There are often ideas mooted that don't really fit with the mission, or are too far out for most people. These could be student projects for a motivated MSc (or even grad) student. This page is to capture such ideas. Add them as you think of them!

• TWiki server. Use something like HTTP::Daemon to create a TWiki server that doesn't need Apache or and other webserver. It would be super-neat if it also implemented DAV (this could become reality: TWikiStandAlone, GilmarSantosJrWouldLikeToCheckIn) - CrawfordCurrie - 16 Oct 2004
• Phrase linking. As well as wikiwords, link using phrases. Even when they are mis-splet, or incorrect grammatically. - CrawfordCurrie - 16 Oct 2004
• Automatic keywords. Create new concept indexes by frequency analysis of words in text. - CrawfordCurrie - 16 Oct 2004
• ...which could lead to What's Related search, based on overlap of topic content, not just page titles. This would alleviate the problem of users having to manually maintain related pages link farms which rapidly become outdated. An added bonus is that it would aid discovery of pages which are related but that you didn't know existed (helping to alleviate TopicsThatDie). -- MattWilkie - 17 Oct 2004
• Proximity Graph, use the what's related data as source material for TouchGraph
• Multisite TWiki - merging changes in multiple peer installations -- CrawfordCurrie - 24 Nov 2005
• DB store implementation -- CrawfordCurrie - 24 Nov 2005
• Refactoring tools - merge, split topics, collapse threads -- CrawfordCurrie - 24 Nov 2005
• Sticky notes -- CrawfordCurrie - 24 Nov 2005
• Mail notification managing tool, who is registered to what, etc... do some global mangement, remove dead users from being notified, avoid having to edit all notification pages by hand etc... -- MichelBuffa - 25 Nov 2005
  • MailerContrib has an API, and SubscribePlugin already does a lot of this
• Write a skin to better see discussion pages, highlight in color each contribution by users etc... -- MichelBuffa - 25 Nov 2005
• Twiklet deployment : all twiki application management à la Jotspot... -- MichelBuffa - 25 Nov 2005
  • We made a start in configure, but a lot more work is needed
• Integrate a synchronous editor like jotlive or SynchroEdit -- MichelBuffa, PTh - 11 Dec 2006
• Ajax wizard for inserting local links at cursor position, during page edition. Local links are the major problem when editing. regular or wysiwyg editing. -- MichelBuffa - 25 Nov 2005
• XML Export of topic content, probably as a Plugin. -- PeterThoeny - 19 Jan 2006
• J2EE/TWiki integration so that TWikiApplications and J2EE applications can communicate. -- PeterThoeny - 19 Jan 2006
• TWiki tagging feature similar to del.icio.us, or integration with it. -- PeterThoeny - 19 Jan 2006
  • I think Peter has done most of this; see TagMePlugin
• A Mashup application or framework that integrates content from more than one source on the web into TWikiApplication (see Wikipedia definition). -- PeterThoeny - 20 Jan 2006
• A "Live CD distribution" of TWiki. This would allow someone to try it out on a server before installing it, or use it as a demonstration of TWiki features. -- SteveHall - 27 Mar 2006
  • I think this is pretty much done by the Debian VM, though a live CD is probably something TWikiDotNet will address.
• TWiki checkout application - a TWiki applicaiton that can list equipment that is shared, and track who is using what equipment, and for how long. Useful for teams that share lab equipment, for example. -- SteveHall - 27 Mar 2006
• Content annotation - to annotate content in TWiki topics, in the form of an AnnotationPlugin -- PeterThoeny - 28 Mar 2006
  • Suspect this is the same as sticky notes (above)?
• Conversation Management Tools for example ~ AsynchronousConversationPlugin -- KeithHelfrich - 13 Dec 2006
• Signing - support legally valid, unforgeable, signatures on contributions, for example for peer review of patentable ideas, sign off of project steps. Would require probably require content encryption. -- CrawfordCurrie - 22 Aug 2007
• Personalized RSS/ATOM Feeds - like the mail notify system but uses the a news feed instead of eMail. User gets to "Add Topic to PersonalizedNewsFeed? " with associated ability to remove a topic from the feed as well. A user could have more than one PNF. -- DewayneVanHoozer - 22 Aug 2007
• In search results, display the topic life in the age and activity of each topic, for example in sparklines (SupportSparklines). Users should be able to sort and filter based on topic life. -- ArthurClemens - 22 Aug 2007