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

• GluePlugin (2.00, $Rev: 15708 (12 Dec 2008) $): Enable markup to span multiple lines
• IfDefinedPlugin (v1.02, $Rev: 16972 (11 Dec 2008) $): Render content conditionally
• SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, $Rev: 18078 (02 Sep 2009) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables and other topic text
• AttachContentPlugin (2.2.0, $Rev: 15560 (12 Dec 2008) $): Saves dynamic topic text to an attachment
• BibtexPlugin (1.5, $Rev: 16333 (12 Dec 2008) $): Embeds BibTeX entries in a TWiki page
• BlackListPlugin (any TWiki, $Rev: 15754 (12 Dec 2008) $): Utility to keep malicious users away from a public TWiki site
• ChildTopicTemplatePlugin (Georgetown, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Allows templates to be specified for automatic child topic creation.
• CommentPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17791 (02 Sep 2009) $): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• EditTablePlugin (4.9.1, $Rev: 18014 (02 Sep 2009) $): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExplicitNumberingPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Use the ##., ##.. etc. notation to insert outline numbering sequences (1, 1.1, 2, 2.1) in topic's text. Support also numbered headings.
• FootNotePlugin (2.008): Footnotes are notes placed at the end of a topic.
• InterwikiPlugin (28 Feb 2009, $Rev: 14913 (17 Sep 2007) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• LatexModePlugin: (disabled)
• OrphansPlugin (4.2.0, $Rev: 15566 (12 Dec 2008) $): Locate and manage orphaned topics
• PreferencesPlugin (TWiki-4.3, $Rev: 18016 (02 Sep 2009) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RecursiveRenderPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15566 (12 Dec 2008) $): This plugin adds <render> tags and ~macros.
• RedirectPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 17733 (12 Dec 2008) $): Create a redirect to another topic or website
• RenderListPlugin (2.0, $Rev: 16235 (02 Sep 2009) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17260 (02 Sep 2009) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 16049 (02 Sep 2009) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TablePlugin (1.036, $Rev: 17769 (02 Sep 2009) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• ToolTipPlugin (1.4, $Rev: 17565 (12 Dec 2008) $): create Tool Tips for links
• TopicCreatePlugin (1.000): Automatically create a set of topics and attachments at topic save time
• TwistyPlugin (1.4.12, $Rev: 15653 (19 Nov 2007) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically