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: AddOns, Plugins, Skins

Foswiki Contribs Installed on this site

• CacheContrib
• CopyContrib
• DBCacheContrib
• FamFamFamContrib
• FastCGIEngineContrib
• JEditableContrib
• JQAjaxFormContrib
• JQIMaskContrib
• JQSelect2Contrib
• JSCalendarContrib
• JsonRpcContrib
• LdapContrib
• MailerContrib
• ModPerlEngineContrib
• PlainFileStoreContrib
• RCSStoreContrib
• TipsContrib
• TopicUserMappingContrib
• UnixUsersContrib
• WebFontsContrib

Installing Contribs

• Use /bin/configure to browse or search the list of extensions available from Foswiki.org, and to install the extension.
• Or, use the tools/extension_installer script to download and install the extension.
• Or, download an extension package from some other source, and unzip it.
• Follow any special installation instructions in the Contrib topic.

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Related Topics: DeveloperDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory, Foswiki:Support.PluginsSupplement