ACTIVATEDPLUGINS list of currently activated plugins Syntax: % ACTIVATEDPLUGINS% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, DevelopmentVariables...
ADDTOHEAD add HTML to the HTML head section of the current page Useful for TWiki applications to add custom CSS or JavaScript to the HTML head section of a topic...
ALLVARIABLES list of currently defined TWikiVariables Syntax: % ALLVARIABLES% Expands to: a table showing all defined TWikiVariables in the current context...
AQUA start aqua colored text AQUA is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
ATTACHURLPATH path of the attachment URL of the current topic Syntax: % ATTACHURLPATH% Expands to: /pub/TWiki/VarATTACHURLPATH Category: AttachmentsAndFilesVariabl...
AUTHREALM authentication realm String defined as {AuthRealm} in configure. This is used in certain password encodings, and in login templates as part of the login...
BASETOPIC base topic where an INCLUDE started The name of the topic where a single or nested INCLUDE started same as % TOPIC% if there is no INCLUDE....
BASEWEB base web where an INCLUDE started The web name where the includes started, e.g. the web of the first topic of nested includes. Same as % WEB% in case...
BLACK start black colored text BLACK is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
BLUE start blue colored text BLUE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
BROWN start brown colored text BROWN is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
BUBBLESIG show bubble box and user signature with profile picture icon Syntax: % BUBBLESIG{WikiName or % BUBBLESIG{WikiName YYYY MM DD The parameter...
BULLET bullet sign Bullet sign, useful to create a bullet list in a TWiki table, such as % BULLET% One % BB% Two % BB% Three Type: Preference variable...
CALC{`formula`} add spreadsheet calculations to tables The % CALC{formula variable is handled by the SpreadSheetPlugin. Over 100 functions are available, such...
CALCULATE{`formula`} handle spreadsheet calculations outside tables The % CALCULATE{formula variable is handled by the SpreadSheetPlugin. Over 100 functions...
CHILDREN find children of a topic Find direct children of a topic, as defined by the parent child relationship between topics. To find children recursively...
COLORPICKER{} color picker for use in HTML forms for TWiki applications The % COLORPICKER{ variable is handled by the ColorPickerPlugin. Syntax: % COLORPICKER...
COMMENT{ attributes } insert an edit box into the topic to easily add comments. A % COMMENT% without parameters shows a simple text box. A % COMMENT...
CONTENTMODE{web `WEB`} content mode Returns the content mode of the specified web. It`s either `local`, `read only`, `master`, or `slave`. Read ReadOnlyAndMirrorWebs...
DASHBOARD build a dashboard with banner and boxes Use this variable to quickly create dashboards for intranet home, team homepages, project homepages and knowledge...
DATEPICKER{} pop up calendar to select a date for use in HTML forms The % DATEPICKER{ variable is handled by the DatePickerPlugin. Syntax: % DATEPICKER...
DISPLAYTIME{`format`} formatted display time Formatted time either GMT or Local server time, depending on {DisplayTimeValues} setting in configure, default...
EDITACTION select an edit template EDITACTION defined in a topic or preference setting will define the use of an editaction template instead of the standard edit...
EDITFORMFIELD{`fieldname` form ``} render an input field specified in a form template topic Use this to create HTML forms that update TWikiForms, such as a...
EDITTABLE{ attributes } edit TWiki tables using edit fields and other input fields The % EDITTABLE{ variable is handled by the EditTablePlugin Syntax...
ENCODE{string} encode a string to URL entities, HTML entities, CSV format, and more Encode `special` characters in a string to HTML numeric entities, URL entities...
ENDBG end background color section ENDBG is a rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that...
ENDCOLOR end colored text ENDCOLOR is a rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that topic...
ENDCOLUMNS end a responsive multi column page layout Write % TWOCOLUMNS% ...text... % ENDCOLUMNS% to get a page layout with two columns . See TWOCOLUMNS...
ENDSECTION{`name`} marks the end of a named section within a topic Syntax: % ENDSECTION{`name` Syntax: % ENDSECTION{type `include` Syntax: % ENDSECTION...
ENTITY{string} encode a string to HTML entities Encode `special` characters to HTML entities. Useful to encode text properly for HTML input fields. Encoded...
ENV{`varname`} inspect the value of an environment variable Returns the current value of the environment variable in the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) environment...
FAILEDPLUGINS debugging for plugins that failed to load, and handler list Syntax: % FAILEDPLUGINS% Expands to: See TWikiPlugins#FAILEDPLUGINS Category...
FORMFIELD{`fieldname`} render a field in the form attached to some topic Syntax: % FORMFIELD{`fieldname` Supported parameters: Parameter: Description...
FOURCOLUMNS responsive four column page layout Write % FOURCOLUMNS% ...text... % ENDCOLUMNS% to get a page layout with four columns . The layout is responsive...
GRAY start gray colored text GRAY is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
GREEN start green colored text GREEN is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
GROUPS a formatted list of groups Expands to a formatted list of user groups in your TWiki. The variable is intended to be used in .TWikiGroups, to allow a group...
HEADLINES{`url`} show RSS and ATOM feeds in TWiki pages The % HEADLINES{`url` variable is handled by the HeadlinesPlugin. Syntax: % HEADLINES{ `http:...
HIDE{text} hide content in topic view Text inside the HIDE is removed when viewing the topic. This can be used to remove large amounts of text from being sent...
HTTP get HTTP headers Called with the name of an HTTP header field, returns its value. Capitalization and the use of hyphens versus underscores are not significant...
HTTPS get HTTPS headers The same as % HTTP% but operates on the HTTPS environment variables present when the SSL protocol is in effect. Can be used to determine...
ICON{`name`} small documentation graphic or icon of common attachment types Generates the HTML img tag of a small graphic image attached to TWikiDocGraphics....
ICONURL{`name`} URL of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the full URL of a TWikiDocGraphics image, which TWiki renders as an image. The related...
ICONURLPATH{`name`} URL path of small documentation graphic or icon Generates the URL path of a TWikiDocGraphics image, typically used in an HTML img tag. Specify...
IF{`condition` ...} simple conditionals Evaluate a condition and show one text or another based on the result. See details in IfStatements Syntax: % IF...
INCLUDE{`page`} include other topic, attachment, or web page Merges the content of a specified page into the current one before rendering. Syntax: % INCLUDE...
INCLUDINGTOPIC name of topic that includes current topic The name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % TOPIC% in case there is no include...
INCLUDINGWEB web that includes current topic The web name of the topic that includes the current topic same as % WEB% if there is no INCLUDE. Syntax...
JQENDTAB end a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
JQENDTABPANE end a JQuery tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab 1` ......
JQPLOT add line, bar and pie charts using jqPlot JavaScript library jqPlot is a `pure javascript plotting and charting` library. This variable is handled by the...
JQTAB start a JQuery tab within a tab pane This variable is handled by the JQueryPlugin. For description see JQTABPANE Syntax: % JQTABPANE% % JQTAB{`Tab...
JQTABPANE start a JQuery tab pane Create nice looking horizontal tab panes in TWiki topics. Write a sequence of % JQTAB{`...` and % JQENDTAB% pairs, and enclose...
LANGUAGE current user`s language Returns the language code for the language used as the current user. This is the language actually used by TWiki Internationalization...
LANGUAGES list available TWiki languages List the languages available (as PO files) to TWiki. Those are the languages in which TWiki`s user interface is...
LAQUO left double angle quote This variable is typically used in breadcrumbs. Syntax: % LAQUO% Expands to: Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
LIME start lime colored text LIME is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
LOCALSITEPREFS web.topicname of site preferences topic The full name of the local site preferences topic. These local site preferences overload the system level...
LOGINURL present a login link Present a login link, regardless of the state of login Syntax: % LOGINURL% Expand to: Category: LinkingAndNavigationVariables...
LOGOUTURL present a logout link Present a logout link, regardless of the state of login Syntax: % LOGOUTURL% Expand to: Category: LinkingAndNavigationVariables...
MAKETEXT translate text using TWiki`s I18N infrastructure Text in MAKETEXT is translated into another language at page view time if the user activates a...
MAROON start maroon colored text MAROON is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
MDREPO retrieve data from metadata repository Attention: This variable works only if MetadataRepository is in use. Otherwise, it always returns a zero length...
META displays meta data Provided mainly for use in templates, this variable generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta data (attachments, forms...
NAVY start navy blue colored text NAVY is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
NBSP non breaking space The WYSIWYG editor tends to change nbsp; into normal space. Use this variable where non breaking space needs to be retained, such as...
NOP template text not to be expanded in instantiated topics Syntax: % NOP% In normal topic text, expands to nop , which prevents expansion of adjacent...
NOTIFYTOPIC name of the notify topic Note: Each web has a notify topic Syntax: % NOTIFYTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Category: SystemInformationVariabl...
OLIVE start olive green colored text OLIVE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
ORANGE start orange colored text ORANGE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
PARENTBC parent breadcrumbs for headings Add % PARENTBC% to a heading of a topic to show the breadcrumb of its parents. Parent topics are linked, topic names...
PINK start pink colored text PINK is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS list of plugin descriptions Syntax: % PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
PLUGINVERSION the version of a TWiki Plugin, or the TWiki Plugins API Syntax: % PLUGINVERSION{`name` to get the version of a specific plugin Example:...
PURPLE start purple colored text PURPLE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
QUERYPARAMS show paramaters to the query Expands the parameters to the query that was used to display the page. Syntax: % QUERYPARAMS{... Parameters...
QUERYSTRING full, unprocessed string of parameters to this URL String of all the URL parameters that were on the URL used to get to the current page. For example...
RAQUO right double angle quote This variable is typically used in breadcrumbs. Syntax: % RAQUO% Expands to: Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
RED start red colored text RED is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in that...
REDBG start red colored background section REDBG is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut...
SCRIPTNAME name of current script The name of the current script is shown, including script suffix, if any (for example viewauth.cgi ) Syntax: % SCRIPTNAME...
