TWiki expands the following variables enclosed in % percent signs:
Variable:
Expanded to:
%WIKIHOMEURL%
The base script URL of TWiki, is the link of the Home icon in the upper left corner, is /twiki/bin/view
%SCRIPTURL%
The script URL of TWiki, is http://www.ssl.faced.ufba.br/twiki/bin
%SCRIPTURLPATH%
The path of the script URL of TWiki, is /twiki/bin
%SCRIPTSUFFIX%
The script suffix, i.e. .pl, is
%PUBURL%
The public URL of TWiki, is http://www.ssl.faced.ufba.br/twiki/pub
%PUBURLPATH%
The path of the public URL of TWiki, is /twiki/pub
%ATTACHURL%
The attachment URL of the current topic, is http://www.ssl.faced.ufba.br/twiki/pub/TWiki/TWikiVariables Example: If you attach a file you can refer to it as %ATTACHURL%/image.gif
%ATTACHURLPATH%
The path of the attachment URL of the current topic, is /twiki/pub/TWiki/TWikiVariables
%URLPARAM{"name"}%
Returns the value of a URL parameter. I.e. %URLPARAM{"skin"}% returns print for a .../view/TWiki/TWikiVariables?skin=print URL. Is
%WIKITOOLNAME%
Name of wiki tool, is TWiki
%WIKIVERSION%
Wiki tool version, is TWiki-4.2.2, Wed, 06 Aug 2008, build 17396
%USERNAME%
Your login username, is guest
%WIKINAME%
Your Wiki username. Same as %USERNAME% if not defined in the TWikiUsers topic. Is TWikiGuest
%WIKIUSERNAME%
Your %WIKINAME% including the Main web name. Usefull for signatures. Is Main.TWikiGuest
The index topic of all registered users. Is TWikiUsers
%WEBPREFSTOPIC%
The web preferences topic. Is WebPreferences
%STATISTICSTOPIC%
The web statistics topic. Is WebStatistics
%TOPIC%
The current topic name, is TWikiVariables
%BASETOPIC%
The name of the topic where the includes started, e.g. the first topic of nested includes. Same as %TOPIC% in case there is no include.
%INCLUDINGTOPIC%
The name of the topic that includes the current topic. Same as %TOPIC% in case there is no include.
%SPACEDTOPIC%
The current topic name with added spaces, for regular expression search of Ref-By, is TWiki%20*Variables
%TOPICLIST{"format"}%
Topic index of a web. The "format" defines the format of one topic item. It may include variables: The $name variable gets expanded to the topic name; the $web variable gets expanded to the name of the web.
Parameters are format, separator and web:
Format of one line, may include $name and $web variables
"$name"
format="format"
(Alternative to above)
"$name"
separator=", "
line separator
"\n" (new line)
web="Name"
Name of web
Current web
Examples:
%TOPICLIST{" * $web.$name"}% creates a bullet list of all topics.
%TOPICLIST{separator=", "}% creates a comma separated list of all topics.
%TOPICLIST{" <option>$name</option>"}% creates an option list (for drop down menus).
%WEBLIST{"format"}%
Web index, e.g. list of all webs. Hidden webs are excluded, e.g. webs with a NOSEARCHALL=on preference variable. The "format" defines the format of one web item. The $name variable gets expanded to the name of the web, $qname gets expanded to double quoted name, $marker to marker where web matches selection.
Parameters are format, separator and web:
comma sep list of Web, public expands to all non-hidden
"public"
marker="selected"
Text for $marker where item matches selection, otherwise equals ""
"selected"
selection
Current value e.g. current for current Web, =section="%WEB%"
Examples: %WEBLIST{" * [[$name.WebHome]]"}% creates a bullet list of all webs.
%WEBLIST{"" webs="Trash,public" selection="TWiki" separator=" "}% Dropdown of all public Webs + Trash Web, current Web highlighted.
Variables can be shortened to 3 characters. Example: %GMTIME{"$day $month, $year - $hour:$min:$sec"}% is 01 Nov, 2024 - 00:36:32
%SERVERTIME%
Server time, is 31 Oct 2024 - 21:36
%SERVERTIME{"format"}%
Formatted server time. Example: %SERVERTIME{"$hou:$min"}% is 21:36
%HTTP_HOST%
HTTP_HOST environment variable, is www.ssl.faced.ufba.br
%REMOTE_ADDR%
REMOTE_ADDR environment variable, is 18.217.198.254
%REMOTE_PORT%
REMOTE_PORT environment variable, is 28805
%REMOTE_USER%
REMOTE_USER environment variable, is
%INCLUDE{"page" ...}%
Server side include to IncludeTopicsAndWebPages. Parameters are page name, and an optional pattern="(reg-exp)". The page name is:
"SomeTopic"
The name of a topic located in the current web, i.e. %INCLUDE{"WebNotify"}%
"Web.Topic"
A topic in another web, i.e. %INCLUDE{"TWiki.TWikiWebsTable"}%
"http://..."
