This is a template topic for use with PublishPlugin. It illustrates how to set up a topic in a web to simplify publishing.

This is a template topic for use with PublishPlugin. It illustrates how to set up a topic in a web to simplify publishing.

To use it, take a copy of the raw text of this topic, and paste it into a new topic in your own web.

To use it, take a copy of the raw text of this topic, and paste it into a new topic in your own web.

Publish topics from the System web

Publish topics from the System web

• Name of the URL and folder space inside $Foswiki::cfg{PublishPlugin}{Dir} and $Foswiki::cfg{PublishPlugin}{URL}. e.g. test, prod. Defaults to '', so publishes to the top of those.
  • Set PUBLISH_INSTANCE =
• Name of a topic that contains a table that maps topic names to version numbers. This topic can be used to publish specific versions of listed topics.
  • Set PUBLISH_VERSIONS =
• Comma-separated list of wildcard patterns that match the names of topics to include
  • Set PUBLISH_INCLUSIONS = *
• Comma-separated list of wildcard patterns that match the names of topics to exclude
  • Set PUBLISH_EXCLUSIONS = Web*,Publish*
• A regular expression that will cause a topic to be excluded if the RE matches the topic content
  • Set PUBLISH_FILTER =
• Skin for published HTML
  • Set PUBLISH_SKIN = text
• Comma-separated list of templates to use (defaults to view). Output will be generated for each template in this list (e.g. view,print). Note that VIEW_TEMPLATE will still override the template if it is set in specific topics (See SkinTemplates).
  • Set PUBLISH_TEMPLATES = view
• Format to publish in (file, pdf, tgz, zip)
  • Set PUBLISH_FORMAT = file
• If set, additional options that will be passed to the output generator
  • Set PUBLISH_EXTRAS =
• Name of the publish history topic to us. Default is PublishPluginHistory?
  • Set PUBLISH_HISTORY =

• Name of the URL and folder space inside $Foswiki::cfg{PublishPlugin}{Dir} and $Foswiki::cfg{PublishPlugin}{URL}. e.g. test, prod. Defaults to '', so publishes to the top of those.
  • Set PUBLISH_INSTANCE =
• Name of a topic that contains a table that maps topic names to version numbers. This topic can be used to publish specific versions of listed topics.
  • Set PUBLISH_VERSIONS =
• Comma-separated list of wildcard patterns that match the names of topics to include
  • Set PUBLISH_INCLUSIONS = *
• Comma-separated list of wildcard patterns that match the names of topics to exclude
  • Set PUBLISH_EXCLUSIONS = Web*,Publish*
• A regular expression that will cause a topic to be excluded if the RE matches the topic content
  • Set PUBLISH_FILTER =
• Skin for published HTML
  • Set PUBLISH_SKIN = text
• Comma-separated list of templates to use (defaults to view). Output will be generated for each template in this list (e.g. view,print). Note that VIEW_TEMPLATE will still override the template if it is set in specific topics (See SkinTemplates).
  • Set PUBLISH_TEMPLATES = view
• Format to publish in (file, pdf, tgz, zip)
  • Set PUBLISH_FORMAT = file
• If set, additional options that will be passed to the output generator
  • Set PUBLISH_EXTRAS =
• Name of the publish history topic to us. Default is PublishPluginHistory?
  • Set PUBLISH_HISTORY =