ChildTopicTemplatePlugin

This plugin allows you to specify in a topic what template should be used when a child topic is created via Twiki's '?' link. A number of different templates can be specified thoughout a topic to allow different child topics to be created in different sections of the parent.

Syntax Rules

• Write the command %CHILDTOPICTEMPLATE { "NameOfTopicTemplate" }% anywhere in your text.
• All subsequent unlinked WikiWords will be created using the specified topic template.
• Use %CHILDTOPICTEMPLATE {}% to remove the child topic template.
• A topic can contain any number of CHILDTOPICTEMPLATE commands.

Examples

• %CHILDTOPICTEMPLATE { "NewTopicTemplate" }%

Plugin Settings

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

• One line description, is shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Allows templates to be specified for automatic child topic creation.

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

Plugin Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the plugin on the server where TWiki is running.

• Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
• Unzip ChildTopicTemplatePlugin.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

  File:	Description:
  data/TWiki/ChildTopicTemplatePlugin.txt	Plugin topic
  lib/TWiki/Plugins/ChildTopicTemplatePlugin.pm	Plugin Perl module

• Test if the installation was successful:
  • enter samples here

Plugin Info

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences, TWikiPlugins

-- TWiki:Main/DeanCording - 01 Jun 2004

Hi, We've had troubles installing this plugin on TWiki 4.1.2 and trying to make it work.
After a couple of investigation with our System Admin we couldn't find anything. Is there a reason why it would not work with recent updates of TWiki (we have started using TWiki a couple of month ago with version 4.1.2).
We really hope some help as this is a very important feature for us (or does anyone has another plugin to suggest that does the same job ?
Thanks, Matthieu.

-- MatthieuBeimert - 22 Jun 2007

TopicCreatePlugin I think maybe can give you what you need. Also it is best to use the Support web, IRC or the ChildTopicTemplatePluginDev.

-- LarsEik - 22 Jun 2007