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Admin tools Manage your whole site from one screen. Documentation: Reference Manual Site Tools : Configure, , InterWikis, Macros, Doc Graphics, Installed ...

Wiki links topics automatically when you use WikiWord notation.

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The 216 Standard Colors This table can be used to choose a color in of each web. #000000 #000033 #000066 #000099 #0000CC #0000FF #003300 #003333 #003366 ...

#EncodeURLsUTF8 Appendix B: Encode URLs With UTF8 Use internationalised characters within WikiWords and attachment names Current Status To simplify use of internationalised ...

Language selection dropdown To be included where a language selection is needed, for instance in the top bar or left bar. Note: this dropdown is only shown if localization ...

Text Editor A text editor, or text processor, handles plain text only, different from a word processor because it doesn't do display formatting like bold type, or ...

This is a short introductory training course for Foswiki beginners. A Taste of Foswiki The basic function of Foswiki is a Wiki (if that helps!) A Wiki is like a web ...

Go Box The box at the top or sidebar of each page, also called Jump box. Enter a topic name to quickly jump to the topic, for example: WebNotify to jump to ...

ManagingTopics can be used to move a topic from one Web to another. One specialised use of this is DeleteWeb. Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory

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User Authentication Controlling who can access your site Overview Authentication, or "login", is the process by which a user lets Foswiki know who they are. Authentication ...

BookView is an option available for the SEARCH macro. It allows you to display the result in "book view", that is, the whole content of topics is shown instead of ...

Formatting Tokens Foswiki defines some standard special tokens that can be used to replace characters in some parameters notably those to FormattedSearch and IfStatements ...

Data Forms Data forms allow you to add structured data to topics. The data stored in the form fields can be used to search and filter topics. The combination of structured ...

Managing Webs %ADDTOHEAD{" #createWeb .foswikiFormStep {padding:15px 40px;} #createWeb .col1 {float:left; width:30%; margin:0 3% 0 0;} #createWeb .col2 {float:left ...

Help on Preferences A preference setting lets you define a simple macro that can be expanded in your output. A preference setting looks like this: ...

Macros Quickstart Macros are names enclosed in percent signs that are that are expanded to some other text when the topic is displayed. For example, % nop TOPIC% ...

IF Statements The % nop IF% construct gives Foswiki the power to include content in topics based on the value of simple expressions. Syntax % nop IF{"CONDITION ...

" else " nop Foswiki's nop System web"}% /System The Documentation Web of Foswiki. Foswiki is the Free and Open Source Wiki.

An ObjectMethod is a method that must be called relative to a previous constructed object of the class type. For example: package Telecoms ClassMethod new() ObjectMethod ...

nop 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 ...

.WikiGuest .WikiGuest example #64;your.company

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 ...

This site is running Foswiki version , Plugin API version Here is a list of the plugins currently installed and enabled on this Foswiki site: Administrators can ...

Installation Guide This guide describes the steps for manually installing Foswiki, with specific steps for installations on Linux with the Apache web server. If ...

%{ do not show the following elements }% #NewTopic $quot }$percnt$quot}$percnt$percntMAKETEXT{$quot(no parent, orphaned topic)$quot}$percnt" else " "}% '" then ...

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. Subscribed in WebNotify ...

Tools Related Topics . , site level preferences list of user topics. User topics can have optional user preferences Macros what macros ...

Hide/Unhide Attachments You can hide/unhide file attachments in normal topic view. In the FileAttachment table, click on an action link, enable the Hide ...

#VarWEBPREFSTOPIC WEBPREFSTOPIC name of web preferences topic Syntax: % nop WEBPREFSTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Related: HOMETOPIC, ...

#VarWEB WEB name of current web % nop WEB% expands to the name of the web where the topic is located. If you are looking at the text of an included topic ...

FAQ: I would like to install Foswiki on my server. Can I get the source? Answer: Foswiki is distributed under the GnuGeneralPublicLicense. You can get the source ...

