Editing

Summary: Editing enhancements

  • Note: The last column counts the number of users who left comments on the *-Users page dedicated to the recipe.
NameSummaryCategoriesUsers*
AbcSongadd and edit abc music using existing PmWiki scripts and rendered as score and midi by abcjs javascript abc editor (2020-01-20 stable)Markup, Editing, CMS, PHP72, Javascript
AbcTunebookadd and edit abc music using Fox and rendered as score and midi by abcjs javascript abc editor (2016-01-08 stable)Markup Editing CMS Fox PHP55
AddDeleteLine3An easy way to add information to a page and delete it again. (3 2017.06.07 Probably works)Blog, Editing, Forms, Templates
AddFootnoteInsert markup to create a footnote (2017-11-06 Beta)Editing GUI Layout Links Markup PHP55 PHP72 +2
AddNewlineMake wiki text end with a newline character, so the last line won't be marked as changed if text is added at the bottom (2006-01-29 )Editing, Administration, PHP55, PHP72
AddSignatureInsert markup for a stylized signature (20150802 Beta)Editing GUI Links Markup PHP55 +2
AddToggleAdd a toggle link (20150723 Beta)Editing GUI Links Layout PHP55 +1
AddToWatchlistAdd or remove a page from your watchlist trail with a single click (20180221 beta)WikipediaSuite, Links, Editing, Security, PHP55, PHP72 +1
AjaxEditSupportAdds a wikipage/attachment/category AJAX browser to Edit pages (20110223 WIP)Editing Ajax +2 -1
AnyWikiDrawJava based drawing tool to replace PmWikiDraw eventually (0.15 In development)Editing, Images
AtLinksAlternative linking scheme with @ prefix (@Page) (5 Feb. 2005 Stable)Links, Editing
Author ContributionAutomatically Produce an "Author Contributions" page for each author. (2007-09-16 Stable)Editing +5
AutoGroupPagesHow to create a number of pages for a new group automatically (2006-08-05 stable)Editing, Administration, PHP72 +1
AutomaticChangeSummaryAutomatic change summaries (2006-11-18 )Editing, Administration, WikipediaSuite, PHP72 Core candidate +1
AutoSaveAutosave pages in the background while editing (20171104 beta)Editing, GUI +2
B3 blogEasy to install and use wiki blogging system (20230131 Experimental)Blog, Editing, RSS, WikiTrails, PHP55, PHP72, PHP81 +4
Bloge-PingNotify search engines when a page is modified (2009-08-11 beta)Blog, Editing
BulkReplaceChange the content of many pages at a time ( just a rough draft)Editing Administration System Tools
CalloutPresent something within an iconic bubble or style. (2010-01-02 alpha)Markup Editing Images PHP55 +4
Chord ProDisplay ChordPro-formatted song sheets in a wiki page (2022-01-22 Stable)Editing, Layout, Markup, PHP55, PHP72 +1
CodeMirrorAn enhanced page editor for PmWiki (2021-04-08 Stable)Editing Layout PHP55 PHP72 PHP80 +4 -2
ConfirmEditNotSavedAsk users to confirm if they are leaving the edit page without saving (All )Editing
ConvertTABLEHow to convert HTML pages with tables full of data into advanced tables (17 September 2005 )Editing, Administration, Tables
DefaultTableAttributesHow to change the default attributes for tables created using PmWiki.Tables (2004-11-30 )Markup, Editing
Delta Bytes in Recent ChangesDisplay the number of bytes (characters) added or deleted to a page in RecentChanges. (24 February 2007 )Editing, Administration, WikipediaSuite, PHP55, PHP72 +1
DiffDelayIn page histories, display vertical spacing proportional to the time between the edits. (2022-01-03 Preview)Layout, Editing, Security, PHP81
DragDropMultiUploadAllow authors to upload files by simply dropping them into the wiki page (20231226 Beta)Uploads, Editing, Ajax, HTML5, UnverseJS, PHP55, PHP72, PHP74 +15
EditAttributesEdit a page's title, description and other attributes using separate EditForm fields (2022-03-15 beta)Editing, GUI +6
EditForm Custom FieldsAdd "Title", "Creation Date", etc. custom input fields to the edit form of PmWiki. This enables mentioning the title of a page in a separate input field rather than in the (:title ...:) markup. Also enables changing the value of a page's 'ctime'. Can be customized to include more fields. (1.01 Working)Editing Forms
EditFormSamplesProvide administrators and authors with examples and instructions for replacing or customizing their site's Site.EditForm. (pmwiki-2.1.10 and up )Layout, Skins, Editing, AdvancedAuthoring
EditHelpEasier editing with automatic detection and insertion of some wiki markups (2.2.119 Experimental)Editing, PHP55, PHP72
EditMoreProvides desirable Site.EditForm additions for title, keywords, description, tags (categories), and notes (so far!). (1.2 Functional)Editing, GUI, CMS, DocumentationToDo
EditOnDblClickEnable edit on double-clicking a page ( )Editing
EditPosFixMemorize both the last scroll position and cursor position when editing. (20160728 )Editing
EditTemplatesSpecify a wiki page or pages to use as a template when a new page is created. (N/a Stable) Administration, Editing, PHP72 +7
EditTemplatesMenuAllow authors a choice among several pre-filled templates for new pages (20090328 Stable)Editing, Menus, Forms, CMS, PHP55, PHP72 +1
EditThisPageLinkshort markup for a link to 'edit this page' (2071121 )Markup Editing PHP72
EditTitleProvide a separate edit field for the page title. (1.1 (09 Nov 2005) Works for me)Editing, GUI, DocumentationToDo, PHP55 +1
EditToolbarA shiny new set of icons, replacing and extending those on the standard edit toolbar. (2009-05-27 Active)GUI Edit, Buttons, Editing, Layout, Forms, PHP72 +6
EmacsPmWikiModeAllow the use of Emacs for editing wiki pages in a PmWiki (1.4 pre2 )Editing
EnableTabsEnable Tabs in the main edit text area (20200506 Beta)Editing PHP74
EncodePostBase64 encode/decode fields in posted forms as a workaround for mod_security (20230504 experimental)Editing Security Ajax
EtherpadInclusionThis recipe describes a way how to include data stored in collaborative documents in Etherpad-Lite via IncludeXML into PmWiki. (2011-12-28 experimental)Editing, Publishing
EXSimple "edit section" for wiki pages (20230429 experimental)Editing, WikipediaSuite, PHP80
ExcelPasteCopy and paste spreadsheet tables (e.g., from Excel) into pages ( Stable)Editing, Tables
FCKEditorHow to implement FCKEdit in PmWiki (1.1 unsupported and buggy -- read all notes below, and be prepared to experiment and test; this may or may not work for you.)Editing
FileAttachListAdds a Ajax list of quickly attachable files to the edit page (2020-08-12 Stable)Editing, Files, Uploads, Ajax
FilmScriptEnable film script markup ( )Editing, CSS
FixURLEncode special characters in link addresses (20150722 Beta)Editing, Links, PHP55, PHP72 +3
FlipboxFlippable checkboxes and checklists (20190908 Beta)GTD, PIM, Editing, Markup, Ajax, ToDo, PHP55, PHP72, PHP74, PHP82 +7
FoxForm processor to add, replace, copy, delete content plus upload files and send email notifications using templates and Input markup (2023-12-15 stable)Forms CMS Blog Editing PIM Fox PHP55 PHP72 PHP81 +14
FoxEditadd edit links for editing page sections and PTVs with Fox (2017-06-16 stable)Forms Markup Fox Editing CMS PHP55 PHP72
FoxTextReplacereplace text strings on multiple pages (2008-12-08 experimental)Fox Administration Editing
FuseEditMerge the latest successive minor edits in page histories (20220118 Beta)Editing, Security
Google XML Sitemap CreatorCreate an XML sitemap in the root of the website which is suitable for submission to Google (and other) search engines. (20231026 Active)Administration, Editing, System Tools, PHP55, PHP72, PHP82
GrepRCSearch the RecentChanges entries similarly to a pagelist (2010-02-05 Beta)Administration Editing
GuiButtonsadd guibuttons to any textarea edit box (2017-06-21 stable)Editing, Layout, Forms, PHP54, PHP72 +3
GuiEditDateButtonjavascript calendar to insert a date (2.0 November 2, 2006 Stable)Editing, Layout, Calendar
GuiEdit ResizeAllows resizing of the Edit text box, for convenience. (2009-09-11 Initial release.)Editing, Layout +1
GUIEditSnippetsEasily define text blocks/snippets and insert them in the wiki page with a button (20230403 Experimental)Editing
i19Translator-oriented edit form, easing the internationalization (i18n) of a wiki (20110907 Experimental)International, Editing, UnverseJS, Ajax, PHP55, PHP72
