TWiki Variables

Predefined Variables

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 http://your.domain.com/twiki
%SCRIPTURL%	The script URL of TWiki, is http://pyqplayer.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/bin
%SCRIPTURLPATH%	The path of the script URL of TWiki, is /cgi-bin/bin
%SCRIPTSUFFIX%	The script suffix, i.e. .pl, is
%PUBURL%	The public URL of TWiki, is http://pyqplayer.sourceforge.net/pub
%PUBURLPATH%	The path of the public URL of TWiki, is /pub
%ATTACHURL%	The attachment URL of the current topic, is http://pyqplayer.sourceforge.net/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 /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 print.pattern
%WIKITOOLNAME%	Name of wiki tool, is TWiki
%WIKIVERSION%	Wiki tool version, is 01 Sep 2004 $Rev: 1742 $
%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
%MAINWEB%	The Main web containing TWikiUsers, OfficeLocations and TWikiGroups. Is Main
%TWIKIWEB%	The web containing all documentation and configuration of TWiki. Is TWiki
%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.
%HOMETOPIC%	The home topic in each web. Is WebHome
%NOTIFYTOPIC%	The notify topic in each web. Is WebNotify
%WIKIUSERSTOPIC%	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: Parameter: Description: Default: "format" 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: Parameter: Description: Default: "format" Format of one line, may include $name variable "$name" format="format" (Alternative to above) "$name" separator=", " line separator "\n" (new line) webs="public" 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{"$name" webs="Trash,public" selection="TWiki" separator=" "}% Dropdown of all public Webs + Trash Web, current Web highlighted.
%GMTIME%	GM time, is 06 Nov 2024 - 01:35
%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:$sec"}% is 06 Nov, 2024 - 01:35:04
%SERVERTIME%	Server time, is 06 Nov 2024 - 01:35
%SERVERTIME{"format"}%	Formatted server time. Example: %SERVERTIME{"$hou:$min"}% is 01:35
%HTTP_HOST%	HTTP_HOST environment variable, is pyqplayer.sourceforge.net
%REMOTE_ADDR%	REMOTE_ADDR environment variable, is 127.0.0.1
%REMOTE_PORT%	REMOTE_PORT environment variable, is 42584
%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 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. (But not "<H2>text<H2>", which can be used to exclude a heading from the TOC.) Parameters are topic name, web and depth: Parameter: Description: Default: "TopicName" topic name Current topic 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"}%
%SEARCH{"text" ...}%	Inline search, shows a search result embedded in a topic. Parameters are the search term, web, scope, order and many more: [1] Parameter: Description: Default: "text" Search term. (Is a regular expression or literal, depending on the regex parameter) required search="text" (Alternative to above) N/A 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 #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 dkessler@operamail.com
%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
%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:
%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

-- PeterThoeny - 23 Jul 2001