Foswiki Contribs

Extensions that sit close to the core, or provide services for other extensions

Overview

Foswiki contribs extend the functionality of Foswiki, in a lower-level way than plugins and add-ons. They may also provide alternative implementations for sections of the Foswiki core e.g. user management, or when an extension just can't be implemented as a plugin because it requires very close access to Foswiki internals.

An example is the MailerContrib, which implements mail notification of topics changes.

Relevant links on Foswiki.org:

• Foswiki:Extensions.ContribPackage - list of all contributed contrib packages
• Foswiki:Extensions.ContribDevelopment - discussion and feedback on contributed packages
• Foswiki:Extensions.ContribBrainstorming - open forum for new contrib ideas
• Foswiki:Extensions.ContribPackageHowTo - instructions and template to create a new contrib package

See other types of extensions: ContributedAddOns, Plugins, Skins

Foswiki Contribs Installed on this site

• BehaviourContrib: Behaviour Javascript event library to create javascript based interactions that degrade well when javascript is not available - version 5016 (2009-09-20)
  Author: Foswiki:Main.ArthurClemens - last modified: r1 - 08 Jul 2007 - 16:54 - ProjectContributor
• DBCacheContrib: Reusable code that treats forms as if they were table rows in a database - version 11247 (2011-03-28)
  Author: Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk, Foswiki:Main/MichaelDaum http://michaeldaumconsulting.com - last modified: r1 - 02 Jul 2009 - 08:12 - ProjectContributor
• DojoToolkitContrib: Adds Dojo Toolkit javascript to Foswiki. - version 2564 (20 Feb 2009)
  Author: Foswiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@fosiki.com fosiki - a WikiRing.com partner - last modified: r1 - 21 Jun 2011 - 03:45 - WikiGuest
• FamFamFamContrib: 4 great free icon sets, by Mark James http://www.famfamfam.com - version 11390 (2011-04-10)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 13 Oct 2008 - 14:44 - ProjectContributor
• FastCGIEngineContrib: Permits Foswiki to be executed with FastCGI - version 5955 (2010-01-06)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 13 Jul 2010 - 03:28 - WikiGuest
• JSCalendarContrib: Mishoo JSCalendar, packaged for use by plugins, skins and add-ons. - version 7045 (2010-04-01)
  Author: Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk - last modified: r1 - 08 Sep 2010 - 08:52 - WikiGuest
• LdapContrib: LDAP services for Foswiki - version 10335 (2010-12-16)
  Author: Michael Daum - last modified: r3 - 30 Nov 2010 - 09:48 - ProjectContributor
• MailerContrib: Supports e-mail notification of changes - version 5716 (2009-12-04)
  Author: Crawford Currie - last modified: r1 - 08 Sep 2010 - 08:52 - WikiGuest
• RatingContrib: Rating widget for forms - version 4083 (2009-06-10)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 21 Jun 2011 - 03:45 - WikiGuest
• TipsContrib: Displays rotating list of "Tip-of-the-day" - version 16 Dec 2008
  Author: - last modified: r0 - 05 Jan 2007 - 04:02 - ProjectContributor
• TopicUserMappingContrib: User management using data stored in topics - version 6523 (2010-02-25)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 08 Sep 2010 - 08:52 - WikiGuest
• UnixUsersContrib: replace the Foswiki User and Groups System with Unix's - version 20130408 (2013-04-08)
  Author: Foswiki:Main.JoenioCosta - last modified: r1 - 08 Apr 2013 - 00:09 - WikiGuest
• VirtualHostingContrib: Adds virtual hosting support for Foswiki. - version 9826 (2010-11-02)
  Author: - last modified: r1 - 21 Jun 2011 - 03:47 - WikiGuest

Installing Contribs

• Download an add-on from Foswiki:Extensions.ContribPackage.
• Follow the installation instructions in the contrib topic.

Creating new Contribs

• Visit Foswiki:Extensions.ContribPackageHowTo and follow the instructions.