InterwikiPlugin
The InterwikiPlugin linksExternalSite:Page text to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by UseMod Wiki's inter-wiki links, http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InterWiki .
Syntax Rules
- Write
ExternalSite:Pageto create automatically a link that points to thePageon theExternalSiteserver. - All
ExternalSitealiases are defined in the InterWikis topic. - To add new aliases just follows the instructions in InterWikis.
InterwikiPlugin Settings
Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write%<plugin>_<setting>%, i.e. %INTERWIKIPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%
- One line description, is shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
- Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Link
ExternalSite:Pagetext to external sites based on aliases defined in the InterWikis topic.
- Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Link
- Link rules topic name: (default is InterWikis)
- Set RULESTOPIC =
- Suppress tooltip help for links: (
0or1, default is0)- Set SUPPRESSTOOLTIP = 0
- Debug plugin: (See output in
data/debug.txt)- Set DEBUG = 0
Plugin Installation Instructions
Note: This plugin is pre-installed in the TWiki distribution package. You do not need to install it unless you want to upgrade to a newer version.- Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
- Unzip
InterwikiPlugin.zipin your twiki installation directory. Content:File: Description: 
data/TWiki/InterwikiPlugin.txtPlugin topic lib/TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pmPlugin Perl module data/TWiki/InterWikis.txtLink rules topic for inter-site links - Test if the plugin is correctly installed: Wiki:InterWiki should point to Wiki's http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?InterWiki topic.
Plugin Info
| Plugin Author: | AndreaSterbini, PeterThoeny |
| Plugin Version: | 1.0.2 |
| Change History: | 27 Jul 2001 Allow numbers in site name 26 Jul 2001 Fixed alternating missed link bug due to greedy $postfixPattern (fix by Richard Donkin) 14 Jul 2001 Changed to plug & play 16 Jun 2001: Made tool tips optional; prevent Module::Sub type of link 12 Jun 2001: Added optional tool tips (IE only); added the link rules topic name variable; added flexible link patterns; optional $page in URL 10 Jun 2001: Changed rules topic to table based syntax 20 Feb 2001: Initial version |
| CPAN Dependencies: | none |
| Other Dependencies: | none |
| Perl Version: | 5.0 |
| Plugin Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin (TWiki:Plugins/InterwikiPlugin) |
| Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/InterwikiPluginDev (TWiki:Plugins/InterwikiPluginDev) |
-- PeterThoeny - 27 Jul 2001
