Welcome to TWiki: a flexible, powerful, secure, yet simple web-based collaboration platform. Use TWiki to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base or any other groupware tool on either an intranet or on the Internet. This is the place to learn about TWiki features, find where to download it, and try it out for yourself...

The official TWikiTM site is http://twiki.org/

TWiki User's Guide Documentation for TWiki users. TWiki Quick Start - the fast track approach 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 cover TWiki basics TWikiTutorial: A compact, 20-minute TWiki primer TWikiSite: Instant overview - first, there was Wiki 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 email 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!

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• Help on Installed Plugins

• DefaultPlugin: This plugin can be used to specify some simple custom rendering rules. It also renders depreciated *_text_* as bold italic text.
• SpreadSheetPlugin: Add spreadsheet calculation like "$SUM( $ABOVE() )" to tables located in TWiki topics.
• InterwikiPlugin: Link ExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic
• SmiliesPlugin: Render smilies as icons, like  :-) for or  :cool: for
• TopicVarsPlugin: Set variables in arbitrary topics and refer to them from other topics within the same web

TWiki Reference Manual

Documentation for webmasters, system administrators, project managers, team leaders, and all other users of the TWiki advanced online collaboration platform.

• All manual sections in one big page:
  • TWiki Documentation (560k)
• Manual sections in separate pages:
  1. TWiki System Requirements
  2. TWiki Installation Guide
  3. Windows Install Cookbook
  4. TWiki Upgrade Guide
  5. TWiki User Authentication
  6. TWiki Access Control
  7. Text Formatting Rules
  8. TWiki Variables
  9. File Attachment
  10. TWiki Forms
  11. TWiki Templates
  12. TWiki Skins
  13. Formatted Search
  14. TWiki MetaData
  15. TWiki Plugins
  16. TWiki::Func Module Documentation
  17. TWiki Site Tools
  18. Managing Topics
  19. Managing Webs
  20. Managing Users
  • Appendices
    • A. TWiki File System
    • B. TWiki CSS
    • C. Encode URLs With UTF8
    • D. TWiki Development Timeline

• ADMINS: In less than an hour, you can read through and customize the User's Guide to reflect the exact feature set enabled on your own TWiki site. See also other enhancement pages:
  • TWikiAdminCookBook: Some tips that can be applied before installation
  • InstantEnhancements: Simple tips (using just browser, no install needed) and quick (max couple of minutes).
  • AdminTools: Topics an admin typically needs, all in one page

TWikiSiteTools

• TWikiSiteTools include utilities for navigation and for monitoring TWiki web and site-wide activity.

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• WebChanges: Display recent changes to the TWiki web
• WebIndex: List all TWiki topics in alphabetical order. See also the faster WebTopicList
• WebNotify: Subscribe to an e-mail alert sent when something changes in the TWiki web
• WebStatistics: View access statistics of the TWiki web
• WebPreferences: Preferences of the TWiki web (TWikiPreferences has site-wide preferences)

• TWikiPreferences: TWiki site-wide preferences
• InstalledPlugins: currently available TWiki add-on features

• The SiteMap: A color-coded directory of available webs that can be easily included on any page (below)

• You are currently in the TWiki web. The color code for this web is this background, so you know where you are.
• If you are not familiar with the TWiki collaboration platform, please visit WelcomeGuest first.

Web	TWiki Site Map	Use to...
Main	Welcome to TWiki... Users, Groups, Offices? - tour this expandable virtual workspace.	...get a first-hand feel for TWiki possibilities.
TWiki	Welcome, Registration, and other StartingPoints; TWiki history & Wiki style; All the docs...	...discover TWiki details, and how to start your own site.
Benedict	Benedict Family Web	...collaborate on testing stuff
Busse	Busse web	...collaborate on
Craighead	Craighead family history and ancestors	...collaborate on
Locations	Hstory, maps and stories of the old homestead towns.	...history, maps and stories of the old homestead towns.
Morris	The Morris Family of Canada	...collaborate on the Morris family history
Pardo	Pardo ancestors	...collaborate on the Pardo family and photos
Tutorial	Sandbox test area with all features enabled.	...experiment in an unrestricted hands-on web.
You can use color coding by web for identification and reference. This table is updated automatically based on WebPreferences settings of the individual webs. Contact webmaster@genealowikiNOSPAM.com if you need a separate collaboration web for your team. See also AdminTools.

Legend of icons:

= Go to the home of the web = Search the web

= See recent changes in the web = Subscribe to get notified of changes by e-mail

• TWiki^TM is a trademark of PeterThoeny
  • Note: Twiki (with a lower case "w") is a robot character in the Buck Rogers^TM in the 25th Century TV series. TWiki (with an upper case "W") is not affiliated with the Dillie Family Trust, the registered trademark owner of the Buck Rogers name
• TWiki is developed as Free Software under the GNU/GPL
• This site is running TWiki version 04 Sep 2004 $Rev: 1742 $, Plugin API version 1.025
• Get the current version from TWiki.org Downloads