| Variable: | Expanded to: |
%WIKIHOMEURL% |
The base script URL of TWiki, is the link of the Home icon in the upper left corner, is http://your.domain.com/twiki |
%SCRIPTURL% |
The script URL of TWiki, is http://qtella.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin |
%SCRIPTURLPATH% |
The path of the script URL of TWiki, is /cgi-bin |
%SCRIPTSUFFIX% |
The script suffix, i.e. .pl, is |
%PUBURL% |
The public URL of TWiki, is http://qtella.sourceforge.net/twiki/pub |
%PUBURLPATH% |
The path of the public URL of TWiki, is /twiki/pub |
%ATTACHURL% |
The attachment URL of the current topic, is http://qtella.sourceforge.net/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 01 Feb 2003 |
%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 |
%WEB% |
The current web, is TWiki |
%BASEWEB% |
The web name where the includes started, e.g. the web of the first topic of nested includes. Same as %WEB% in case there is no include. |
%INCLUDINGWEB% |
The web name of the topic that includes the current topic. Same as %WEB% in case there is no include. |
%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. Parameter is composed of the format, followed by an optional web="Name". The "format" defines the format of one topic item; use it to create any formatting you need. The $name variable is expanded to the topic name; the $web variable is expanded to the name of the web.
Examples:
%TOPICLIST{" * $web.$name"}% creates a bullet 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 $name variable is expanded to the name of the web.
Example:
%WEBLIST{" * [[$name.WebHome]]"}% creates a bullet list of all webs. |
%GMTIME% |
GM time, is Wed Jun 25 16:30:27 2025 |
%GMTIME{"format"}% |
Formatted GM time based on time variables.
| Variable: | Unit: | Example |
|---|
| $seconds | seconds | 59 |
| $minutes | minutes | 59 |
| $hours | hours | 23 |
| $day | day of month | 31 |
| $month | month in ISO format | Dec |
| $mo | 2 digit month | 12 |
| $year | 4 digit year | 1999 |
| $ye | 2 digit year | 99 |
Variables can be shortened to 3 characters. Example:
%GMTIME{"$day $month, $year - $hour:$min:$sec"}% is
25 Jun, 2025 - 16:30:27 |
%SERVERTIME% |
Server time, is Wed Jun 25 16:30:27 2025 |
%SERVERTIME{"format"}% |
Formatted server time.
Example: %SERVERTIME{"$hou:$min"}% is 16:30 |
%HTTP_HOST% |
HTTP_HOST environment variable, is qtella.sourceforge.net |
%REMOTE_ADDR% |
REMOTE_ADDR environment variable, is 127.0.0.1 |
%REMOTE_PORT% |
REMOTE_PORT environment variable, is 33168 |
%REMOTE_USER% |
REMOTE_USER environment variable, is |
%INCLUDE{"page" ...}% |
Server side include to IncludeTopicsAndWebPages. The parameter is composed of the page name, followed by an optional pattern="(reg-exp)" pair. 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/"}% |
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%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 Content of current topic. |
%TOC{"SomeTopic" ...}% |
Table of Content. 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. Parameter is composed of the topic name, followed by optional name="value" pairs:
| Pair: | Description: | Default: |
|---|
web="Name" | Name of web | Current web |
depth="2" | Limit depth of headings shown in TOC | 6 |
Examples: %TOC{depth="2"}%, %TOC{"TWikiDocumentation" web="TWiki"}%
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%SEARCH{"str" ...}% |
Inline search, shows a search result embedded in a topic. Parameter is composed of the search term (enclosed in double quotes), followed by optional name="value" pairs: [1]
| Pair: | Description: | Default: |
|---|
search="food" | Search term, (either regex or literal, depending on the regex parameter) | (used if initial search term is missing) |
web="Name"
web="Main Know"
web="all" | Wiki web to search: A web, a list of webs separated by whitespace, or all webs. [2] | Current web |
scope="topic"
scope="text" | Search topic name (title) or in the text (body) of the topic | Topic text (body) |
order="topic"
order="modified"
order="editby" | Sort the results of search by the topic names, last modified time, or last editor | Sort by topic name |
limit="all"
limit="16" | Limit the number of results returned | All results |
regex="on" | RegularExpression search | Literal search |
reverse="on" | Reverse the direction of the search | Ascending search |
casesensitive="on" | Case sensitive search | Ignore case |
nosummary="on" | Show topic title only | Show topic summary |
bookview="on" | BookView search, e.g. show complete topic text | Show topic summary |
nosearch="on" | Suppress search string | Show search string |
noheader="on" | Suppress search header
Topics: Changed: By: | Show search header |
nototal="on" | Do not show number of topics found | Show number |
Example: %SEARCH{"wiki" web="Main" scope="topic"}% |
%VAR{"NAME" web="Web"}% |
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 #FFFFC0 |
| Variable: | Level: | What: |
%WIKIWEBMASTER% |
SL |
Webmaster email address (sender of email notifications) , is webmaster@your.company |
%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 17 |
%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) |
%FINALPREFERENCES% |
SL , WL |
List of preferences that are not allowed to be overridden by next level preferences |