Macros Special text strings expand on the fly to display user data or system info Macros are text strings % nop MACRONAME% or % nop MACRONAME{ parameter "value ...

FAQ: So what is this nop WikiWiki thing exactly? Answer: A set of pages of information that are open and free for anyone to edit as they wish. They are stored in ...

#VarWHITE WHITE start white colored text WHITE is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that topic ...

#VarIF IF{"condition" ...} simple conditionals Evaluate a condition and show one text or another based on the result. See details in IfStatements Syntax ...

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 ...

'}% %SEARCH{ "" type "" scope "" web "" excludetopic "" nosearch "" casesensitive "" nosummary "" nototal "" order "" reverse "" limit "" zeroresults "" }% ...

#VarH H help icon Current value: H Related: I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, X, Y

#VarWIKIPREFSTOPIC WIKIPREFSTOPIC name of site wide preferences topic Syntax: % nop WIKIPREFSTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Related: HOMETOPIC ...

#VarBB4 BB4 level 4 bullet with line break Line break and bullet, level 4. Current value: BB4 Related: BR, BULLET, BB, BB2, BB3, VBAR

#VarORANGE ORANGE start orange colored text ORANGE is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that ...

#VarPURPLE PURPLE start purple colored text PURPLE is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that ...

#VarHOMETOPIC HOMETOPIC home topic in each web Syntax: % nop HOMETOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Related: NOTIFYTOPIC, STATISTICSTOPIC, ...

#VarINCLUDINGWEB INCLUDINGWEB web that includes current topic The web name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % nop WEB% if there is ...

#VarTWIKIWEB TWIKIWEB synonym for SYSTEMWEB Deprecated. Please use % nop SYSTEMWEB% instead.

#VarRED RED start red colored text RED is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that topic for ...

#VarSTARTSECTION STARTSECTION marks the start of a section within a topic Section boundaries are defined with % nop STARTSECTION{}% and % nop ENDSECTION ...

#VarAUTHREALM AUTHREALM authentication realm String defined as {AuthRealm} in configure. This is used in certain password encodings, and in login templates ...

#VarYELLOW YELLOW start yellow colored text YELLOW is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that ...

#VarMAROON MAROON start maroon colored text MAROON is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that ...

Come to foswiki.org. Welcome to the System Web The place to learn about Foswiki features, and perform Foswiki system maintenance. This site is running Foswiki ...

Collaboration Tips Following you will find a short list of hints and recommendations that are considered basic knowledge when starting to edit existing topics. ...

Reference Manual () This page contains all documentation topics as one long, complete reference sheet. Related Topics: UserDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory ...

#VarMAKETEXT MAKETEXT creates text using Foswiki's nop I18N infrastructure Syntax: % nop MAKETEXT{"string" args "..."}% Supported parameters: ...

Tim Berners Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN in 1989. See his biography at http://www.w3.org/People/Berners Lee/

Administrator Skills Assumptions Note: If you aren't already fairly well skilled in Linux/Unix/Windows, Apache, and so on, consider using a version in a pre packaged ...

#VarPLUGINDESCRIPTIONS PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS list of plugin descriptions Syntax: % nop PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS% Expands to: Related: ACTIVATEDPLUGINS ...

#VarLANGUAGES LANGUAGES list available languages List the languages available (as PO files). These are the languages in which the user interface is ...

#VarWIKINAME WIKINAME your Wiki username The WikiName is the same as % nop USERNAME% if not defined in the . topic Syntax: % nop WIKINAME% Expands ...

#VarQ Q question icon Current value: Q Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, P, S, T, U, X, Y

Search Help Search Pages There are two search pages; WebSearch offers basic search features, while WebSearchAdvanced offers more control over searches. By default ...

#VarSTOPINCLUDE STOPINCLUDE end position of topic text if included If present in included topic, stop to include text at this location and ignore the remaining ...