ImportTabTableimport and convert tab table to simple table markup quickly. (2010-04-14 stable)Tables Editing Markup PHP55 PHP72
IncludeWithEditEnable editing of included text (2005-02-07 last tested on PmWiki Version 2.2.0.beta45)Editing, Includes
InlineDiffShows the difference between 2 versions by highlighting the changes in markup on word level. (2010-02-03 stable)Administration, Editing +5
InputDrawInputDraw, a Flash-based drawing tool (2009-05-07 beta testing)Editing, Images
JavaScriptHelpersCollection of simple JavaScript tools for wikis ( Planning)Editing, Forms, Layout, Security, PHP55, CoreCandidate
LatexMarkupEnables the usage of a subset of LaTeX syntax as an alternative markup (except Math). (0.1 (initial pre-alpha test release) working (but with very limited features))Editing Markup Changes
LazyWebLinksCause markup text beginning with "www." to be automatically converted into a link to an external site (20171011 )Links, Editing, PHP72
Limit Diffs per pagePaginate the "diff" output (when viewing a page history, limit the number of displayed revisions at once) (20100217 Stable/Beta)Administration, Editing, PHP55, PHP72 +1
LiteralWhiteSpacePreserve white spaces, tabs and extra lines (2024-03-17 beta)Markup Editing +3
Live Edit 2Edit blocks of wiki-text in pop-up windows right from the wiki page. Editable blocks can be automatically detected/created on existing wiki pages using a Javascript-based GUI-like tool. An authenticated user with edit permission can edit the contents inside the blocks right from the page's view in a 'pop-up' editing environment. One can now choose from different themes/skins for the LiveEdit environment, as well as create custom themes/skins. Very useful for better organizing and maintaining contents of a wiki page, especially if the page is large. (2.2 (Release date: Dec 16, 2011) Working great! Latest improvements in auto-detect tool are in beta test.)Editing Forms Layout CMS
MessageAfterPostingProvide a message to users after posting and /or prompt them to notify relevant people ( )Layout Functional Extensions Editing
MovePageMove and copy wiki pages (20240109 production)Administration, Editing, Page naming, System tools, PHP72, PHP83, Core candidate +8
MultilinkHow to create multilinks ( )Links, Editing
NewGroupWarningDisplay a warning when a user is creating a page in a non-existing wiki group. (2008-01-29 )Editing, Links, Administration, MarkupOnly, PHP55, PHP72 +1
NewPageBoxHow to provide a form or box to allow users to create new pages (deprecated in favour of NewPageBoxPlus) (4 January 2006 Deprecated)CMS, Forms, Editing, Administration
NoteItNoteIt is a simple Windows application to create notes for PmWiki (25 Octobre 2009 Prototype)Interface Editing Windows
NotSavedWarningWarn authors when they move away from a page without saving it; optionally request an edit summary or an author name (20170712 beta)Editing, PHP55, PHP72 +3
PageDiffSizeAdd an accurate count of characters added & removed to each edit summary (2010-06-17 beta)Administration, Editing, PHP55, PHP72
PasteImgUploadUpload an image by copying and pasting in the editing area directly. (20160729 Only works with Chrome)Uploads Editing Images
PITSThe PmWiki Issue Tracking System (20220605 Beta)Forms Editing PageList PHP55 PHP72 PHP81
PITS-CommunityGeneric PmWiki Issue Tracking System ("pits") (pits-0.24.phpΔ )Modules
PkTemplateEasily create multiple pages from a user-supplied template (20170111 stable)Editing Templates
PmSyntaxSyntax highlighting for the PmWiki documentation and edit form (pmwiki-2.3.31 Experimental)Editing Layout PHP55 PHP72 PHP80 PHP82 +3
PmWikiDrawJava drawing recipe based on TWikiDraw (2.362 - 2 May 2007 )
PositioningCursorInEditFormHow to position the cursor at the end in the edit form (2006-08-30 )Editing
PreviewChangesPreview highlighted changes of the wiki markup (2.2.118 Stable, added to core)Editing, Layout, WikipediaSuite, PHP55, PHP72 +8
