Topic designed for use with the Extension installer. It generates a specially formatted table which is parsed by the extension finder, when retrieved with ?skin=text&contenttype=text/plain. The table is a list of extensions specifications. Each specification is enclosed in curly braces {} and defines a number of fields used by the extension installer, one per line, using the syntax key: value The useful keys are:

topic

name of the extension topic

classification

to which category does this extension belong

description

short description (usually SHORTDESCRIPTION)

compatibility

freeform text which Foswiki/TWiki version is supported, as well as notes on platform

version

the available version

For example, the BathPlugin might be defined as follows:

{ topic: BathPlugin
  description: Stop the water running out
  classification: Security
  compatibility: Foswiki 1.0
}



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{ topic: AngularPlugin
 description:  A framework assisting with creating single-page applications
 compatibility: 
 classification: User interactivity
 version: 1.00_001 
 release: 1.00_001 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: AngularSkin
 description:  Angular Skin for Foswiki
 compatibility: 
 classification: User interactivity
 version: 1.00_0001 
 release: 27 Feb 2015 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: BibtexFormfieldPlugin
 description:  Adds a bibtex formfield type, which parses the field and extracts the keys into other formfields on the topic
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1
 classification: Information structuring and Search
 version: 12155 (2011-07-11) 
 release: 0.0.1 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: FastCGIEngineContrib
 description: 
 compatibility: 
 classification: 
 version:1.20
 release:30 Sep 2021
 image: 
 }

{ topic: HttpsRedirectPlugin
 description:  Redirect authenticated users to HTTPS URL.
 compatibility: 
 classification: Security
 version:1.3
 release:26 Mar 2017
 image: 
 }

{ topic: ImmediateNotifyPlugin
 description:  Allows immediate notification of topic changes through SMTP or Jabber
 compatibility: 
 classification: User interactivity
 version: 8780 (2010-08-26) 
 release: v0.4 (testing) 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: JQTablePlugin
 description:  Javascript implementation of the classic TablePlugin, using JQuery
 compatibility: Should work with all versions of Foswiki.
 classification: Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity
 version: 6641 (2010-03-03) 
 release: 1.1.3b 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: JQueryPlugin
 description: 
 compatibility: 
 classification: 
 version:7.01
 release:18 Mar 2016
 image: 
 }

{ topic: MathJaxPlugin
 description:  Macros for embedding MathJax (an open source JavaScript display engine for mathematics)
 compatibility: 
 classification: Interface and Visualisation
 version: 13831 (2012-01-27) 
 release: 0.9.1 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: NatEditPlugin
 description:  A Wikiwyg Editor
 compatibility: 
 classification: Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity
 version:9.30 - 
 release:04 Apr 2018
 image: 
 }

{ topic: PatchItem11983Contrib
 description:  Patch Foswiki 1.1.5-1.1.9 store to improve perfomance
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1.x
 classification: Admin
 version: 1.1 
 release:
 image: 
 }

{ topic: PatchItem12285Contrib
 description:  Patch a critical vulnerability in Locale::Maketext  
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1.0 - Foswiki 1.1.6
 classification: Admin, Security
 version: 16179 (2012-12-10) 
 release:
 image: 
 }

{ topic: PatchRelease01x01Contrib
 description:  Apply critical Extension, Perl and CPAN compatibility fixes onto Release 1.1.x
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1.0-1.1.9.   Does not apply to any Foswiki 1.0 release 
 classification: Admin
 version:1.0
 release:02 Oct 2015
 image: 
 }

{ topic: PatternSkin
 description: 
 compatibility: Foswiki 2.0.  Do not install on Foswiki version 1.x.
 classification: Interface and Visualisation
 version:6.04
 release:03 Dec 2015
 image: 
 }

{ topic: SemanticLinksPlugin
 description:  QuerySearch backlinks, and populate ad-hoc metadata using =[[Property::Value]]= Semantic !MediaWiki syntax
 compatibility: 
 classification: Information structuring and Search
 version: 13021 (2011-11-08) 
 release: 2.3.0 
 image: http://foswiki.org/pub/Extensions/Testing/SemanticLinksPlugin/dcdemo.png
 }

{ topic: SqlGridPlugin
 description: 
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1
 classification: Data and Files, User interactivity
 version: 15017 (2012-06-17) 
 release: 0.0.1 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: SsoLoginContrib
 description:  Generic SSO (Single Sign-on) module for Foswiki
 compatibility: 
 classification: 
 version:2013-09-26
 release:2015-08-18
 image: 
 }

{ topic: TinyMCECleanStickyBitsPlugin
 description:  Toolbar button to clean a selection of sticky attributes that would prevent a clean conversion to WikiText
 compatibility: Foswiki 1.1
 classification: Exporting, Printing and Publishing, Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity
 version: 8121 (2010-07-11) 
 release: 11 Jul 2010 
 image: 
 }

{ topic: TinyMCEPlugin
 description:  Integration of the Tiny MCE WYSIWYG Editor
 compatibility: 
 classification: Interface and Visualisation, User interactivity
 version:2.09
 release:04 Apr 2018
 image: http://translate.foswiki.org/pub/Extensions/TinyMCEPlugin/screenshot.png
 }

{ topic: TopMenuSkin
 description:  Skin with pulldown menus in top bar
 compatibility: 
 classification: 
 version: 2010-09-27 (v1.9) 
 release:
 image: 
 }

{ topic: UpdatesPlugin
 description:  Checks Foswiki.org for updates
 compatibility: 
 classification: Admin
 version:2.00
 release:12 Nov 2019
 image: 
 }

{ topic: WysiwygPlugin
 description:  Translator framework for WYSIWYG editors
 compatibility: 
 classification: Data and Files, Development
 version:1.38
 release:04 Apr 2018
 image: 
 }