Syntax Changes
I created a "journal" with little entries explaining - like a log file - the syntax changes happened on wikidot..sorted descending by implementation or documentation date - the newest first - and only a short description.
| Implemented or documented on |
Item | Short hint |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | Module Listpages | New Selector : votes ( like rating |
| 2014-11-05 | Module Listpages | New selection updated_at : "last n unit" or "older than n unit" where 'n' is a count (defaults to 1) and unit is "hours", "day", "week", or "month" |
| 2014-11-05 | Module Listpages | New selection created_at : "last n unit" or "older than n unit" where 'n' is a count (defaults to 1) and unit is "hours", "day", "week", or "month" |
| 2014-09-29 | Module Listpages | New Selector : name ( like "s%" for partial search), fullname |
| 2013-09-30 | Advanced (custom) tables | New feature: hcell, colspan, rowspan |
| 2013-04-30 | Categories Module | New feature: includeHidden="true" |
| 2011-04-29 | Module NewPage | New feature: Autosave function (mode, goTo) |
| 2011-03-23 | Stand alone Button set-tags | New feature: (doc - Description): [[button set-tags +_tag1 -_tag2 text="Change tags"]] |
| 2010-10-04 | Change Log | New feature: Allow URLs in tri-parenthesis links @[[[http://example.com | Description]]] |
| 2010-09-21 | Module Listpages | New variable : %%created_by_unix%%, "Unixified" name of user who created page — to be used for constructing URLs; also %%modified_by_unix%%, %%commented_by_unix%% |
| 2010-06-1 | Module Data Forms | New feature: Data Forms file field |
| 2010-03-02 | HTML Blocks | New feature: Create HTML blocks by using [[html]] … [[/html]] tags (each on its own line). |
| 2010-02-04 | Private Categories | New Customizable error pages per private category (category:_public). |
| 2010-02-02 | Private Categories Live! | New It is now possible to make individual categories (not the default category) private, on public sites. |
| 2010-02-01 | Data Forms Live! | New Wikidot now supports data forms (Design) |
| 2010-01-11 | Universal escaping/Unicode | New Wikidot syntax now supports universal escaping / Unicode.. |
| 2010-01-05 | Meta tag for pages | New Added "viewport" meta tag for pages. |
| 2010-01-04 | Module ListUsers | New "module ListUsers Minimal ListUsers implementation made (will be extended over time). |
| 2009-12-18 | Pro users can now block: | (Pro) Site manager:Access policy panel now lets pro user block cross-site includes from their site,block cloning of their site by others. |
| 2009-12-16 | Welcome Page for new members | Site manager:General panel now lets you specify a page that welcomes new members to a site.. |
| 2009-12-15 | Site Branding | Site manager:Site Branding New feature: per-site profiles (pro, pro+ sites), accessible from site manager under "Site Branding" menu option. |
| 2009-12-02 | CSS Module | New "module CSS" lets you add custom CSS code to any page |
| 2009-10-30 | Cross Site Include | Cross Site include: supporting [[include :sitename:category:page-name]] with existing argument syntax. |
| 2009-10-28 | Change Log | Site: name max 50 char, title max 200 char, tagline max 200 char. |
| 2009-10-17 | Change Log | New: Email addresses used for Wikidot accounts now allow '+' character. |
| 2009-10-13 | Change Log | New: "Tags now accept ' characters ( Single apostrophes - original report) |
| 2009-10-12 | Join module | New: "Join this site" action button ( instead of "old", deprecated "Membership…" modules ) |
| 2009-09-29 | Table of Contents | [[toc]] now accepts a 'title=' argument to customize or remove the title |
| 2009-09-17 | ListPages module | New version of ListPages that implements most of the new design sketch we've developed together. There are a lot of new features. |
| 2009-09-16 | ListPages module | New: ListPages tag="=" now ignores hidden tags. |
| 2009-09-16 | New Clone Module | Clone module now accepts source= and button= arguments. |
| 2009-09-16 | Image tag | [[Image]] now accepts title= argument which provides hover text |
| 2009-09-07 | ListPages Module NEW ! | New ListPages syntax available - New variables now available in _templates. |
| 2009-09-04 | ListPages Module ! | New ListPages syntax available |
| 2009-09-03 | New Clone Module | New module "Clone" creates copy of current site! |
| 2009-08-31 | MailForm Module ! | Define a form, let others fill it and receive the forms via email ! New: publicly available to all sites. The content of the submitted form is sent to a "Recipients list" of wikidot users |
| 2009-08-24 | NextPage / PreviousPage Modules | New "Range selector" - Select by range: range="range-selector" parameter |
| 2009-08-17 | Searching has some very useful parameters now! | New: Additional filters like category:abc , since:yyyy-mm-dd , till:yyyy-mm-dd and user:author-name added to "Basic" searching and "Global" searching. |
| 2009-08-07 | The Thumbnails service | New: Wikidot automatically generates thumbnails in various sizes for every Wikidot site and every theme on the themes project |
| 2009-08-07 | CountPages Module | New: module "CountPages" works like ListPages but lets you display counts. |
| 2009-08-05 | ListPages module | New: automatic max limit="250" (cannot be overwritten) can create pagination - limit reduced to 250 as temporary measure to reduce database stress. Under review. |
| 2009-08-02 | Code Blocks | New: All wiki syntax inside a code block except [[include]] tags is treated as literal text and not processed. To prevent an include tag from being processed, put a single space in front of it. (Clarification of existing behavior.) |
