Tips Contrib Package

Displays a rotating "TWiki Tip of the Day" to help familiarize new users with TWiki features. Includes an application for creating custom tips for local installation.

Summary of Contents

• Set on TWikiTip topics providing brief lessons on TWiki features. See TWikiTips.
• Set of topics for creating and managing TWikiTipXXX topics. See TWikiTipsOfTheDayAdmin.

Detailed Documentation

• See TWikiTipsOfTheDayAdmin for instructions on managing and displaying tips.
• See TWikiTipsOfTheDayAddNew for instructions for adding new custom tips.

Settings

This extension requires no settings. See TWikiTipsOfTheDayAdmin for administration details.

• One line description:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Displays rotating list of "TWiki Tip-of-the-day."

CSS used by TipsContrib

• .tipsOfTheDay - overall container
• .tipsOfTheDayContents - container for tipsOfTheDayHeader and tipsOfTheDayText
• strong.tipsOfTheDayHeader - header that says "TWiki Tip of the Day"
• .tipsOfTheDayText - the tip; contains title and tip summary and link "Read on"
• .tipsOfTheDayTitle - title of the tip; the link to the tip topic

Installation Instructions

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

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

Contrib Info

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences

-- TWiki:Main.LynnwoodBrown - 13:52:49 06 November 2005