Empty TWiki Plugin

This is an empty plugin you can use as a template to build your own TWiki Plugins. This plugin does nothing, but is ready to be used.

To create your own plugin:

• Copy file TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm to <name>Plugin.pm and customize the plugin.
• Create a <name>Plugin topic in the TWiki web. Do so by visiting http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ and starting a new topic to get the default plugin topic text (don't save the topic). Customize your plugin topic to your needs.
• See details in TWiki Plugins.

Syntax Rules

(none)

EmptyPlugin Settings

Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, i.e. %EMPTYPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%

• One line description, is shown in the Text Formatting Rules topic:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = This plugin does nothing, but can be used as a template for your own plugins.

• Your own setting, i.e.:
  • Set EXAMPLE = got it!

• Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
  • Set DEBUG = 0

Plugin Installation Instructions

• This plugin is preinstalled, you do not need to install it.

Plugin Info

Related Topics: TWiki Preferences, TWiki Plugins, Default Plugin

-- Andrea Sterbini - 27 Feb 2001
-- Peter Thoeny - 14 Jul 2001