%META:TOPICINFO{author="PeterThoeny" date="1028429888" format="1.0" version="1.1"}%
*Main Features of TWiki*

	* *Any web browser:* Edit existing pages or create new pages by using any web browser. There is no need to upload pages.
	* *Edit link:* To edit a page, simply click on the ==Edit== link at the bottom of the page.
	* *Auto links:* Web pages are [[WikiWord][linked automatically]]. You do not need to learn HTML commands to link pages.
	* *Text formatting:* Simple, powerful and easy-to-learn [[WikiSyntax][text formatting rules]]. Basically you write text like you would write an e-mail.
	* *Webs:* Pages are grouped into [[%TWIKIWEB%.SiteMap][TWiki webs]] (or collections). This allows you to set up separate collaboration groups.
	* *Search:* [[WebSearch][Full text search]] with/without regular expressions. See a sample [[%SCRIPTURL%/search/TWiki/?scope=text&search=learn][search result]].
	* *E-mail notification:* Get [[WebChangesAlert][automatically notified]] when something has changed in a TWiki web.
	* *Structured content:* Use TWikiForms to classify and categorize unstructured web pages and to create simple workflow systems.
	* *File attachments:* [[FileAttachment][Upload]] and download any file as an attachment to a page by using your browser. This is similar to file attachments in an e-mail, but it happens on web pages.
	* *Revision control:* All changes to pages and attachments are tracked. Retrieve previous page revisions; compare differences; find out who changed what and when.
	* *Access control:* Define groups and impose fine-grained read and write [[TWikiAccessControl][access restrictions]] based on groups and users.
	* *Variables:* Use [[TWikiVariables][variables]] to dynamically compose your pages. This allows you for example to dynamically build a table of contents, include other pages, or show a search result embedded in a page.
	* *TWiki plugins:* Easily install program enhancements using external [[TWikiPlugins][plug-in modules]]. Developers can create plug-ins in Perl using the TWiki Plugin API.
	* *Templates and skins:* A flexible [[TWikiTemplates][templating system]] separates program logic and presentation. [[TWikiSkins][Skins]] overwrite template headers and footers; page content is unaffected.
	* *Managing pages:* Individual [[TWikiTopics][pages]] can be renamed, moved and deleted through the browser.
	* *Managing users:* Web-based [[TWikiRegistration][user registration]] and [[ChangePassword][change of password]].
	* *Statistics:* Create statistics of TWiki webs. Find out most popular pages and top contributors.
	* *Preferences:* Three levels of preferences: TWikiPreferences for site-level, WebPreferences for each web, and user level preferences.
	* *Topic locking:* Users are warned if a page is being edited by another person. This is to prevent [[SimultaneousEdits][simultaneous page editing]].
	* *Referred-By:* Find the pages that contain links to a topic.