PreviewFirstHow to get the page preview to appear before the edit box (2.0 beta 44 and later )Administration, Editing, Layout, PHP72 +1
PTVReplaceAdd link markup or input forms to replace values in PageTextVariables (2007-04-26 beta)Editing, PageVariables
Python-based Pmwiki EditorProvides author-preferred text editor support for PmWiki page edits (1.3.1 (February 9, 2007) Beta)Editing +1
RecentChangesDeletionAllow authors to delete RecentChanges pages, there-by making it possible for authors to delete wiki groups. (2023-09-03 )Editing, Administration, PHP55, PHP72, PHP82 +2
RememberEditPositionReturn the editing textarea to the previous position when previewing a page (2009-01-20 beta)Editing +3
RequireCategoryRequire categories to be entered (2005-09-16 )Editing, Administration, PHP72
RichEditWYSIWYG editor (0.1 Abandoned)Editing, Includes
Rowspan in simple tablesMarkup to add a rowspan attribute on a simple table cell (2018-04-15 Stable)Tables Editing Layout PHP55 +3
SectionEditSplit a wiki page into separately editable sections with an edit link for each section (20230302 Stable)Editing, WikipediaSuite, PHP72, PHP80 +10 -1
SectionIncludeAdds a sectioninclude markup that works like include but you can click to edit the included page. (1.0 stable)Includes, Editing
SideNotesCreate "Side Notes" for jotting down notes ( )Editing, Administration
SpellCheckerHow to enable spell-cheking on a wiki ( )Editing, GUI
StringReplacelink or form markup for replacing text strings in pages (2007-03-12 beta)Editing
SwitchToAndFromDraftProvide a sidebar or PageActions link to switch to/from -Draft pages (Initial Quo)CMS Editing
TableEditInteractive table editor (0.2 (17 December 2006) first version)Editing, GUI, Tables
TabulateHandles tab-delimited tables so you can cut and paste to and from spreadsheet applications (2008-09-08 beta)Editing Tables
TemplateMarkupTricksVarious ways of using templates to facilitate the creation of new pages (using standard PmWiki markup) (2014-02-20 )MarkupOnly, Administration, Editing, PHP72
Text2TblProvide a way to convert arbitrarily structured text to table markup and provide conversion of simple tables to advanced. (2013-09-23 alpha)Editing Tables +2
TimeZonesDisplay all dates and times in user selectable timezone and format (2007-10-28d alpha)Page variables, Editing, Administration -1
ToggleEditeasier addition of toggle-markup. (2014-07-01 beta)Editing Markup
TrackChangesWays to more easily detect and verify all recent edits (N/A )Administration, Editing, Security, PHP55, PHP72 +4
TrueLatexEnables interpretation and rendering of real LaTeX markups in PmWiki. Support for XeLaTex included in v1.8. (20211011 Working perfectly. Very simple to use, customizable and comes with lots of options.)Editing Markup Changes Markup Math PHP72 PHP80
UniversalEditButtonProvide support for the Universal Edit Button in PmWiki (2008-06-23 Beta)Editing
UserConfigurationsHow can users customise an edit form for their personal use, and customise other settings like access keys? ( )Editing
ViewDiffCompare arbitrary revisions and view a particular version. (2011-05-13 Beta)Layout, Editing, Includes, SystemTools +1
WikiRefactoringSteps and methods to refactor and re-organize a wiki ( )wiki, Refactoring, Administration, Editing
WikiSmileysAdd graphical smileys to the markup ( )Images, Markup, Editing
WikiwygIntegrate Wikiwyg into PmWiki for WYSIWYG editing (20070211 pre-alpha)Editing, Wikiwyg, Wysiwyg
Worse (is better)Simple WYSIWYG editing for PmWiki (20231213 experimental)WYSIWYG, Editing, Markup, Uploads, HTML5, Ajax, PHP55, PHP72, PHP74, PHP82 +1
XMLRPCHow to communicate with PmWiki via the XML-RPC protocol (0.2 )Editing, Interface
ZAP Form ProcessorThe ZAP forms processor handles data and file management, page insertions (forums, blogs), email & newsletters, e-commerce, and more. ( Stable (relies on latest Beta version of PmWiki))Forms | Markup | CMS | File Management | Editing | Page Variables | Email | Shopping Cart
  • Note: The last column counts the number of users who left comments on the *-Users page dedicated to the recipe.