Access Control Restricting read and write access to topics and webs, by users and groups Access Control allows you restrict access to single topics and entire web...
Group Member Toggle This topic implements a button that will turn Admin status on or off for the current user (!), by adding or removing the user from the AdminGr...
Bulk Registration Administrators can use this topic to register (i.e. create logins and user topics) for a group of people in one batch. Unlike normal registratio...
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 too...
Comment Plugin Comment Plugin lets users quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle. Related topics: CommentPluginTemplates, .CommentPlugi...
DBCachePlugin Description This is a lightweight frontend to the DBCacheContrib. The provided macros DBQUERY and DBCALL can be used as a replacement for SEARCH an...
Data Forms Structured data, how to set up and work with data forms. Overview Next to freeform topic contents, each topic can store additional data in name/value ...
DAMASK 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 read...
Developing Plugins The usual way Foswiki is extended is by writing a Plugin. Plugins extend Foswiki by providing functions that 'listen' to events in the Foswiki ...
EditRowPlugin @import url(/System/EditRowPlugin/erp.uncompressed.css); Features: 1 You can edit one row, or even one cell at a time, instead of having to edit ...
This answer assumes you have basic knowledge about Data Forms. Using the steps below, you will create: 1 A form definition 1 A topic creation (HTML) form to...
Under normal circumstances, there should be no need to rebuild your . topic. Sometimes, the . topic maintained by .TopicUserMappingContrib may not reflect the tru...
Formatted Search Customize the display of search results. The default output format of a %SEARCH{...}% is a table consisting of topic names and topic summaries. U...
Frequently Asked Questions This is a real FAQ, and also a demo of an easily implemented knowledge base solution. You may view the code for the topic creator or ra...
Glossary of Terms Glossary of Foswiki specific terminology. $ Attachment: Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a topic, where it can b...
Collaboration Tips A short list of hints and recommendations that are considered basic knowledge when starting to edit existing topics. #SignAndDate * If a dis...
IF statements The %IF% macro gives you the ability to test for macro values, URL parameters, access permissions, topic existence and more. Syntax In the example ...
Installation Guide This guide describes the steps for installing Foswiki, with specific steps for installations on Linux with the Apache web server. If you would ...
Installation Guide Part 2 Post Installation Configuration and Tuning Once you have Foswiki installed and running, you can perform one or more of the following s...
JQueryAjaxHelper This page contains a set of example JQueryPlugin helpers that can be used in wiki applications. The examples demonstrate how you can dynamically ...
LikePlugin This plugin lets you vote on topics, attachments and comments by means of a like or a dislike . All "likes" are stored within Foswiki, that is: they a...
Mailer Contrib Allows users to "subscribe" to regularly scheduled emails containing either: * A report on changes to all topics that have changed within a part...
Manage Users Register users on your Foswiki site; change/reset/install passwords; remove user accounts Some of the features below may be disabled, depending on ...
MetaCommentPlugin This is YACS (yet another comment system) which tries to * (a) be easy to use, * (b) scale up to lots of comments * (c) provide differe...
MetaDataPlugin This plugin allows to store data sets to Foswiki topics. Foswiki itself is a structured wiki already using .DataForms which are attached a topic. ...
PatternSkin theme: Foswiki "Fat Willy" Site Skin Navigation Include main navigation with: Include meta navigation with: Include sections %INCLUDE{ "Pattern...
PatternSkin theme: Foswiki "Fat Willy" Site Skin Navigation Include main navigation with: This is done automatically in the templates by setting in the .SitePre...
Foswiki brand material The official Foswiki logo and derivatives are attached to this page. Logo artwork Logo customization The logo can be changed by redefinin...
QuerySearch Pattern Cookbook This topic provides tips on the usage of QuerySearch. Pattern 1: Show recent changes without user pages We have everything in the Ma...
History of Foswiki Appendix A: Foswiki Development Time line Foswiki Release 2.1.0 02 Feb 2016 Foswiki 2.1.0 was built on 02 Feb 2016. It is a release that co...
Foswiki Release 1.0.10 08 Sep 2010 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for pro...
Foswiki Release 1.1.10 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use ...
Foswiki Release 2.0.3 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use i...
Foswiki Release 2.1.0 Foswiki The Free and Open Source Wiki Foswiki is an enterprise collaboration and information sharing tool targeted for professional use i...
SiteChanges Recent changes %IF{"context isadmin" then=' This topic can be resource intensive on a large site with a large public web. The Foswiki:Extensions.SolrP...
Skin Template Tokens Placeholders expanded by Foswiki scripts when generating output Overview Template Tokens are written exactly like Foswiki macros, but they a...
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 ...
Solr Plugin About Solr Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on the Lucene Java search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs, hit highlighting, fa...
Foswiki Spreadsheet Plugin This Plugin adds spreadsheet capabilities to DAMASK topics. Formulae like %CALC{"$INT(7/3)"}% are evaluated at page view time. They can...
Subscribe Plugin Example (only works if plugin is installed, and you are logged in you are: and you are not .WikiGuest): This version is designed for use w...
#TemplateTopics Template topics Foswiki uses several types of templates. Template topics are topics that define the default text for new topics. (If you are look...
TopicUserMappingContrib The User Mapping Manager interface provides services for mapping between a 'user identity' as used when talking to an external authenticat...
Topics What are Topics and Webs? #SystemWebFigure Figure: depiction of , ReferenceManual, ManagingTopics, ManagingWebs, MainFeatures topics contained in the web...
20 Minute Tutorial This step by step, hands on tutorial gets you up to speed with all the Foswiki basics... 1. Get set... Open two browser windows, so that you...
User Authentication Controlling who can access your site Overview Authentication, or "login", is the process by which a user lets Foswiki know who they are. Know...
%MAKETEXT{"Your username is a sequence of alphanumeric characters and underscores that uniquely identifies you to the system. The exact format of the username dep...
User Registration components This topic contains the pieces that are assembled into the UserRegistration page. There is no need to modify this topic. If a sectio...
REMOTE_USER environment variable Examples * %REMOTE_USER% expands to Displays the user identity established by the Web Server. Not available when using ...
REVINFO revision information of current topic %REVINFO% is equivalent to %REVINFO{format="r1.$rev $date $wikiusername"}% Examples * %REVINFO% expands to =...
SUBSCRIBE{ attributes } subscribe the current user for notification of changes to the current topic Anywhere in a topic or template: * %SUBSCRIBE{...}% or si...
USERNAME your login username Foswiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith, WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like .JohnSmith. Un au...
WIKINAME your Wiki username The WikiName is the same as %USERNAME% if not defined in the . topic Examples * %WIKINAME% expands to == When used in a templa...
WIKIUSERNAME your Wiki username with web prefix Your %WIKINAME% with web prefix, useful to point to your DAMASK home page Examples * %WIKIUSERNAME% expands t...
ATOM 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. Subscribe in We...
WebCreateNewTopicComponents This topic is meant for developers. It contains INCLUDE sections to build a "create new topic" form. Usage Including the form (simpl...
%{ ========================================= Create new topic template This template uses parts from .WebCreateNewTopicComponents. =====================...
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. Subscribe in...
Welcome to DAMASK Welcome to DAMASK! This site is a meeting place to work on common interests. Anyone can contribute using any web browser. DAMASK looks like a no...
What is a WikiWord? A WikiWord consists of two or more words with initial capitals, run together. WikiWords are used to refer to topics. WikiWords refer to topics...
WorkflowPlugin /Flow.gif Foswiki provides a flexible system of Access Control Lists that can be used to control who can modify a topic. Sometimes this isn't quite...