SESSIONVAR name of CGI and session variable that stores the session ID Examples * %SESSIONVAR% expands to Related UserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONID,...
SKIN current skin %SKIN% expands the skin search path. For instance, SKIN can be set to catskin, bearskin. The SKIN setting can be overridden using the URL parame...
SLIDESHOWEND end slideshow The %SLIDESHOWEND% macro is handled by the SlideShowPlugin Examples See SLIDESHOWSTART Related SLIDESHOWSTART, SlideShowPlugin
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 bac...
SPACEOUT renders string with spaces inserted in sensible places Inserts spaces after lower case letters that are followed by a digit or a capital letter, and afte...
STARTINCLUDE start position of topic text if included If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the next %ENDINCLUDE% macro, or...
STARTSECTION marks the start of a section within a topic Section boundaries are defined with %STARTSECTION{}% and %ENDSECTION{}%. Sections may be given a name to ...
SYSTEMWEB name of documentation web The web containing all documentation and default preference settings Examples * %SYSTEMWEB% expands to == Related USERSW...
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 top...
TOPICLIST topic index of a web List of all topics in a web. The "format" defines the format of one topic item. It may include formatting tokens: The $topic token ...
TWISTY generate content block with interactive visibility controls This renders the button as well as the toggled content section contained within this and the cl...
USERSWEB name of users web * The web containing individual user topics, .WikiGroups, and customised site wide preferences. Examples * %USERSWEB% expands to...
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 w...
WEBLIST index of all webs Generate a list of webs. Obfuscated webs are excluded, e.g. webs with a NOSEARCHALL = on preference setting. The "format" defines the fo...
WIKIHOMEURL site home URL Examples * %WIKIHOMEURL%= expands to = * Normally by default set to %SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}% For the top bar logo URL use %WIK...
ADDTOHEAD deprecated, use ADDTOZONE instead This macro is deprecated. Please use VarADDTOZONE instead. It effecively is a shortcut for %ADDTOZONE{"head" ...}%
ALLVARIABLES list of currently defined macros Expands to a table showing all defined macros in the current context Deprecated 2009 04 29 in favour of SHOWPREF...
CALCULATE add spreadsheet formulae calls using standard Macro evaluation order. The %CALCULATE{"formula"}% macro is handled by the SpreadSheetPlugin. There are ar...
LANG the language specified by the server locale This macro is used to generate the lang (and xml:lang) attribute in generated HTML pages. If {UseLocale} is enabl...
LOCALSITEPREFS web.topicname of site preferences topic * The full name of the local site preferences topic. These local site preferences overload the system le...
SUBSCRIBE{ attributes } subscribe the current user for notification of changes to the current topic Anywhere in a topic or template: * %SUBSCRIBE{...}% or si...
TWISTYBUTTON Shorthand version for TWISTYSHOW TWISTYHIDE This is useful if both the show and the hide button take the same arguments. Parameters All parameters...
Glossary of Terms Glossary of Foswiki specific terminology. $ Attachment: Any type of file that is uploaded via browser and attached to a topic, where it can b...
Collaboration Tips A short list of hints and recommendations that are considered basic knowledge when starting to edit existing topics. #SignAndDate * If a dis...
Hierarchical Navigation Navigation block that displays the current topic, its parent and children (if any). This is intended to be included in other topics, for e...
Managing Topics Browser based rename, move, copy, and delete for individual topics Overview You can use browser based controls to change a name of a topic, move ...
#MetaData Meta data Additional data, Foswiki generated or from forms, may be embedded in the topic text using META: macros Overview The default store engines st...