User's Guide

Documentation for users.

• Quick Start
  • WelcomeGuest: A fast track intro covering all the basics
  • BeginnersStartHere: A short introduction training course for beginners
  • UserRegistration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options

• One-Page Primers
  • BeginnersStartHere: Ultra-compact, 2-minute primer
  • TwentyMinuteTutorial: A compact, 20-minute primer

  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • ShortHand: All of the shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: Scan all text formatting rules on one page
  • Macros: 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
  • GlossaryOfTerms: A simple glossary of terms
  • FrequentlyAskedQuestions: The first things people ask

  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on Plugins

• TWikiCompatibilityPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.9, $Rev: 6017 (2010-01-11) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (10 Nov 2009, $Rev: 5484 (2009-11-10) $): Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• AutoViewTemplatePlugin (2009-08-20, 4696): Automatically sets VIEW_TEMPLATE and EDIT_TEMPLATE
• CommentPlugin (12 Sep 2009, $Rev: 4843 (2009-09-11) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DebugLogPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 0 (17 Jan 2008) $): Detailed Debug logging for Foswiki
• EditTablePlugin (4.34, $Rev: 5854 (2009-12-23) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExternalLinkPlugin (1.20, $Rev: 5201 (2009-10-02) $): Adds a visual indicator to outgoing links
• FilterPlugin (1.80, $Rev: 4417 (2009-07-03) $): Substitute and extract information from content by using regular expressions
• FindElsewherePlugin (2.0.1 (25 Mar 2009), $Rev: 3273 (2009-03-25) $):
• IfDefinedPlugin (v2.00, $Rev: 4422 (2009-07-03) $): Render content conditionally
• ImagePlugin (2.10, $Rev: 4424 (2009-07-03) $): Control the display and alignment of images using an easy syntax
• InterwikiPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5022 (2009-09-20) $): Link ExternalSite? :Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (2.04, $Rev: 20090710 (2009-07-10) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• MultiTopicSavePlugin (1.6, $Rev: 8566 (2010-08-18) $): Save form data to multiple topics in one single submission
• PiwikPlugin ($Date: 2009-08-18 17:13:53 +0200 (Tue, 18 Aug 2009) $, $Rev: 4684 (2009-08-18) $): Empty Plugin used as a template for new Plugins
• PreferencesPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5037 (2009-09-20) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• RatingPlugin ($Date: 2009-08-18 17:13:53 +0200 (Tue, 18 Aug 2009) $, $Rev: 4684 (2009-08-18) $): Expose RatingContrib as a tag
• RedirectPlugin (1.0, $Rev: 3395 (2009-04-09) $): Create a redirect to another topic or website.
• RenderListPlugin (2.2, $Rev: 5042 (2009-09-20) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 2742 (2009-02-26) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (20 Sep 2009, $Rev: 5046 (2009-09-20) $): Render smilies like as icons
• SubscribePlugin (03 Dec 2008, $Rev: 13787 (18 May 2007) $): Subscribe to web notification
• TablePlugin (1.046, $Rev: 6733 (2010-03-13) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (29 Dec 2009, $Rev: 5860 (2009-12-28) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.3, $Rev: 4751 (2009-09-02) $): Twisty section Javascript library to open/close content dynamically
• VarCachePlugin (29 Jan 2009, $Rev: 2215 (29 Jan 2009) $): Cache Foswiki macros in selected topics for faster page rendering
• VotePlugin (1.33, $Rev: 4084 (2009-06-10) $): Simple way to count votes
• WysiwygPlugin (17 Jan 2010, $Rev: 6068 (2010-01-17) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors