About me

I am a professional Foswiki consultant residing in Hamburg, Germany. I help people improve knowledge sharing within organizations, foster skill development, and improve overall communication using web technologies. Foswiki is an excellent platform for building the tools needed. It is the key technology towards better understanding and transparency of everyday work. There is no alternative tool that encompasses such a diverse range of applications, ranging from personal information management to multilingual distributed enterprise platforms catering to the requirements of thousands of knowledge workers simultaneously. Please visit my website at https://www.michaeldaumconsulting.com for further information about myself and the services that I provide.

Contact Details

Companies & Organizations:

• MD Consulting
• Member of the Foswiki Association Board of Directors

Links:

• Mastodon
• Xing
• LinkedIn

Location:

Hamburg, Germany

Background:

high performance computing, optimization techniques, information retrieval, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, content management, web design and usability, information architecture, knowledge management

Services:

Foswiki consulting services and software partner

Foswiki extensions

List of extensions that I have written myself or have an eye on helping out maintaining them.

Nr	Extension	Description	Classification	Version	Release
1	AliasPlugin	Define aliases which will be replaced with arbitrary strings automatically	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	3.04	25 Aug 2011
2	AutoRedirectPlugin	automatically redirect a set of topics	Data and Files, Security	1.02	21 Jan 2024
3	AutoTemplatePlugin	Automatically sets VIEW_TEMPLATE, EDIT_TEMPLATE and PRINT_TEMPLATE	Interface and Visualisation	7.10	27 Apr 2022
4	BlogPlugin	A blogging system for Foswiki	Information structuring and Search, User interactivity	5.00	2 May 2019
5	BreadCrumbsPlugin	A flexible way to display breadcrumbs navigation	Information structuring and Search, Interface and Visualisation	4.01	21 Jan 2024
6	BrowserDetectPlugin	Determine Web browser, version, and platform from an HTTP user agent string	Development	4.00	27 Apr 2022
7	CacheContrib	Caching services for Foswiki extensions	Data and Files	3.10	21 Jan 2024
8	CaptchaPlugin	A visual challenge-response test to prevent automated scripts from using the wiki	Security	2.30	21 Jan 2024
9	ClassificationPlugin	A topic classification plugin and application	Information structuring and Search	7.00	02 May 2019
10	CopyContrib	Copies webs, topics, attachments, or part of them	Data and Files	5.10	30 Jan 2024
11	DateManipPlugin	Date times, durations and recurrences	Data and Files, Multilingual and Locality	4.10	26 Jan 2024
12	DBCacheContrib	Reusable code that treats forms as if they were table rows in a database	Development	7.00	28 Apr 2022
13	DBCachePlugin	Lightweighted frontend to the DBCacheContrib	Data and Files, Development, Information structuring and Search	15.00	21 Aug 2022
14	DBIPlugin	Database middle layer to manage connections and schemes	Data and Files	2.01	21 Jan 2024
15	DeeplPlugin	Deepl translation service for Foswiki	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	1.00	31 Jan 2024
16	DiffPlugin	Compare difference between topics and revisions	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	3.12	21 Jan 2024
17	DigestPlugin	Calculate a message digest, i.e. MD5 or BASE64	Development	2.00	08 Mar 2016
18	DisqusPlugin	Disqus-based commenting system	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	2.01	16 Aug 2018
19	EasyMacroPlugin		Development	1.24	2 Jun 2014
20	EditChapterPlugin	An easy section editing facility	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	7.00	21 Jan 2024
21	ExportPlugin	not yet released	Data and Files
22	FarscrollContrib	Clone a scrollbar far away	Interface and Visualisation	1.01	15 Mar 2014
23	FaviconPlugin	Display a badge, image or video in a browser tab's favicon	Interface and Visualisation	1.10	30 Jan 2024
24	FeedPlugin	Syndication feed parser	Information structuring and Search	2.10	28 Apr 2022
25	FilterPlugin	Substitute and extract information from content by using regular expressions	Development	7.10	21 Jan 2024
26	FlexFormPlugin	Flexible way to render DataForms	Development, Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	8.31	22 Jan 2024
27	FlexPaperPlugin	flash-based document viewer component	Interface and Visualisation	2.10	29 Apr 2022
28	FlexWebListPlugin	Flexible way to display hierarchical weblists	Development, Information structuring and Search	4.20	21 Jan 2024
29	GenPDFPrincePlugin	Generate PDF using Prince XML		3.00	21 Jan 2024
30	GenPDFWeasyPlugin	Generate PDF using WeasyPrint		3.00	21 Jan 2024
31	GenPDFWebkitPlugin	Generate PDF using Webkit		2.11	12 Nov 2019
32	GeoIPPlugin	Geo Location Information	Information structuring and Search, Interface and Visualisation	2.00	21 Oct 2019
33	GluePlugin	Enable TopicMarkup to span multiple lines	Development	2.20
34	GnuPlotPlugin	Allows users to plot data and functions using GnuPlot	Interface and Visualisation	2.10	11 Jul 2016
35	GoogleMapsPlugin	Google Maps for Foswiki	Interface and Visualisation	3.12	12 Nov 2019
36	GraphvizPlugin	Draw graphs using the GraphViz utility	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	1.11	%$RELEASE%
37	GridLayoutPlugin	A 12er grid system for responsive layouts	Interface and Visualisation	3.32	21 Jan 2024
38	HarvestPlugin	Download and archive resources from the web	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	3.00	21 Oct 2020
39	HighchartsPlugin		Interface and Visualisation
40	HyphenationPlugin	Server-side hyphenation service	Multilingual and Locality	1.10	22 Jan 2024
41	HyphenatorContrib	Automatically hyphenates text	Multilingual and Locality	5.00	17 Jun 2018
42	ICalPlugin	Access ical data in wikiapps	Data and Files	3.00	26 Oct 2020
43	IfDefinedPlugin	Render content conditionally	Development	2.01	2.01
44	ImageGalleryPlugin	Displays image gallery with auto-generated thumbnails from attachments	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	8.20	26 Oct 2020
45	ImageGeneratorPlugin	Generates images from text	Interface and Visualisation	1.00	25 Jan 2024
46	ImagePlugin	Image and thumbnail services to display and alignment images using an easy syntax	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	11.30	21 Jan 2024
47	InfiniteScrollContrib	Infinite scrolling layouts	Interface and Visualisation	2.10	21 Jan 2024
48	JiraPlugin	not released yet
49	JQAjaxFormContrib	Ajaxify html forms	User interactivity	1.40	22 Jan 2024
50	JQAutoColorContrib	Assign colors automatically based on text properties	Interface and Visualisation	3.10	22 Jan 2024
51	JQAutoLogoutContrib	Log out idle user after a certain period of time	Interface and Visualisation, Security, User interactivity	1.20	22 Jan 2024
52	JQCodeInputContrib	Input widget for a series of characters	User interactivity	1.03	22 Jan 2024
53	JQDataTablesPlugin	JQuery based progressive enhancement of tables	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	7.20	22 Jan 2024
54	JQFullCalendarPlugin	FullCalendar widget for Foswiki	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	3.03	22 Jan 2024
55	JQGridPlugin	jQuery grid widget for Foswiki	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	2.61	30 Aug 2017
56	JQIMaskContrib	javascript input mask	User interactivity	0.20	26 Jan 2024
57	JQLargeTableContrib	Toggle fullscreen display of large tables	Interface and Visualisation	1.00	29 Jan 2024
58	JQLimitListPlugin	simple plugin to limit the length of a list	Interface and Visualisation	0.04	25 Jan 2024
59	JQMomentContrib	A lightweight javascript date library for parsing, manipulating, and formatting dates	Data and Files	3.20	22 Jan 2024
60	JQPackeryContrib	Gapless, draggable grid layouts	Interface and Visualisation	1.10	18 Nov 2019
61	JQPasswordGeneratorContrib	A javascript random password generator	User interactivity	1.10	26 Jan 2024
62	JQPhotoSwipeContrib		Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	2.01	22 Jan 2024
63	JQPrettyPhotoContrib	Yet another nice lightbox plugin	Interface and Visualisation	1.20	23 Jan 2017
64	JQRCodeContrib	QR code generator	Interface and Visualisation	1.10	17 Dec 2018
65	JQSerialPagerContrib	Splits up a list and makes it a pager scroller thingy	Interface and Visualisation	3.00	26 Oct 2020
66	JQSwiperContrib	not released yet
67	JQTweetContrib		Interface and Visualisation
68	JQTwistyContrib	Lightweight twisty plugin	Interface and Visualisation	4.00	22 Jan 2024
69	JQueryPlugin	jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki	Development, Interface and Visualisation	10.51	25 Apr 2023
70	JsonRpcContrib	JSON-RPC interface for Foswiki	Data and Files	3.01	06 Aug 2023
71	JSTreeContrib	The popular jsTree jQuery plugin, packaged for reuse	Interface and Visualisation	3.20	22 Jan 2024
73	LazyLoadPlugin	Deferred loading of images	Interface and Visualisation	3.00	26 Oct 2020
74	LdapContrib		Admin, Development	8.00	05 Mar 2018
75	LdapNgPlugin	Query and display data from an LDAP directory	Admin, Development	6.43	10 Oct 2017
76	LikePlugin	Like-style voting for content	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	3.01	31 Jan 2024
77	LimitedSessionsPlugin	Limit the number of open sessions per users	Security	1.01	26 Oct 2020
78	ListyPlugin	Fancy list manager	Interface and Visualisation	5.00	31 Jan 2024
79	LogDispatchContrib	Advanced logging using Log::Dispatch	Data and Files	2.10	20 Aug 2020
80	LoremIpsumPlugin	Lorem ipsum generator	Development, Interface and Visualisation	1.01	03 May 2022
81	MarkdownPlugin	Markdown support for Foswiki	Data and Files	3.00	03 May 2022
82	MathModePlugin		Interface and Visualisation
83	MediaElementPlugin	Cross-browser embedding of videos and audios	Interface and Visualisation	3.21	25 Jan 2024
84	MediaWikiTablePlugin	Format tables the MediaWiki way	Interface and Visualisation	2.00	28 Oct 2020
85	MediaWikiToFoswikiContrib		Data and Files
86	MetaCommentPlugin	An easy to use comment system	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	7.00	04 May 2022
87	MetaDataPlugin	Bring custom meta data to wiki apps	Data and Files, Development	6.00	30 Jan 2019
88	MimeIconPlugin	Icon sets for mimetypes	Interface and Visualisation	4.11	25 Jan 2024
89	MoreFormfieldsPlugin	Additional formfield types for System.DataForms	Development, Interface and Visualisation	11.20	01 Feb 2024
90	MultiLingualPlugin	Support for a multi lingual Foswiki	Multilingual and Locality	4.11	21 Jan 2024
91	MultiSaveContrib	Json-RPC interface to save multiple changes in one transaction	Development	2.00	05 May 2022
92	NatEditPlugin	A Wikiwyg Editor	Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	9.63	11 Jul 2023
93	NatSkin	Userfriendly Foswiki skin providing a flexible theming engine for professional webdesigns	Interface and Visualisation	6.01	14 Feb 2019
94	NatSkinPlugin	Support plugin for NatSkin	Interface and Visualisation	6.00	12 Feb 2019
95	NewUserPlugin	Create a user topic if it does not exist yet	Admin, Data and Files	2.43	09 Sep 2016