A full qualified URL, i.e. %INCLUDE{"http://twiki.org/"}%
%STARTINCLUDE%
If present in included topic, start to include text from this location up to the end, or up to the location of the %STOPINCLUDE% variable. A normal view of the topic shows everyting exept the %STARTINCLUDE% variable itself.
%STOPINCLUDE%
If present in included topic, stop to include text at this location and ignore the remaining text. A normal view of the topic shows everyting exept the %STOPINCLUDE% variable itself.
%TOC%
Table of Contents of current topic.
%TOC{"SomeTopic" ...}%
Table of Contents. Shows a TOC that is generated automatically based on headings of a topic. Headings in WikiSyntax ("---++ text") and HTML ("<h2>text<h2>") are taken into account. (But not "<H2>text</H2>", which can be used to exclude a heading from the TOC.) Parameters are topic name, web and depth:
Get a preference value from a web other then the current one. Example: To get %WEBBGCOLOR% of the Main web write %VAR{"WEBBGCOLOR" web="Main"}%, is #FFEFA6
[1] Note: The search form uses identical names for input fields.
[2] Note: A web can be excluded from a web="all" search if you define a NOSEARCHALL=on variable in its WebPreferences.
Preferences Variables
Additional variables are defined in the preferences ( site-level ( SL ) in TWikiPreferences, web-level ( WL ) in WebPreferences of each web, and user level ( UL ) preferences in individual user topics):
Variable:
Level:
What:
%WIKIWEBMASTER%
SL
Webmaster email address (sender of email notifications) , is twiki@ufba.br
%WIKIWEBLIST%
SL
List of TWiki webs (in upper right corner of topics)
%WEBTOPICLIST%
WL
Common links of web (second line of topics)
%WEBCOPYRIGHT%
SL , WL
Copyright notice (bottom right corner of topics)
%WEBBGCOLOR%
WL
Background color of web
%NOSEARCHALL%
WL
Exclude web from a web="all" search (set variable to on for hidden webs)
%NEWTOPICBGCOLOR%
SL , UL
Background color of non existing topic. ( UL needs authentication for topic views )
%NEWTOPICFONTCOLOR%
SL , UL
Font color of non existing topic. ( UL needs authentication for topic views )
%EDITBOXWIDTH%
SL , UL
Horizontal size of edit box, is 70
%EDITBOXHEIGHT%
SL , UL
Vertical size of edit box, is 20
%RELEASEEDITLOCKCHECKBOX%
SL , UL
Default state of the "Release edit lock" (UnlockTopic? ) check box in preview. Checkbox is initially checked if Set RELEASEEDITLOCKCHECKBOX = checked="checked", or unchecked if empty. If checked, make sure to click on Edit to do more changes; do not go back in your browser to the edit page, or you risk that someone else will edit the topic at the same time! Value is: %RELEASEEDITLOCKCHECKBOX%
%DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX%
SL , UL
Default state of the "Minor Changes, Don't Notify" (DontNotify) check box in preview. Check box is initially checked if Set DONTNOTIFYCHECKBOX = checked="checked", or unchecked if empty. Value is:
%ATTACHLINKBOX%
SL , UL
Default state of the link check box in the attach file page. Check box is initially checked if value is set to CHECKED , unchecked if empty. If checked, a link is created to the attached file at the end of the topic. Value is:
%HTTP_EQUIV_ON_VIEW%
SL
http-equiv meta tags for view, rdiff, attach, search* scripts.
%HTTP_EQUIV_ON_EDIT%
SL , UL
http-equiv meta tags for edit script.
%HTTP_EQUIV_ON_PREVIEW%
SL , UL
http-equiv meta tags for preview script.
%DENYWEBCHANGE%
WL
List of users and groups who are not allowed to change topics in the TWiki web. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%ALLOWWEBCHANGE%
WL
List of users and groups who are allowed to change topics in the TWiki web. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%DENYTOPICCHANGE%
(any topic)
List of users and groups who are not allowed to change the current topic. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%ALLOWTOPICCHANGE%
(any topic)
List of users and groups who are allowed to change the current topic. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%DENYWEBRENAME%
WL
List of users and groups who are not allowed to rename topics in the TWiki web. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%ALLOWWEBRENAME%
WL
List of users and groups who are allowed to rename topics in the TWiki web. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%DENYTOPICRENAME%
(any topic)
List of users and groups who are not allowed to rename the current topic. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%ALLOWTOPICRENAME%
(any topic)
List of users and groups who are allowed to rename the current topic. (More in TWikiAccessControl)
%FINALPREFERENCES%
SL , WL
List of preferences that are not allowed to be overridden by next level preferences
Notes:
Preferences variables ( on site-level, web-level and user level ) are defined by bullet lines with this syntax:
Set VARIABLENAME = value
Additional preferences variables can be defined on all three level as needed. Example:
Set MYLOGO = %PUBURLPATH%/%MAINWEB%/LogoTopic/logo.gif
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