Wiki source code of Applications & Extensions
Version 23.3 by Vincent Massol on 2010/12/10
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| 3 | = Applications = | ||
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| 5 | As you've learned from the [[Programming feature>>Features.Programming]] it's possible to put code inside XWiki pages. You can combine several pages together to form an application. In other words an application is simply a self-contained set of XWiki pages. You can export these pages into a single archive file named a XAR (it stands for XWiki Archive) which can then be imported again into other wikis. This is a very nice way to create reusable applications. | ||
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| 7 | Applications offer a powerful way to create advanced content within wiki pages. | ||
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| 9 | == Example Applications == | ||
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| 11 | === Calendar Application === | ||
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| 13 | //Screenshot of the Calendar Application// | ||
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| 15 | image:Calendar.png | ||
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| 17 | === Meeting Manager Application === | ||
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| 19 | //Screenshot of the Meeting Manager Application// | ||
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| 21 | image:MeetingManager.PNG | ||
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| 23 | === Bulletin Board Application === | ||
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| 25 | //Screenshot of the Bulletin Board Application// | ||
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| 27 | image:BulletinBoardTopic.png | ||
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| 29 | === Polls Application === | ||
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| 31 | //Screenshot of the Polls Application// | ||
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| 33 | image:Polls.png | ||
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| 35 | == List of Applications available for download on XWiki.org == | ||
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| 37 | Check the [[Extensions wiki>>extensions:Main.WebHome]] which lists all applications available that you can install in your wiki. | ||
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| 39 | == Creating new Applications == | ||
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| 41 | If you'd like to create new applications with XWiki our [[Developer's Guide>>http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/]] will help you through the process. | ||
| 42 | If you are interested in participating to the XWiki project development itself or in building it from sources, you should refer to the [[Community wiki>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/]]. | ||
| 43 | If you still have questions you may [[subscribe to the mailing lists>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/MailingLists]]. | ||
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| 45 | =Plugins= | ||
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| 47 | Plugins are a powerful way to extend XWiki's intrinsic features. Actually lots of the XWiki features you can see are brought by plugins bundled with the XWiki distributions. | ||
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| 49 | == Using a Plugin == | ||
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| 51 | First check the [[Extensions wiki>>extensions:Main.WebHome]] to find a Plugin you'd like to use. Then copy its JAR (Plugins are bundled as JARs) into your XWiki installation: drop it in XWiki WAR's //WEB-INF/lib// directory. You'll need to restart XWiki for it to take effect. Please note that this is an administrative task so you'll want to ask your wiki admin for help in doing this. | ||
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| 53 | == Developing a Plugin == | ||
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| 55 | If you'd like to develop a plugin please check the [[plugin development tutorial>>DevGuide.CreatingPlugins]]. | ||
| 56 | If you still have questions you may [[subscribe to the mailing lists>>http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/MailingLists]] |
