENDTAB% pairs, and enclose...
JQENDTABPANE end a JQuery tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab 1 ......
JQENDTAB end a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
CALC{`formula`} add spreadsheet calculations to tables and outside tables The % CALC{`formula` variable is handled by the SpreadSheetPlugin. There are around...
BULLET bullet sign Bullet sign, useful to create a bullet list in a TWiki table, such as % BULLET% One % BB% Two % BB% Three Type: Preference variable...
ENDSECTION{`name`} marks the end of a named section within a topic Syntax: % ENDSECTION{`name` Syntax: % ENDSECTION{type `include` Syntax: % ENDSECTION...
STARTINCLUDE start position of topic text if included If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the end, or up to the location...
STOPINCLUDE end position of topic text if included If present in included topic, stop to include text at this location and ignore the remaining text. A normal...
Welcome, ! Welcome to TWiki! This is a TWikiSite (pronounced twee kee site ), a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web...
EDITTABLE{ attributes } edit TWiki tables using edit fields and other input fields The % EDITTABLE{ variable is handled by the EditTablePlugin Syntax...
H help icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % H% Expands to: Related: I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, TWikiDocGraphics...
I idea icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % I% Expands to: Related: H, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, TWikiDocGraphics...
N `new` icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % N% Expands to: Related: H, I, ICON, M, P, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, TWikiDocGraphics...
P pencil icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % P% Expands to: Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, TWikiDocGraphics...
X warning icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % X% Expands to: Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, Y, TWikiDocGraphics...
Y `yes` icon Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut. Syntax: % Y% Expands to: Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, X, TWikiDocGraphics...
TOPICURL shortcut to viewing the current topic This variable always expands to an url pointing to the current base topic. Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
REDBG start red colored background section REDBG is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut...
BLACK start black colored text BLACK is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
BLUE start blue colored text BLUE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
BROWN start brown colored text BROWN is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
GRAY start gray colored text GRAY is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
GREEN start green colored text GREEN is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
LIME start lime colored text LIME is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
MAROON start maroon colored text MAROON is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
NAVY start navy blue colored text NAVY is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
OLIVE start olive green colored text OLIVE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
ORANGE start orange colored text ORANGE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
PINK start pink colored text PINK is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
PURPLE start purple colored text PURPLE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
RED start red colored text RED is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that...
SILVER start silver colored text SILVER is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
TEAL start teal colored text TEAL is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
WHITE start white colored text WHITE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
YELLOW start yellow colored text YELLOW is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
ENDBG end background color section ENDBG is a rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that...
ENDCOLOR end colored text ENDCOLOR is a rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that topic...
Settings for WysiwygPlugin that are common to most editor integrations The global TWiki Variable WYSIWYG EXCLUDE can be set to make the plugin sensitive to what...
BASEWEB base web where an INCLUDE started The web name where the includes started, e.g. the web of the first topic of nested includes. Same as % WEB% in case...
INCLUDINGWEB web that includes current topic The web name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % WEB% if there is no INCLUDE. Syntax...
WEB name of current web % WEB% expands to the name of the web where the topic is located. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the web...
WEBLIST{`format`} index of all webs List of all webs. Obfusticated webs are excluded, e.g. webs with a NOSEARCHALL on preference variable. The `format`...
ICON{`name`} small documentation graphic or icon of common attachment types Generates the HTML img tag of a small graphic image attached to TWikiDocGraphics....
ATOM News Feeds Find out What`s New There are several ways to find out what`s new in each TWiki web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribed...
RSS News Feeds Find out What`s New There are several ways to find out what`s new in each TWiki web: 1. Visit WebChanges to see recent changes 1. Subscribed...
EDITACTION Selects an edit template EDITACTION defined in a topic or preference setting will define the use of an editaction template instead of the standard...
SLIDESHOWSTART convert a topic with headings into a slideshow The % SLIDESHOWSTART% variable is handled by the SlideShowPlugin Syntax: % SLIDESHOWSTART...
LOCALSITEPREFS web.topicname of site preferences topic The full name of the local site preferences topic. These local site preferences overload the system level...
ENV{`varname`} inspect the value of an environment variable Returns the current value of the environment variable in the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) environment...
USERINFO{`name`} retrieve details about a user Syntax: % USERINFO% Expands to: (comma separated list of the username, wikiusername, and emails) With...
FAQ: What does the `T` in TWiki stand for? Answer: TWiki is short for TakeFive Wiki, the name of the company where its founder Peter Thoeny worked. Peter first...
`Create New Topic` page has moved Continue to create the new page TWiki admins Please replace all web`s WebTopicCreator topic contents with this text: All WebTopicCreator...
BASETOPIC base topic where an INCLUDE started The name of the topic where a single or nested INCLUDE started same as % TOPIC% if there is no INCLUDE...
HTTP get HTTP headers Called with the name of an HTTP header field, returns its value. Capitalization and the use of hyphens versus underscores are not significant...
HTTPS get HTTPS headers The same as % HTTP% but operates on the HTTPS environment variables present when the SSL protocol is in effect. Can be used to determine...
ICONURL{`name`} URL of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the full URL of a TWikiDocGraphics image, which TWiki renders as an image. The related...
ICONURLPATH{`name`} URL path of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the URL path of a TWikiDocGraphics image, typically used in an HTML img tag. Specify...
INCLUDINGTOPIC name of topic that includes current topic The name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % TOPIC% in case there is no include...
LANGUAGE current user`s language Returns the language code for the language used as the current user. This is the language actually used by TWiki Internationalization...
LANGUAGES list available TWiki languages List the languages available (as PO files) to TWiki. Those are the languages in which TWiki`s user interface is...
QUERYSTRING full, unprocessed string of parameters to this URL String of all the URL parameters that were on the URL used to get to the current page. For example...
SCRIPTNAME name of current script The name of the current script is shown, including script suffix, if any (for example viewauth.cgi ) Syntax: % SCRIPTNAME...
SCRIPTURLPATH{`script`} URL path of TWiki script As % SCRIPTURL{`script` , but doesn`t include the protocol and host part of the URL Syntax: % SCRIPTURLPATH...
SPACEDTOPIC topic name, spaced and URL encoded deprecated The current topic name with added URL encoded spaces, for use in regular expressions that search for...
SPACEOUT{`string`} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places Inserts spaces after lower case letters that are followed by a digit or a capital letter...
TOPICLIST{`format`} topic index of a web List of all topics in a web. The `format` defines the format of one topic item. It may include variables: The $topic...
USERNAME your login username TWiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith , WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like .JohnSmith...
USERSWEB name of users web The web containing individual user topics, .TWikiGroups, and customised site wide preferences. Syntax: % USERSWEB% Expands...