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, $Rev: 3132 (2009-03-16) $): add TWiki personality to Foswiki
• SpreadSheetPlugin (06 Jan 2009, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
• CommentPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.1, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• ActionTrackerPlugin (21 May 2007, $Rev: 2242 (30 Jan 2009) $): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statuses
• JQueryPlugin (3.51, $Rev: 20090710 (2009-07-10) $): jQuery JavaScript library for Foswiki
• JumpAutocompletePlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1 (3 Apr 2009) $): Makes the jump box autocomplete topic names
• AttachmentListPlugin (1.3.3, $Rev: 4282 (2009-06-22) $):
• CheckToIncludePlugin ($Date: 2008-12-14 18:49:56 +0100 (Sun, 14 Dec 2008) $, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Conditionally Include Topics
• DirectedGraphPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1.2 (19 Mar 2009) $): Embed directed graphs in TWiki topics
• EFetchPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1 (16 Mar 2009) $): Grab abstract information from PubMed
• EditTablePlugin (4.20, $Rev: 3160 (2009-03-18) $): Edit tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• EmbedBibPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1 (25 Mar 2009) $): Embeds BibTeX entries in a TWiki page
• FoldingTOCPlugin (Pants, $Rev: 1 (2009-04-07) $): Provides a table of contents that folds
• GoogleAnalyticsPlugin (2.1.1, 4729): Adds Google Analytics javascript code to specified pages
• InterwikiPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• LatexModePlugin (3.71, $Rev: 16926 (12 Dec 2008) $): Enables LaTeX markup (mathematics and more) in TWiki topics
• LightboxPlugin (Oct 2009, $Rev: 5249 (2009-10-09) $): Foswiki hooks to the Lightbox Javascript package for better thumbnail image click-through
• PreferencesPlugin (Foswiki-1.0, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (04 Jan 2009, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• SourceHighlightingPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, $Rev: 1 (25 Mar 2009) $): This plugin highlights source code
• StylishPlugin (0.0.1, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Plugin for registering stylesheets and what not
• TablePlugin (1.037, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (21 Jan 2009, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Integration of TinyMCE? with WysiwygPlugin
• TopicDataHelperPlugin (1.1.1, $Rev: 4253 (2009-06-20) $):
• TopicVarsPlugin (Foswiki-1.0.0, 1.000): allows you to define variables
• TreePlugin (1.9.1, $Rev: 6156 (2010-01-27) $): Renders topics' parent-child relationships as hierarchical tree view. Useful for dynamic site maps and threads.
• TwistyPlugin (1.5.4, $Rev: 6281 (2010-02-12) $): Twisty section Javascript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 3048 (2009-03-12) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors
• ZonePlugin (2.1, $Rev: 6966 (2010-03-28) $): Gather content of a page in named zones while rendering it