96	NumberPlugin	Localized Number Formatter and Currency Converter	Multilingual and Locality	7.00	26 Jan 2024
97	OEmbedPlugin	Easy embedding of third party content	Interface and Visualisation	7.00	05 May 2022
98	PageOptimizerPlugin	Optimize html markup, as well as js and css	Data and Files	3.00	25 Sep 2017
99	PiwikPlugin	Server-side page tracking using Piwik	Data and Files	2.31	28 May 2018
100	PixabayPlugin	Pixabay stock images and videos	Interface and Visualisation	2.00	21 Oct 2020
101	QMPlugin	Workflow Engine for Quality Management	Workflow automation
102	QRCodePlugin	QR code generator	Interface and Visualisation	1.02	25 Jan 2024
103	RedDotPlugin	Quick-edit links	Interface and Visualisation	4.20	26 Jan 2024
104	RenderPlugin	Render WikiApplications asynchronously	Development	7.00	26 Jan 2024
105	RtfContrib	Extension to translate Foswiki markup to RTF	Data and Files, Exporting, Printing and Publishing	2.12	16 Jan 2017
106	SectionListPlugin	Access the list of named sections in a topic	Data and Files	1.10	26 Jan 2024
107	SecureDownloadPlugin	Secure, temporary download links	Data and Files, Security	1.01	11 Jun 2018
108	SecurityHeadersPlugin	Add HTTP security headers to protect against XSS attacks	Security	1.30	26 Jan 2024
109	SetVariablePlugin	Flexible handling of topic variables	Development	4.00	22 Oct 2020
110	SoapPlugin		Development
111	SocialSharePlugin	Social Share Buttons	User interactivity	1.10	14 Feb 2019
112	SolrPlugin	Enterprise Search Engine for Foswiki based on Solr	Information structuring and Search, Interface and Visualisation	7.30	31 Jan 2019
113	SpreadsheetReaderPlugin	Read data from a spreadsheet	Data and Files	1.11	31 May 2018
114	SqlPlugin	SQL interface for Foswiki	Data and Files	4.00	06 May 2022
115	StringifierContrib	Helper library to stringify binary document formats	Development	7.00	21 Jan 2024
116	SyntaxHighlightingPlugin	Highlights code fragments for many languages using enscript.	Interface and Visualisation	2.00	26 Apr 2022
117	TableOfContentsPlugin	Yet another TOC plugin	Information structuring and Search	1.00	01 Feb 2024
118	TagCloudPlugin	Renders a tag cloud given a list of terms	Information structuring and Search, Interface and Visualisation	4.01	28 Oct 2020
119	TimeSincePlugin		Interface and Visualisation	4.10	16 Aug 2018
120	TopicInteractionPlugin	Improved interaction with attachments and DataForms	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity	9.23	01 Jul 2022
121	TopicNameValidationPlugin		Data and Files, Security	1.20	6 May 2013
122	TopicTitlePlugin	Free-form title for topics	Data and Files	3.0	21 Jan 2024
123	TrashPlugin	Maintain the Trash web	Data and Files	4.10	26 Jan 2024
124	TwitterPlugin	Access Twitter via Foswiki	Interface and Visualisation	4.01	05 May 2022
125	UpdatesPlugin	Checks Foswiki.org for updates	Admin	2.00	12 Nov 2019
126	UploadPlugin		User interactivity
127	VirtualHostingContrib	Adds virtual hosting support for Foswiki.	Admin, Security	3.00	05 May 2022
128	VotePlugin		User interactivity	1.34	11 May 2017
129	WebCreatorPlugin	Flexible way to create new webs	Data and Files, Interface and Visualisation	2.00	05 May 2022
130	WebFontsContrib	Web fonts for Foswiki	Data and Files	6.00	26 Jan 2024
131	WebLinkPlugin	A parametrized %WEB macro	Information structuring and Search	2.01	26 Jan 2024
132	WikiWorkbenchContrib	Framework for WikiApplications	Development	5.00	2 May 2019
133	XmlRpcContrib		Data and Files
134	XSendFileContrib	A viewfile replacement to send static files efficiently	Data and Files, Security	7.01	26 Jan 2024
135	XslFoContrib	FOP print formatter	Exporting, Printing and Publishing	1.10	30 Nov 2016
136	ZonePlugin	Gather content of a page in named zones while rendering it	Data and Files, Development	3.1	06 Aug 2023

