Foswiki Contribs

Extensions to Foswiki that are not System.plugins

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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:

See other types of extensions: AddOns, Plugins, Skins

Number of topics: 11

Use /foswiki/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.