Foswiki Contribs

Extensions to Foswiki that are not plugins

Overview

The term "Contrib" is used to refer to any package that is not just a simple plugin.

Foswiki contribs may

• extend the functionality of Foswiki, in a lower-level way than plugins,
• or provide alternative implementations for sections of the Foswiki core e.g. user management, or when an extension just can't be implemented as a plugin because it requires very close access to Foswiki internals,
• or they might provide other files that Foswiki uses, for example language files,
• or they might be packages of topics that implement a "Wiki Application", using the wiki macro language, TML.

Relevant links on Foswiki.org:

• Foswiki:Extensions - list of all contributed contrib packages
• Foswiki:Development - where developers get started

See other types of extensions: Contributed Add Ons, Plugins, Skins

Foswiki Contribs Installed on this site

• Behaviour Contrib: Behaviour Javascript event library to create javascript based interactions that degrade well when javascript is not available - version 5016 (2009-09-20)
  Author: Foswiki:Main.ArthurClemens - last modified: r1 - 08 Jul 2007 - 16:54 - Project Contributor
• DBCache Contrib: Reusable code that treats forms as if they were table rows in a database - version 3393 (2009-04-09)
  Author: Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk - last modified: r2 - 03 Apr 2009 - 13:29 - Admin User
• Fam Fam Fam Contrib: 4 great free icon sets, by Mark James http://www.famfamfam.com - version 8365 (2010-07-31)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 13 Oct 2008 - 14:44 - Project Contributor
• JSCalendar Contrib: Mishoo JSCalendar, packaged for use by plugins, skins and add-ons - version 8912 (2010-09-05)
  Author: Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk - last modified: r1 - 10 Nov 2010 - 00:28 - Wiki Guest
• Mailer Contrib: Supports email notification of changes - version 9434 (2010-09-30)
  Author: Crawford Currie - last modified: r1 - 10 Nov 2010 - 00:29 - Wiki Guest
• Mod Perl Engine Contrib: Permits Foswiki to be executed under mod_perl - version 5366 (2009-10-23)
  Author: - last modified: r2 - 20 Dec 2010 - 16:01 - Admin User
• Tips Contrib: Displays rotating list of "Tip-of-the-day" - version 9875 (2010-11-05)
  Author: - last modified: r0 - 05 Jan 2007 - 04:02 - Project Contributor
• Topic User Mapping Contrib: User management using data stored in topics - version 8365 (2010-07-31)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 10 Nov 2010 - 00:29 - Wiki Guest

Installing Contribs

• Use configure to browse to the list of extensions available from Foswiki.org
• Or, download an extension package from some other source, and unzip it
• Follow the installation instructions in the contrib topic.

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Related Topics: Developer Documentation Category, Admin Documentation Category, Foswiki:Support.PluginsSupplement