Foswiki Contribs

Overview

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

• 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.

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

Foswiki Contribs Installed on this site

• BehaviourContrib: 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 - ProjectContributor
• FamFamFamContrib: 4 great free icon sets, by Mark James http://www.famfamfam.com - version v1.4.5
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 04 Sep 2011 - 18:45 - ProjectContributor
• FastCGIEngineContrib: - version 0.95
  Author: - last modified: r2 - 02 Jul 2014 - 07:33 - AdminUser
• JSCalendarContrib: Mishoo JSCalendar date and time picker, packaged for use by plugins, skins and add-ons - version v1.5.4
  Author: Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser
• MailerContrib: Supports email notification of changes - version 2.60
  Author: Crawford Currie - last modified: r1 - 27 Mar 2014 - 15:33 - ProjectContributor
• ModPerlEngineContrib: Permits Foswiki to be executed under mod_perl - version 5366 (2009-10-23)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser
• PatchFoswikiContrib: File patch tool for Foswiki - version 1.5
  Author: GeorgeClark - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser
• PatchItem12285Contrib: Patch a critical vulnerability in Locale::Maketext - version 1.5
  Author: GeorgeClark - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser
• TipsContrib: Displays rotating list of "Tip-of-the-day" - version v1.2.0
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 11 Apr 2011 - 00:00 - ProjectContributor
• TopicUserMappingContrib: User management using data stored in topics - version v4.3.7
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser
• YahooUserInterfaceContrib: Yahoo User Interface Javascript library for use by Plugins, Contribs and applications - version 5505 (2009-11-13)
  Author: Foswiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@fosiki.DELETE_NO_SPAM..com fosiki - a WikiRing.com partner - last modified: r1 - 01 May 2014 - 17:23 - UnknownUser

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.