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TWiki User's Guide

• TWiki Quick Start - the fast track approach
  • WelcomeGuest: A fast track intro covering all the basics
  • TWikiRegistration: Sign up so you can edit pages and select options

• One-Page Primers cover TWiki basics
  • TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer
  • TWikiSite: Instant overview - first, there was Wiki
  • TWikiPages: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
  • WikiSyntax: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • TWikiShorthand: Scan all TWiki text formatting rules on one page
  • TWikiVariables: How to easily embed text, graphics, dynamic content
  • FileAttachments: Browser-upload files for distribution or display
  • WebChangesAlert: Get email alerts linking to the latest page changes

• Installed Plugins extending the functionality of TWiki

• FormQueryPlugin (TWiki-4, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Provides query capabilities across a database defined using forms and embedded tables in TWiki topics.
• SpreadSheetPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30478 (2018-07-16) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables or anywhere in topic text
• ActionTrackerPlugin (2013-03-05, $Rev: 25364 (2013-03-05) $): Adds support for action tags in topics, and automatic notification of action statuses
• BackupRestorePlugin (2018-07-10, $Rev: 30551 (2018-07-16) $): Administrator utility to backup, restore and upgrade a TWiki site
• BreadCrumbsPlugin (2010-08-01, $Rev: 19303 (2010-08-01) $): A flexible way to display breadcrumbs navigation
• CalendarPlugin (2012-12-03, $Rev: 24315 (2012-12-04) $): Show a monthly calendar with highlighted events
• ChartPlugin (2013-05-23, $Rev: 25974 (2013-05-23) $): Visualize TWiki tables with area charts, bar charts, line graphs, scatter charts and sparklines
• ColorPickerPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30442 (2018-07-16) $): Color picker, packaged for use in TWiki forms and TWiki applications
• CommentPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30530 (2018-07-16) $): Quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DBCachePlugin (2.1, $Rev: 19283 (2010-07-30) $): Lightweighted frontend to the DBCacheContrib to query cached TWiki content
• DatePickerPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30446 (2018-07-16) $): Pop-up calendar with date picker, for use in TWiki forms, HTML forms and TWiki plugins
• EditTablePlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30448 (2018-07-16) $): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• ExplicitNumberingPlugin (1.6, $Rev: 19806 (2010-11-09) $): Use the ##., ##.. etc. notation to insert outline numbering sequences (1, 1.1, 2, 2.1) in topic's text. Also support numbered headings.
• FormPlugin (2013-05-03, $Rev: 25946 (2013-05-17) $): Create simple and advanced web forms using TWiki forms
• GluePlugin (2.1, $Rev: 18553 (2010-04-30) $): Enable markup to span multiple lines
• HeadlinesPlugin (2018-07-13, $Rev: 30560 (2018-07-16) $): Show headline news in TWiki pages based on RSS and ATOM news feeds from external sites
• InterwikiPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30454 (2018-07-16) $): Write ExternalSite:Page to link to a page on an external site based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30456 (2018-07-16) $): jQuery JavaScript library for TWiki
• JqPlotPlugin (2013-03-04 jquery.jqplot.1.0.7r1224, $Rev: 25369 (2013-03-06) $): Add line, bar and pie charts to TWiki topics using jqPlot JavaScript library
• LdapContribAdminPlugin (2013-02-16, $Rev: 25093 (2013-02-16) $): An admin panel for viewing and changing the LdapContrib database.
• LdapNgPlugin (2013-02-01, $Rev: 24846 (2013-02-04) $): Query and display data from an LDAP directory
• MacrosPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15763 (12 Dec 2008) $): Supports parameterised includes.
• NewUserPlugin (2011-01-14, $Rev: 20222 (2011-01-14) $): Create a user topic if it does not exist yet
• PreferencesPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30528 (2018-07-16) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• QuickCalendarPlugin (2011-01-13, $Rev: 20208 (2011-01-13) $): An anchor linkified, internally generated, minimal calender
• RedirectPlugin (2012-12-01, $Rev: 27583 (2014-05-31) $): Create a redirect to another topic or website
• RenderListPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30468 (2018-07-16) $): Render bullet lists in a variety of formats
• RevisionLinkPlugin (2.2, $Rev: 19837 (2010-11-10) $): Enable linking to specific topic revisions
• SetGetPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30472 (2018-07-16) $): Set and get variables and JSON objects in topics, optionally persistently across topic views
• SlideShowPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30474 (2018-07-16) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30476 (2018-07-16) $): Render smilies as icons, like  :-)  as or  :eek:  as
• SubscribePlugin (2012-12-02, $Rev: 24302 (2012-12-03) $): Companion plugin to the MailerContrib, adding a "Subscribe me" link to topics to easily subscribe to topic changes
• TWikiSheetPlugin (2018-07-15, $Rev: 30604 (2018-07-16) $): Add TWiki Sheet spreadsheet functionality to TWiki tables
• TablePlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30480 (2018-07-16) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TagMePlugin (2018-07-05, $Rev: 30482 (2018-07-16) $): Tag wiki content collectively or authoritatively to find content by keywords
• TinyMCEPlugin (2018-07-10, $Rev: 30541 (2018-07-16) $): Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
• TreeBrowserPlugin (2014-01-02, $Rev: 28100 (2014-09-29) $): Renders a list as a collapsable/expandable tree.
• TwistyPlugin (2018-07-06, $Rev: 30497 (2018-07-16) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• VotePlugin (2012-12-10, $Rev: 24404 (2012-12-10) $): Simple way to count votes
• WatchlistPlugin (2018-07-10, $Rev: 30536 (2018-07-16) $): Watch topics of interest and get notified of changes by e-mail
• WebPermissionsPlugin (2013-06-18, $Rev: 26000 (2013-06-18) $): View and edit web permissions
• WysiwygPlugin (2018-07-06, $Rev: 30528 (2018-07-16) $): Translator framework for WYSIWYG editors

• TWiki Help FAQs
  • TWikiFAQ: The first things people ask about TWiki
  • TextFormattingFAQ: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki

• It should take an hour or less to read through and customize the User's Guide to reflect the features and settings enabled on your own TWiki site.
• Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!