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URLPARAM{"name"} -- get value of a URL parameter

  • Returns the value of a URL parameter.
  • Syntax: %URLPARAM{"name"}%
  • Supported parameters:
Parameter: Description: Default:
"name" The name of a URL parameter required
default="..." Default value in case parameter is empty or missing empty string
newline="<br />" Convert newlines in textarea to other delimiters no conversion
encode="entity" Encode special characters into HTML entities. See ENCODE for more details. no encoding
encode="url" Encode special characters for URL parameter use, like a double quote into %22 no encoding
multiple="on"
multiple="[[$item]]" 		If set, gets all selected elements of a <select multiple="multiple"> tag. A format can be specified, with $item indicating the element, e.g. multiple="Option: $item" first element
separator=", " Separator between multiple selections. Only relevant if multiple is specified "\n" (new line)
  • Example: %URLPARAM{"skin"}% returns print for a .../view/TWiki04/VarURLPARAM?skin=print URL
  • ALERT! Note: URL parameters passed into HTML form fields must be entity ENCODEd
  • ALERT! Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates#TemplateTopicsVars for details.
  • ALERT! Note: There is a risk that this variable could be misused for cross-site scripting.
  • Related: ENCODE, SEARCH, FormattedSearch, QUERYSTRING

USERINFO - retrieve details about the logged in user

  • By default, the retrieved info will be formatted as a comma-separated list comprising the username, wikiusername, and emails.
  • Syntax: %USERINFO%
  • Expands to: =guest, TWikiGuest, =
  • you can also use the format parameter to get different formatted results:
  • Syntax: %USERINFO{format="$username is really $wikiname"}%
  • Expands to guest is really TWikiGuest?
  • The tokens $emails, $username, $wikiname, $wikiusername, and $groups are available for use in the format string.
  • Related: USERNAME, WIKINAME, WIKIUSERNAME, TWikiUserAuthentication, ChangeEmailAddress
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