SCRIPTURLPATH{`script`} URL path of TWiki script As % SCRIPTURL{`script` , but doesn`t include the protocol and host part of the URL Like % SCRIPTURL{...
SESSIONID unique ID for this session Syntax: % SESSIONID% Expand to: Category: DevelopmentVariables, SystemInformationVariables, UsersAndAuthenticationVariables...
SESSIONVAR name of CGI and session variable that stores the session ID Syntax: % SESSIONVAR% Expand to: Category: DevelopmentVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
SESSION VARIABLE get, set or clear a session variable Session variables are stored in a personal `persistent memory space` that is not lost until the web browser...
SET{`name` value `...`} set a variable Set a named variable that can be retrieved later with % GET{ . No output is shown, e.g. % SET{ resolves to an empty...
SILVER start silver colored text SILVER is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
SITENAME the current site name Syntax: % SITENAME% Supported parameters: none Returns the current site name defined by {ReadOnlyAndMirrorWebs}{SiteName...
SITESTATISTICSTOPIC name of site statistics topic Note: The site statistics topic is assumed to be in the web. Syntax: % SITESTATISTICSTOPIC% Expands...
SLIDESHOWSTART convert a topic with headings into a slideshow The % SLIDESHOWSTART% variable is handled by the SlideShowPlugin Syntax: % SLIDESHOWSTART...
SPACEDTOPIC topic name, spaced and URL encoded deprecated The current topic name with added URL encoded spaces, for use in regular expressions that search for...
SPACEOUT{`string`} renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places Inserts spaces between word components. Word component boundaries are transitions from...
STARTINCLUDE start position of topic text if included If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the end, or up to the location...
STARTSECTION marks the start of a section within a topic Section boundaries are defined with % STARTSECTION{ and % ENDSECTION{ . Sections may be given...
STOPINCLUDE end position of topic text if included If present in included topic, stop to include text at this location and ignore the remaining text. A normal...
TEAL start teal colored text TEAL is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings in...
THREECOLUMNS responsive three column page layout Write % THREECOLUMNS% ...text... % ENDCOLUMNS% to get a page layout with three columns . The layout is responsive...
TOC{`Topic`} table of contents Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ( ` text`...
TOPIC name of current topic % TOPIC% expands to the name of the topic. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the name of the included topic...
TOPICLIST{`format`} topic index of a web List of all topics in a web. The `format` defines the format of one topic item. It may include variables: The $topic...
TOPICURL shortcut to viewing the current topic This variable always expands to an url pointing to the current base topic. Type: Preference variable TWikiRenderingShortcut...
TWOCOLUMNS responsive two column page layout Write % TWOCOLUMNS% ...text... % ENDCOLUMNS% to get a page layout with two columns . The layout is responsive...
USERINFO{`name`} retrieve details about a user Syntax: % USERINFO% Expands to: (comma separated list of the username, wikiusername, and emails) With...
USERNAME your login username TWiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith , WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like .JohnSmith...
USERREPORT show user reports with profile pictures Show various user reports documented in UserReports Syntax: % USERREPORT{ action `...` ... Overview...
USERSWEB name of users web The web containing individual user topics, .TWikiGroups, and customized site wide preferences. Syntax: % USERSWEB% Expands...
WEB name of current web % WEB% expands to the name of the web where the topic is located. If you are looking at the text of an included topic, it is the web...
WEBLIST{`format`} index of all webs List of all webs. Obfusticated webs are excluded, e.g. webs with a NOSEARCHALL on preference variable. The `format`...
WEBPREFSTOPIC name of web preferences topic Syntax: % WEBPREFSTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
WHITE start white colored text WHITE is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
WIKILOGOALT site logo tooltip message Syntax: % WIKILOGOALT% Expands to: Defined in: TWikiPreferences Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVar...
WIKILOGOURL site logo home URL Syntax: % WIKILOGOURL% Expands to: Defined in: TWikiPreferences, default % SCRIPTURLPATH{`view`/% USERSWEB%/% HOMETOPIC...
WIKIPREFSTOPIC name of site wide preferences topic Syntax: % WIKIPREFSTOPIC% Expands to: , renders as Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVari...
WIKITOOLNAME name of your TWiki site Syntax: % WIKITOOLNAME% Expands to: TWiki Category: SystemInformationVariables Related: WIKILOGOURL, WIKIVERSION...
WIKIUSERSTOPIC name of topic listing all registers users Syntax: % WIKIUSERSTOPIC% Expands to: , with prefix renders as . Category: SystemInformationVariables...
WIKIVERSION the version of the installed TWiki engine Syntax: % WIKIVERSION% Expands to: Category: AdministrationVariables, SystemInformationVariables...
YELLOW start yellow colored text YELLOW is one of the rendering shortcut settings predefined in TWikiPreferences. See the section rendering shortcut settings...
bin/view/~jsmith redirected to bin/view/JaneSmith You can go to a user`s topic by ~loginname instead of /FirstLast. More specifically, if you open http://twiki...