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SCRIPTURL URL of script(s) Expands to the URL of a script, or the base URL of all scripts Parameters Parameter Description Default "$script" ...

SCRIPTURLPATH URL path of script(s) Expands to the base URL of scripts, without protocol or host Parameters Parameter Description Default "$s...

SERVERINFORMATION report detailed web server information Intended for use by installers / administrators, reports on the runtime information of the Foswiki instal...

SERVERTIME formatted server time Same format parameters as VarGMTIME GMTIME% , but displaying the server time instead of UTC. Examples * %SERVERTIME% els...

SESSIONID unique ID for this session Examples * %SESSIONID% expands to == Related UserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONVAR, LOGIN, LOGOUT, SESSION_VARIABLE...

SESSIONVAR name of CGI and session variable that stores the session ID Examples * %SESSIONVAR% expands to Related UserAuthentication, AUTHREALM, SESSIONID,...

SESSION_VARIABLE get, set or clear a session variable Parameters Parameter Description "name" name of variable set value to set it to ...

SET set a preference setting during runtime A preference setting created via %SET will only be usable on the topic where it has been found by the parser, similar ...

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 ...

STATISTICSTOPIC name of statistics topic Examples * %STATISTICSTOPIC% expands to ==, renders as Related HOMETOPIC, NOTIFYTOPIC, TOPIC

STOPINCLUDE Alias for ENDINCLUDE Related INCLUDE, STARTINCLUDE

STOPSECTION Alias for ENDSECTION Related ENDSECTION, STARTSECTION

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 ...

TWIKIWEB synonym for SYSTEMWEB Deprecated. Use %SYSTEMWEB% instead

USERINFO retrieve details about a user Parameters Parameter Description Default "name" WikiName or login username. May be a group. current ...

USERNAME your login username Foswiki makes names available in three formats: USERNAME like jsmith, WIKINAME like JohnSmith and WIKIUSERNAME like .JohnSmith. Un au...

USERSWEB name of users web * The web containing individual user topics, .WikiGroups, and customised site wide preferences. Examples * %USERSWEB% expands to...

VAR get a preference value from another web Parameters Parameter Description "name" name of preference to retrieve web name of web to r...

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...

WEBPREFSTOPIC name of web preferences topic Examples * %WEBPREFSTOPIC% expands to ==, renders as Related HOMETOPIC, WIKIPREFSTOPIC, VAR

WIKIHOMEURL site home URL Examples * %WIKIHOMEURL%= expands to = * Normally by default set to %SCRIPTURLPATH{"view"}% For the top bar logo URL use %WIK...

WIKINAME your Wiki username The WikiName is the same as %USERNAME% if not defined in the . topic Examples * %WIKINAME% expands to == When used in a templa...

WIKIPREFSTOPIC name of site wide preferences topic Examples * %WIKIPREFSTOPIC% expands to ==, renders as Related HOMETOPIC, WEBPREFSTOPIC

WIKITOOLNAME name of your site Examples * %WIKITOOLNAME% expands to Foswiki Related WIKIHOMEURL, WIKIVERSION

WIKIUSERNAME your Wiki username with web prefix Your %WIKINAME% with web prefix, useful to point to your Foswiki home page Examples * %WIKIUSERNAME% expands ...

WIKIUSERSTOPIC name of topic listing all registered users Examples * %WIKIUSERSTOPIC% expands to == * with prefix renders as . Related WIKIUSERNAME

WIKIVERSION the version of the installed Foswiki engine Examples * %WIKIVERSION% expands to == Related PLUGINVERSION, WIKITOOLNAME

WIKIWEBMASTER feedback email address for site Examples * %WIKIWEBMASTER% expands to == Related WIKIWEBMASTERNAME

WIKIWEBMASTERNAME Name of the administrator for the site Examples * %WIKIWEBMASTERNAME% expands to == Related WIKIWEBMASTER

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...

MAINWEB deprecated synonym for USERSWEB Deprecated. Please use %USERSWEB% instead.

NONCE generate a nonce (developers only) DEVELOPERS ONLY This macro is used to generate a 'nonce', a unique key that identifies the source of a request in order t...

Change registered email address %IF{ "context passwords_modifyable" then="$percentINCLUDE{\"ChangeEmailAddress\" section=\"secretEmailEnabled\"}$percent" el...

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 ...