Foswiki's System webThe System web of Foswiki. Discover the details, and how to start your own site with Foswiki - The Free and Open Source Wiki.https://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/SystemCopyright 2026 by contributing authors2013-11-18T23:10:45ZVarSHOWPREFERENCEhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarSHOWPREFERENCE2013-11-18T23:10:45Z#VarSHOWPREFERENCE SHOWPREFERENCE show where preferences are defined. Preference values are shown in a bulleted list. * %SHOWPREFERENCE% * Show all preferences ... (last changed by UnknownUser)UnknownUserPlainSkinhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/PlainSkin2013-11-18T23:10:45ZPlain Skin The plain skin is used to get the rendered topic text without any page decoration such as side, top or bottom bars. The text is shown without any markup ... (last changed by UnknownUser)UnknownUserSkinTemplateTokenshttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/SkinTemplateTokens2011-10-06T03:01:02ZSkin Template Tokens Placeholders expanded by Foswiki scripts when generating output Overview Template Tokens are written exactly like Foswiki macros, but they are ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorWebSearchhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/WebSearch2011-07-01T02:16:00Z%IF{ "$'URLPARAM{tab}'='search' OR $'URLPARAM{tab}'='' AND NOT $TAB='advanced'" then="$percentINCLUDE{$quotWebSearch$quot section=$quotsearch$quot}$percent" }% ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorQuerySearchhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/QuerySearch2011-06-17T22:23:45ZQuery Search Query searches help you search the contents of forms attached to your topics, as well as the values of other meta data attached to the topic. Using query ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorVarMETAhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarMETA2011-06-17T21:38:46Z#VarMETA META displays meta data Provided mainly for use in templates, this macro generates the parts of the topic view that relate to meta data (attachments, forms ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorAppendixEncodeURLsWithUTF8https://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/AppendixEncodeURLsWithUTF82011-03-25T16:25:00Z#EncodeURLsUTF8 Appendix B: Encode URLs With UTF8 Use internationalised characters within WikiWords and attachment names Current Status To simplify use of internationalised ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorVarWIKIHOMEURLhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarWIKIHOMEURL2011-03-15T23:47:41Z#VarWIKIHOMEURL WIKIHOMEURL site home URL * Syntax %WIKIHOMEURL% * Expands to == * Normally by default set to %SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}% For the top bar ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorSystemRequirementshttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/SystemRequirements2010-12-06T17:08:31ZFoswiki System Requirements Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep Foswiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorFAQWhyYouAreAskedToConfirmhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/FAQWhyYouAreAskedToConfirm2010-09-19T19:16:39Z%ADDTOZONE{"head" id="FAQWhyYouAreAskedToConfirm" text=" #expl1 { position:absolute; left:17px; top:23px; } #you1 { position:absolute; left:307px; top:130px ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorVarUSERINFOhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarUSERINFO2010-09-19T14:08:06Z#VarUSERINFO USERINFO{"name"} retrieve details about a user * Syntax: %USERINFO% * Expands to: (comma separated list of the username, wikiusername, and emails ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorVarUSERNAMEhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarUSERNAME2010-09-19T14:08:06Z#VarUSERNAME USERNAME your login username * Foswiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith, WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorWikiSyntaxhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/WikiSyntax2010-09-19T14:08:06ZShorthand Basics If you can enter text, you're ready for Foswiki. With a few simple rules, you'll be able to use plain text to create well styled postings, instantly ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorVarINCLUDINGWEBhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/VarINCLUDINGWEB2010-09-19T06:40:32Z#VarINCLUDINGWEB 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 ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorShortHandhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/ShortHand2010-09-02T17:49:32ZThis topic has been deprecated please see WikiSyntax instead. (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributorUserDocumentationCategoryhttps://kutz.mathiebe.de/foswiki/bin/view/System/UserDocumentationCategory2010-09-02T17:49:32ZA List of User Documentation $ AccessKeys : Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow the user to navigate around a website or a piece of computer software ... (last changed by ProjectContributor)ProjectContributor