TWiki User's Guide

Documentation for TWiki users.

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

• One-Page Primers
  • TWikiSite: Ultra-compact, 2-minute TWiki primer
  • TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer

  • TWikiTopics: Customize, rename, move, or delete TWiki topics
  • SearchHelp: Tips and help on search
  • GoodStyle: Working tips for an open collaboration environment
  • TWikiShorthand: All of the TWiki shorthand basics
  • TextFormattingRules: 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 e-mail alerts linking to the latest page changes
  • TWikiGlossary: A simple glossary of TWiki terms

• TWiki Help FAQs
  • TWikiFAQ: The first things people ask about TWiki
  • TextFormattingFAQ: Common how-to questions about posting in TWiki
  • Frequent users should also browse the full Reference Manual!

• Help on InstalledPlugins

• SpreadSheetPlugin (any TWiki, $Rev: 18078 (02 Sep 2009) $): Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to TWiki tables and other topic text
• AntibodyPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (02 Sep 2009) $): Plugin to wrap around AntibodyDatabase
• BeautifierPlugin (2010-01-03, $Rev: 20121 (2011-01-03) $): Highlight and format source code fragments of various languages
• BlackListPlugin (2013-03-22, $Rev: 25492 (2013-03-22) $): Utility to keep malicious users away from a public TWiki site
• CommentPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17791 (02 Sep 2009) $): Allows users to quickly post comments to a page without an edit/preview/save cycle
• DatabasePlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 15561 (12 Dec 2008) $): Provide access to data in a SQL database
• EditTablePlugin (4.9.1, $Rev: 18014 (02 Sep 2009) $): Edit TWiki tables using edit fields, date pickers and drop down boxes
• GeneAnnotationTablePlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (02 Sep 2009) $): Plugin to return a dynamically generated table with gene annotation data
• HeadlinesPlugin (2.3, $Rev: 18123 (02 Sep 2009) $): Show headline news in TWiki pages based on RSS and ATOM news feeds from external sites
• InterwikiPlugin (28 Feb 2009, $Rev: 14913 (17 Sep 2007) $): Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in a rules topic
• JQueryPlugin (0.80, $Rev: 17031 (12 Dec 2008) $): jQuery JavaScript library for TWiki
• PreferencesPlugin (TWiki-4.3, $Rev: 18016 (02 Sep 2009) $): Allows editing of preferences using fields predefined in a form
• ProtdbWebUIPlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (02 Sep 2009) $): Plugin to wrap around Protdb Web UI
• ProtstorePlugin (TWiki-4.2, $Rev: 15942 (02 Sep 2009) $): Plugin to wrap around Protstore meta analysis tool
• SlideShowPlugin (02 Aug 2008, $Rev: 17260 (02 Sep 2009) $): Create web based presentations based on topics with headings.
• SmiliesPlugin (Dakar, $Rev: 16049 (02 Sep 2009) $): Render smilies as icons, like for  :-) or for  :eek:
• TWikiNetSkinPlugin (1.0, $Rev: 17859 (02 Sep 2009) $): Helps formatting TWikiNetSkin design. Enable by setting the skin to "twikinet"
• TablePlugin (1.036, $Rev: 17769 (02 Sep 2009) $): Control attributes of tables and sorting of table columns
• TinyMCEPlugin (03 Aug 2008, $Rev: 18146 (02 Sep 2009) $): Integration of TinyMCE with WysiwygPlugin
• TwistyPlugin (1.4.12, $Rev: 15653 (19 Nov 2007) $): Twisty section JavaScript library to open/close content dynamically
• WysiwygPlugin (18 Apr 2009, $Rev: 18083 (02 Sep 2009) $): Translator framework for Wysiwyg editors