Active Proposals

Proposal	Status	Date of Commitment	Committed Developers	Concern Raised By	Last modified	Panned For
Add Default Web Name	AcceptedProposal	19 Apr 2016	MichaelDaum		19 Sep 2023	2.2 (extended version), 2.1.9 (base feature)
Configurable URL Includes	AcceptedProposal	17 Dec 2012	MichaelDaum		06 Dec 2015	2.2
Reduce Impact Of CGI Dot P Min Foswiki	AcceptedProposal	30 Mar 2015	MichaelDaum, GeorgeClark		30 Jan 2018	3.0
Topic Display Name	AcceptedProposal	16 May 2014	MichaelDaum		20 Jul 2021	2.2

%STARTSECTION{"AvatarOfUser"}%%SEARCH{
   "form.name~'*UserForm' and Picture"
   web="Main"
   type="query"
   nonoise="on"
   format="  \"$topic\": \"https://foswiki.org/bin/rest/ImagePlugin/resize?topic=$web.$topic&file=$formfield(Picture)&size=48x48&crop=on\",$n"
   separator=""
}%%ENDSECTION{"AvatarOfUser"}%

%STARTSECTION{"extensions"}%
---++ Foswiki extensions
List of extensions that I have written myself or have an eye on helping out maintaining them.

%INCLUDE{"%TOPIC%" section="rendertable"}%

%SEARCH{ 
  "CommittedDeveloper ~ '*%URLPARAM{"dev" default="%TOPIC%"}%*' AND 
   CurrentState != 'MergedToCore' AND  
   CurrentState != 'ImplementedAsExtension' AND 
   CurrentState != 'RejectedProposal' AND 
   CurrentState !='ParkedProposal'" 
  web="Development" 
  type="query" 
  nonoise="on" 
  header="<h2>Active Proposals</h2>$n| *Proposal* | *Status* | *Date of Commitment* | *Committed Developers* | *Concern Raised By* | *Last modified* | *Panned For*|"
  format="| [[$web.$topic][$percntSPACEOUT{$topic}$percnt]] | <nop>$formfield(CurrentState) | <nobr>$percntCALC{\"$FORMATTIME($TIME($formfield(DateOfCommitment)), $day $mon $year)\"}$percnt</nobr> | $formfield(CommittedDeveloper) | $formfield(ConcernRaisedBy) | <nobr>$percntCALC{\"$FORMATTIME($TIME($date), $day $mon $year)\"}$percnt</nobr> | $formfield(PlannedFor) |" 
}%

%SEARCH{ 
  "ConcernRaisedBy ~ '*%URLPARAM{"dev" default="%TOPIC%"}%*' AND CurrentState != 'MergedToCore' AND  CurrentState != 'ImplementedAsExtension' AND CurrentState != 'RejectedProposal' AND CurrentState !='ParkedProposal' AND CurrentState !='DiscardedProposal'" 
  web="Development" 
  type="query" 
  nonoise="on" 
  header="<h2>Proposals with concerns</h2>$n| *Proposal* | *Status* | *Date of Commitment* | *Committed Developers* | *Concern Raised By* | *Last modified* |"
  format="| [[$web.$topic][$percntSPACEOUT{$topic}$percnt]] | <nop>$formfield(CurrentState) | <nobr>$percntIF{\"'$formfield(DataeOfCommitment)' !=''\" then=\"$percntCALC{\"$FORMATTIME($TIME($formfield(DateOfCommitment)), $day $mon $year)\"}$percnt\" else=\"n/a\"}$percnt</nobr> | $formfield(CommittedDeveloper) | $formfield(ConcernRaisedBy) | <nobr>$percntCALC{\"$FORMATTIME($TIME($date), $day $mon $year)\"}$percnt</nobr> | " 
}%
%ENDSECTION{"extensions"}%

