XWiki Syntax Guide

Last modified by Sebastian Marsching on 2022/01/09 00:05

XWiki Syntax 2.1 ยป Programming

XWiki Syntax 2.1: Programming

Macros

2.0 Macros

There is only one kind of macro in XWiki Syntax 2.1, which is called by the syntax: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"}}...{{/macroname}}. For macros without content there's a short notation: {{macroname param1="value1" ... paramN="valueN"/}}

FeatureXWiki Syntax 2.1Result
Rendering Macro with a content
{{code language="java"}}
System.out.println("Hello World!");
{{/code}}
System.out.println("Hello World!");
Rendering Macro without content

{{include reference="Space.Page"/}}

The referenced page is included in the current page

For the full list of available macros check the Extensions wiki.

Macros in this wiki

IdNameCategoriesDescriptionVisibility
activityActivity (legacy)NotificationsProvide a macro implemented with the Notifications Application to keep a backward compatibility with Activity Stream.Current Wiki
asyncAsync macroContentExecute asynchronously and/or cache the macro content.Global
attachmentGalleryPickerAttachment PickerDevelopmentGrid based attachment picker.Global
attachmentSelectorAttachment SelectorDevelopmentA control to be used for object properties of the current page that are supposed to contain the name of an attachment from the current (or target) page. Allows uploading new attachments, and deleting attachments from the target page.  If no target page is specified, the current page will be used. Object properties are only saved to the current page.Current Wiki
boxBoxFormattingDraw a box around provided content.Global
cacheCacheDevelopmentCaches content.Global
chartChartContentDisplays a graphical chart generated from miscellaneous data sourcesGlobal
childrenChildrenNavigationDisplays a tree of children pages of the current pageCurrent Wiki
codeCodeFormattingHighlights code snippets of various programming languagesGlobal
commentCommentDevelopmentAllows putting comments in the source content. This macro doesn't output anything.Global
containerContainerLayoutA macro to enclose multiple groups and add decoration, such as layout.Global
contentContentContentAllows writing content in any wiki markupGlobal
contextContextDevelopmentExecutes content in the context of the passed pageGlobal
dashboardDashboardLayoutA macro to define a dashboard to fill with gadgets.Global
displayDisplayContentDisplay other pages into the current page.Global
displayIconIconContentDisplay an icon.Global
documentsPagesContentDisplays a list of pages in a LivetableCurrent Wiki
documentTreePage TreeNavigationDisplays the tree of XWiki pages.Current Wiki
errorError MessageFormattingDisplays an error message note.Global
exampleExampleFormattingShows an example and its source code.Current Wiki
footnoteFootnoteContentGenerates a footnote to display at the end of the page.Global
galleryGalleryLayoutDisplays the images found in the provided content using a slide-show view.Global
groovyGroovyDevelopmentExecute a groovy script.Global
htmlHTMLDevelopmentInserts HTML or XHTML code into the page.Global
iconPickerIcon PickerDevelopmentSelect an icon within the XWiki icon set.Current Wiki
idIdNavigationAllows putting a reference/location in a page. In HTML for example this is called an Anchor. It allows pointing to that location, for example in links.Global
includeIncludeContentInclude other pages into the current page.Global
infoInfo MessageFormattingDisplays an info message note.Global
liveDataLive DataContentDisplay dynamic lists of data.Global
mentionUser MentionNotificationsInsert a user mention.Current Wiki
menuMenuNavigationDisplays a menu created using simple wiki syntax (nested lists and links).Global
messageSenderMessage SenderSocialA control that allows users to enter messages that are handled by the MessageStream module.Current Wiki
notificationsNotificationsNotificationsDisplay notifications about events happened on the wiki.Current Wiki
notificationsApplicationsPreferencesNotifications Applications PreferencesNotificationsDisplay the preferences of the current user about notification applications.Current Wiki
notificationsAutoWatchPreferencesNotifications Auto Watch PreferencesNotificationsDisplay the preferences of the current user about auto watched pages.Current Wiki
notificationsCustomFiltersPreferencesNotifications Custom Filters PreferencesNotificationsDisplay the preferences of the given user about custom notification filters.Current Wiki
notificationsEmailPreferencesNotifications Email PreferencesNotificationsDisplay the preferences of the current user about notification emails.Current Wiki
notificationsFiltersPreferencesNotifications Filters Preferences (deprecated)NotificationsDisplay the preferences of the current user about notification filters.
This macro is now deprecated in favor of Custom Notifications Filters Preferences or System Notifications Filters Preferences.
Current Wiki
notificationsSystemFiltersPreferencesNotifications System Filters PreferencesNotificationsDisplay the preferences of the given user about system notification filters.Current Wiki
officeOffice Document ViewerContentView office attachments (doc, ppt, xls, odt, odp, ods etc.) inside wiki pages without downloading or importing them.Global
pdftocPDF Table of ContentsInternalGenerates the table of contents for the PDF export.Global
putFootnotesPut FootnotesContentDisplays all the footnotes from the page. If missing, all footnotes are displayed by default at the end of the page.Global
pythonPythonDevelopmentExecutes a python script.Global
scriptScriptDevelopmentExecute script in provided script language.Global
spaceindexSpace IndexDeprecatedLists the pages in a space.Current Wiki
spacesSpacesDeprecatedDisplays all the spaces in this wiki.Current Wiki
successSuccess MessageFormattingDisplays a success message note.Global
tagcloudTag CloudContentDisplays the cloud of tags in this wiki or in the specified space, if any.Current Wiki
templateTemplateDevelopmentInsert a template.Global
tocTable of contentsNavigationGenerates a table of contents.Global
translationTranslationContentDisplay a translation message.Global
treeTreeNavigationDisplays a tree hierarchy defined by the macro content or the source parameter.Current Wiki
uiextensionUI ExtensionDevelopmentInsert a UI extension.Global
uiextensionsUI ExtensionsDevelopmentInsert UI extensions.Global
useravatarUser AvatarContentAllows displaying the avatar for a specific user.Global
velocityVelocityDevelopmentExecutes a Velocity script.Global
warningWarning MessageFormattingDisplays a warning message note.Global
wikimacrocontentWikiMacro ContentDevelopmentDisplay editable content of a wikimacro.Global
wikimacroparameterWikiMacro ParameterDevelopmentDisplay editable parameter of a wikimacro.Global
wikisWikisNavigationList all wikisCurrent Wiki
workspacesWorkspaces (Legacy)DeprecatedDeprecated macro that should not be used here for compatibility reasons. Please use the "wikis" macro instead.Current Wiki

HTML

2.0 HTML

In XWiki Syntax 2.1 HTML or XHTML must be entered by using the HTML macro.

XWiki Syntax 2.1Result
{{html}}<abbr title="HyperText Markup Language">HTML</abbr>{{/html}} HTML

Scripts

2.0 Scripts

FeatureXWiki Syntax 2.1
Velocity script
{{velocity}}
#set ($var = "whatever")
{{/velocity}}
Groovy script
{{groovy}}
def var = "whatever"
{{/groovy}}