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| General Features | TWiki  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 TWiki 5.1.1 |
| Last Release Date |
2012-01-17 |
| Author |
Peter Thoeny, TWiki community |
| URL |
twiki.org and www.twiki.net |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
GPL |
| Programming Language |
Perl, JavaScript |
| Data Storage |
Files, RCS |
| License Cost/ Fee |
community release $0; fee for subscriptions for support or hosting |
| Development status |
Mature |
| Intended Audience |
Large enterprise; small to medium businesses |
| System Requirements | TWiki |
| Operating System |
Linux, Windows, OS-X and other |
| Root Access |
 No |
| Webserver |
Almost any webserver, typically Apache 1.3/2.0 |
| Other Requirements |
RCS (optional), cron/scheduler, fgrep, egrep; Plugins may have additional dependencies |
| Datastorage | TWiki |
| Text Files |
Yes |
| MySQL |
No |
| PostgreSQL |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
| RCS |
Yes |
| Other |
RcsLite Perl library for version control without external RCS; backend API for other storage |
| Security/Anti-Spam | TWiki |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
| ACL |
Yes |
| Authentication Backends |
Internal authentication; anything Apache supports such as LDAP, NIS, AD, Kerberos |
| Host Blocking |
 Plugin |
| Mail Encryption |
Yes |
| nofollow |
Plugin |
| Blacklist |
Plugin |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Delayed Indexing |
Plugin |
| Development/Support | TWiki |
| Commercial Support |
Yes, 33 listed |
| Preconfigured Hosting |
Yes |
| Code Repository |
twiki.org |
| Issue Tracker |
twiki.org |
| Mailing List |
twiki.org |
| Support Forum |
twiki.org |
| IRC Channel |
twiki.org |
| Common Features | TWiki |
| Preview |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
Yes |
| Change Summary |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
Between all |
| Page Index |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
| Special Features | TWiki |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
No |
| Interface Languages |
19 languages |
| Email notification |
Yes |
| Comments |
Threaded |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
| Wiki Farming |
 Optional |
| Structured Data |
Yes |
| Links | TWiki |
| CamelCase |
Yes |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
Plugin |
| SisterWiki |
Plugin |
| Image Links |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
Plugin |
| Page Redirects |
Plugin |
| Syntax Features | TWiki |
| HTML Tags |
All |
| Math formulas |
Plugin |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
| CREOLE support |
No |
| Markdown Support |
No |
| Textile Support |
Plugin |
| BBCode Support |
No |
| Emoticon Images |
Yes |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| Footnotes |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Yes |
| Internal Comments |
Yes |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
| FAQ Tags |
Yes |
| Scripting |
TWiki Markup Language, TWiki variables, JavaScript, extensive API |
| Content Includes |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
Yes |
| Usability | TWiki |
| Section Editing |
Plugin |
| Page Templates |
Yes |
| Double-Click Edit |
Plugin |
| Toolbar |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes |
| Access Keys |
Yes |
| Auto Signature |
Yes |
| Statistics | TWiki |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
No |
| Orphaned Pages |
Plugin |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
Plugin |
| Analysis |
Yes |
| Output | TWiki |
| HTML |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print View |
| Mobile Friendly |
Plugin |
| Themes & Skins |
Yes |
| RSS Feeds |
Yes |
| ATOM Feeds |
Yes |
| Abbreviations |
Plugin |
| Auto-TOC |
Yes |
| Raw Export |
Yes |
| HTML Export |
Yes |
| XML export |
Plugin |
| PDF Export |
Plugin |
| Media and Files | TWiki |
| File Attachments |
Yes |
| Media Revisions |
Yes |
| Embedded Flash |
Plugin |
| Embedded Video |
Plugin |
| Image Editing |
Plugin |
| SVG Editing |
Plugin |
| MindMap Editing |
Plugin |
| Media Search |
Contents |
| Extras | TWiki |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
| Image Galleries |
Plugin |
| Forums |
Plugin |
| Blogs |
Plugin |
| Ticket System |
Plugin |
| Syntax Examples | TWiki |
| Internal Link |
WikiWord autolink Otherweb.WikiWord [[Spaced text]] [[WikiWord][label]] |
| External Link |
http://twiki.org/ autolink [[http://twiki.org/][label]] |
| Headlines |
---+ Level 1 ---++ Level 2 ---+++ Level 3 ---++++ Level 4 ---+++++ Level 5 ---++++++ Level 6 |
| Bold Format |
*bold* |
| Italics Format |
_italic_ |
| Underline Format |
<u>underline</u> |
| Monospace Format |
=monospaced text= and <verbatim> multi line text </verbatim> |
| Strikethrough Format |
<strike>strikethrough</strike> |
| Superscript Format |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
| Subscript Format |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
| Images |
%ATTACHURL%/image.png http://any.domain/image.png |
| Aligning Text |
| left | center | right | or HTML or CSS |
| Text Indentation |
<blockquote> multi line text </blockquote> |
| Bulleted Lists |
|
| Numbered Lists |
|
| Definition Lists |
|
| Horizontal Rule |
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