%STARTSECTION{"definition"}%
AliasPlugin
AutoRedirectPlugin
AutoTemplatePlugin
BlogPlugin
BreadCrumbsPlugin
BrowserDetectPlugin
CacheContrib
CaptchaPlugin
ClassificationPlugin
CopyContrib
DateManipPlugin
DiffPlugin
DigestPlugin
DBCacheContrib
DBCachePlugin
DBIPlugin
DeeplPlugin
DisqusPlugin
EditChapterPlugin
EasyMacroPlugin
ExportPlugin
FarscrollContrib
FaviconPlugin
FilterPlugin
FeedPlugin
FlexFormPlugin
FlexPaperPlugin
FlexWebListPlugin
GenPDFPrincePlugin
GenPDFWeasyPlugin
GenPDFWebkitPlugin
GeoIPPlugin
GnuPlotPlugin
GoogleMapsPlugin
GluePlugin
GraphvizPlugin
GridLayoutPlugin
HarvestPlugin
HighchartsPlugin
HyphenationPlugin
HyphenatorContrib
IfDefinedPlugin
ImagePlugin
ImageGeneratorPlugin
ImageGalleryPlugin
InfiniteScrollContrib
ICalPlugin
JiraPlugin
JSTreeContrib
JQAjaxFormContrib
JQAutoColorContrib
JQAutoLogoutContrib
JQCodeInputContrib
JQDataTablesPlugin
JQFullCalendarPlugin
JQGridPlugin
JQIMaskContrib
JQLimitListPlugin
JQPackeryContrib
JQPasswordGeneratorContrib
JQPhotoSwipeContrib
JQPrettyPhotoContrib
JQLargeTableContrib
JQMomentContrib
JQRCodeContrib
JQSerialPagerContrib
JQSwiperContrib
JQTweetContrib
JQTwistyContrib
JSTreeContrib
JQueryPlugin
JsonRpcContrib
LazyLoadPlugin
LdapContrib
LdapNgPlugin
LikePlugin
LimitedSessionsPlugin
ListyPlugin
LogDispatchContrib
LoremIpsumPlugin
MarkdownPlugin
MathModePlugin
MediaElementPlugin
MediaWikiTablePlugin
MediaWikiToFoswikiContrib
MetaCommentPlugin
MetaDataPlugin
MoreFormfieldsPlugin
MimeIconPlugin
MultiLingualPlugin
MultiSaveContrib
NatEditPlugin
NatSkin
NatSkinPlugin
NewUserPlugin
NumberPlugin
OEmbedPlugin
PageOptimizerPlugin
PixabayPlugin
QRCodePlugin
RedDotPlugin
RenderPlugin
PiwikPlugin
QMPlugin
RtfContrib
SectionListPlugin
SecureDownloadPlugin
SecurityHeadersPlugin
SoapPlugin
SocialSharePlugin
SolrPlugin
SpreadsheetReaderPlugin
SqlPlugin
SetVariablePlugin
StringifierContrib
SyntaxHighlightingPlugin
TableOfContentsPlugin
TagCloudPlugin
TimeSincePlugin
TopicInteractionPlugin
TopicNameValidationPlugin
TopicTitlePlugin
TrashPlugin
TwitterPlugin
UpdatesPlugin
UploadPlugin
VirtualHostingContrib
VotePlugin
WebCreatorPlugin
WebFontsContrib
WebLinkPlugin
WikiWorkbenchContrib
XSendFileContrib
XmlRpcContrib
XslFoContrib
ZonePlugin
%ENDSECTION{"definition"}%

%STARTSECTION{"rendertable"}%
<noautolink>
%FORMATLIST{"%INCLUDE{"%TOPIC%" section="definition"}%"
   split="\n"
   header="| *Nr* | *Extension* | *Description* | *Classification* | *Version* | *Release* |$n"
   format="| $index | $percntIF{
        \"istopic 'Extensions.$1'\" 
        then=\"[[Extensions.$1][$1]]\"
        else=\"<nop>$1\"
      }$percnt | $percntFORMFIELD{
        \"Description\" 
        topic=\"Extensions.$1\"
      }$percnt$percntIF{
        \"not istopic 'Extensions.$1'\"
        then=\"<span class='foswikiAlert'>not released yet</span>\"
      }$percnt | $percntFORMFIELD{
        \"ExtensionClassification\" 
        topic=\"Extensions.$1\"
      }$percnt | $percntFORMFIELD{
         \"Version\"
        topic=\"Extensions.$1\"
      }$percnt | $percntFORMFIELD{
         \"Release\"
        topic=\"Extensions.$1\"
      }$percnt |"
   separator="$n"
   footer=""
   sort="on"
   unique="on"
}%
</noautolink>
%ENDSECTION{"rendertable"}%