Writing XWiki Macros

XWiki macros can be written with two different approaches. If you are introducing a completely new functionality to XWiki platform and if you think you need to exploit the power of JAVA and XWiki rendering engine, you may consider writing a Rendering Macro. On the other hand if you are comfortable with XWiki programming / scripting, you can develop a Wiki Macro instead. Following tutorials explain these two approaches in greater detail:

• Writing an XWiki Wiki Macro
• Writing an XWiki Rendering Macro