Wiki culture, concepts and principles General concept and idea of wikis What is a wiki? "A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who ...

Topics The basic building block of a Foswiki site is called a topic , identified by a unique, hopefully descriptive, .WikiWord title. It may seem easier just to call ...

Welcome to Foswiki Welcome to nop Foswiki! This site is a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. nop Foswiki looks ...

#VarHTTPHOST HTTP HOST environment variable Syntax: % nop HTTP HOST% Expands to: Related: ENV, REMOTE ADDR, REMOTE PORT, REMOTE USER

Reference Manual Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of Foswiki the Free and Open Source Wiki ...

#VarINCLUDE QUERYPARAMS show paramaters to the query Expands the parameters to the query that was used to display the page. Syntax: % nop QUERYPARAMS ...

#VarMAINWEB MAINWEB synonym for USERSWEB Deprecated . Please use % nop USERSWEB% instead.

#VarHTTP 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 ...

#VarTOC TOC{"Topic"} table of contents Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ...

#VarGRAY GRAY start gray colored text GRAY is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that topic ...

#VarY Y "yes" icon Current value: Y Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, U, X

#VarBR BR line break Current value: BR Related: BULLET, BB, BB2, BB3, BB4, CARET, VBAR

Wiki name Your name, usually your first and last name connected without a space. For example, Tim Berners Lee's nop WikiName is TimBernersLee. Your name is also ...

#VarU U "updated" icon Current value: U Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, P, Q, S, T, X, Y

FAQ: I've problems with the nop WebSearch. There is no Search Result on any inquiry. By clicking the Index topic it's the same problem. Answer: That is an indication ...

#VarSERVERTIME SERVERTIME{"format"} formatted server time Same format qualifiers as % nop GMTIME% Syntax: % nop SERVERTIME% OR % nop SERVERTIME{ ...

FAQ: What happens if two of us try to edit the same topic simultaneously? Answer: Foswiki allows multiple simultaneous edits of the same topic, and then merges the ...

#VarOLIVE OLIVE start olive green colored text OLIVE is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in ...

#VarP P pencil icon Current value: P Related: H, I, ICON, M, N, Q, S, T, U, X, Y

#VarFORMFIELD FORMFIELD{"fieldname"} renders a field in the form attached to some topic Syntax: % nop FORMFIELD{"fieldname"}% Supported parameters: ...

#VarSILVER SILVER start silver colored text SILVER is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that ...

#VarADDTOHEAD ADDTOHEAD You can write % nop ADDTOHEAD{...}% in a topic or template. This variable accepts the following parameters: DEFAULT optional, id ...

#VarBB BB bullet with line break Line break and bullet without indentation. Current value: BB Related: BR, BULLET, BB2, BB3, BB4, CARET, VBAR ...

#VarAQUA AQUA start aqua colored text AQUA is one of the shortcut macros predefined in DefaultPreferences. See the section shortcut macros in that topic ...

Print Skin The print skin, useful to print pages with a small header and footer. Other skins, such as PatternSkin, may introduce their own print skin. This skin is ...

This page provides online help for new users of Foswiki when editing a page. If there's some formatting that your contributors use often, you can customize this for ...

#VarBULLET BULLET bullet character Current value: BULLET Related: BR, BB, BB2, BB3, BB4, CARET, VBAR

#VarSYSTEMWEB SYSTEMWEB name of documentation web The web containing all documentation and default preference settings Syntax: % nop SYSTEMWEB% ...

Example child topic for HierarchicalNavigation.

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Statistics for nop System Web Month: Topic views: Topic saves: File uploads: Most popular topic views: Top contributors for topic save ...

Web Site Tools (More options in WebSearch) WebChanges: Display recent changes to the web WebIndex: List all topics in alphabetical order. See ...

#VarFAILEDPLUGINS FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load, and handler list Syntax: % nop FAILEDPLUGINS% Expands to: See Plugins#FAILEDPLUGINS ...