---+!! Interwiki Plugin
The %TOPIC% links ==ExternalSite:Page== text to external sites based on aliases defined in the %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis topic. This plugin is inspired by UseMod Wiki's inter-wiki links, http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InterWiki.
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---++ Syntax Rules
* Enter ==ExternalSite:Page== to create a link that points to the ==Page== on the ==ExternalSite== server.
* All ==ExternalSite== aliases are defined in the %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis topic.
* Add and edit aliases in %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis.
* %H% For TWiki sites, both the *web* and the *topic* have to be specified: ==TWikisite:Webname/SomePage==
* TWiki:Plugins/InterwikiPlugin or TWiki:Plugins.InterwikiPlugin
---++ %TOPIC% Settings
Plugin settings are stored as Preferences variables. To reference
a plugin setting write ==%<plugin>_<setting>%==, for example, ==%INTERWIKIPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%==
* One-line description, shown in the %TWIKIWEB%.TextFormattingRules topic:
* Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Link ==ExternalSite:Page== text to external sites based on aliases defined in the %WEB%.InterWikis topic
* Link rules topic name: (default is %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis)
* Set RULESTOPIC =
* Suppress tooltip help for links: (==0== or ==1==, default is ==0==)
* Set SUPPRESSTOOLTIP = 0
* Debug plugin: (See output in =data/debug.txt=)
* Set DEBUG = 0
---++ Plugin Installation Instructions
%X% *NOTE:* This Plugin is included in the TWiki distribution package. You do not need to install it unless you want to upgrade to a newer version.
* *Download* the ZIP file from the TWiki:Plugins web (see below)
* *Unzip* ==%TOPIC%.zip== in your TWiki installation directory. Content:
| *File:* | *Description:* |
| ==data/TWiki/%TOPIC%.txt== | Plugin topic |
| ==data/TWiki/InterWikis.txt== | Link rules topic for inter-site links |
| ==lib/TWiki/Plugins/%TOPIC%.pm== | Plugin Perl module |
* *Test:* If the Plugin is correctly installed, this Wiki:InterWiki link should point to http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?InterWiki topic - try it out.
---++ Plugin Info
| Plugin Author: | TWiki:Main.AndreaSterbini, TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny |
| Plugin Version: | 25 Aug 2004, 1.005 |
| Change History: | |
| 25 Aug 2004: | Updated InterWikis link rules (no code change) |
| 09 Mar 2004: | Internal changes: Use only official TWiki::Func Plugin API; for increased speed, moved Interwiki link handling from outsidePREHandler to startRenderingHandler |
| 16 Feb 2004: | Support =[[Site:Page][label]]= Interwiki links (PTh); use TWiki::Func interface for I18N regular expressions (Walter Mundt) |
| 18 Jan 2003: | Allow number sign =#= in Page name (PTh) |
| 31 Aug 2002: | Allow percent sign =%= in page name (PTh) |
| 27 Jul 2001: | Allow numbers =0-9= in site name |
| 26 Jul 2001: | Fixed alternating missed link bug due to greedy $postfixPattern (fix by Richard Donkin) |
| 14 Jul 2001: | Changed to plug & play |
| 16 Jun 2001: | Made tooltips optional; prevent ==Module::Sub== type of link |
| 12 Jun 2001: | Added optional tool tips (IE only); added the link rules topic name variable; added flexible link patterns; optional ==$page== in URL |
| 10 Jun 2001: | Changed rules topic to table-based syntax |
| 20 Feb 2001: | Initial version |
| CPAN Dependencies: | none |
| Other Dependencies: | none |
| Perl Version: | 5.0 |
| Plugin Home: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC% (TWiki:Plugins/%TOPIC%) |
| Feedback: | http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev (TWiki:Plugins/%TOPIC%Dev) |
__Related Topics:__ %TWIKIWEB%.InterWikis, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPreferences, %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiPlugins
-- TWiki:Main.AndreaSterbini - 20 Oct 2000
-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 01 Oct 2001
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 25 Aug 2004