| 2009-07-24 | ListPages module | New: parent="category:pagename" - restricts results to children of specified page |
| 2009-07-24 | Comments module | New: order="reverse" (or "forwards" by deault) - shows comments in reverse order, newest above oldest |
| 2009-06-24 | Underscore trick | an old feature for ALL users: use _ (underscore) at the end of the line you want to break (after one space) |
| 2009-06-03 | Watchers Module | a new feature for ALL users: [[module Watchers]] list all users watching this page. |
| 2009-04-16 | NextPage / PreviousPage Modules | a new feature for ALL users: (ticket 253) available are now Modules |
| 2009-04-10 | Image tag | NEW: :first as the image source, meaning the first (by name) image attached to current page (or a page currently listed when using ListPages module)! |
| 2009-04-06 | Gallery tag | NEW: Sorting Options! |
| 2009-04-06 | My Account: watching | Improved Listing of items you are watching |
| 2009-04-03 | pro: MULTIFILE UPLOADER ! | as a Pro Account feature available is now an Adobe9/10 Flash Multi File uploader |
| 2009-03-29 | Module Categories | NEW: [[module Categories]] Undocumented feature ! |
| 2009-03-24 | TagCloud module | NEW: [[module TagCloud mode="3d"]] Added 3D tag cloud view |
| 2009-03-24 | cornify | new embed code : funny "Cornify" code snippet |
| 2009-03-18 | Wikidot XML-RPC API: the Application Interface! | NEW: API Methods - write your own path & search through your wiiki (draft) |
| 2009-03-18 | Members Module | [[module Members]] has now pagination for long lists and new attributes: showSince="no/yes" and order="…" (Community Members) |
| 2009-03-18 | Files Module | NEW: [[module Files]] List all files attached to a page |
| 2009-03-17 | ListPages Module | %%author_edited%% , %%user_edited%%" |
| 2009-03-17 | Long URL ( >= 60 char) with "ending dash (-)" | (Bug-fix): Pro:ticket 240 is now read- & editable |
| 2009-03-17 | Editing tags, without changing page source or title | now creates a history entry (not a new revision) with documentation |
| 2009-03-16 | Date: How Long Ago? | NEW: [[date timestamp <format="format<|agohover>">]] |
| 2009-03-16 | Tab view | NOTE: TabView breaks TOCs, anchor links and back button |
| 2009-03-10 | OrphanedPages Module | NEW: [[module OrphanedPages]] |
| 2009-03-10 | WantedPages Module | NEW: [[module WantedPages]] |
| 2009-03-08 | SiteGrid Module | Limit introduced - random order |
| 2009-02-23 | pro: Custom Domain | Sites that use custom domains can now use the custom domain as the only url for the site, . . Option in Site Manager > Custom domain |
| 2009-02-20 | pro: Custom Footers | Pro+ users can now modify the footer element on their sites: » Site Manager » Appearance » Custom Footer. |
| 2009-02-18 | pro: Pro Lite accounts, credit card payments | "Credit Card payments" and "Pro Lite" Accounts introduced: Subscription plans |
| 2009-02-13 | Watching | Email notifications (aka Watching) |
| 2009-02-13 | Universal Edit Button | Support for Universal Edit Button on all wiki pages (Firefox - Appl. UEB) |
| 2009-02-03 | files | "Pagination" to listing of attached files - if more than 200 files attached.. |
| 2009-01-19 | FeaturedSite Module | NEW |
| 2009-01-19 | SiteGrid Module | NEW |
| 2009-01-15 | NewPage Module | parent="page-name" attribute |
| 2009-01-15 | gallery | [[gallery viewer="no"]] or [[gallery viewer="false"]] |
| 2009-01-15 | Clicking edit and save, without changing page source or title | now recompiles the page without new revision being created. |
| 2009-01-15 | SSL | is now available only in Pro+ plans, as scheduled |
| 2009-01-08 | Tags | fields can now be up to 500 (was 256) characters long, individual tags are up to 64 chars long. |
| 2008-12-17 | pro: Public on Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 | ( FAQ) |
| 2008-12-15 | Mouse hovering now works for bibliography items in forum posts. | |
| 2008-12-09 | pro: Pre-public Pro Accounts launched:plans | The upgrade panel is available in My Account, under the tab Upgrades. |
| 2008-11-28 | guest commenting mode and anonymous forum posting: Blog-like input forms | ask for name, email, website. Name (and website) are displayed instead of IP addresses. |
| 2008-11-28 | Comments Module | hideForm="true" attribute |
| 2008-11-17 | toc | +* This will not appear in TOC |
| 2008-11-09 | ListPages Module | %%page_name%% or %%page_unix_name_without_category%% |
| 2008-11-08 | Live Templates | %%page_name%% or %%page_unix_name_without_category%% |
| 2008-11-06 | thumbnails | "absolute path": http://site-name.wikidot/local--thumbnail/small.jpg (or medium.jpg); beware of the double dash ( - - ) in the local- -thumbnail! |
| 2008-10-08 | "Manipulate" pages without "loading" them | "/norender/true" or "?norender=true" |
| 2008-10-08 | Site-Manager: "Autonumbering of pages" | NEW! ( per category) |
| 2008-09-30 | ListPages Module | order="random" |
| 2008-09-23 | pro: Profile Visibility | "hide my profile/list of my edits/my forum posts/wikis I am a member of" |
| 2008-09-18 | pro: user icons management per wiki | Now you can choose, if you like to see pro/karma icons on your own Wiki or not. You can trigger it in your admin:manage site. |
| 2008-09-18 | pro: outgoing pingback management | set, if you want to enable of disable pingbacks from your Wiki. |
| 2008-09-08 | pro Cloning Wiki | admin:manage panel -> Misc Options -> Clone. |
| 2008-09-07 | Tags - iftags | NEW! (glossary:tags) |
| 2008-09-05 | NewPage Module | tags="…. …." attribute |
| 2008-09-01 | PageCalendar module | Connected with ListPages! |
| 2008-07-28 | Tags | individual tags are up to 64 chars long. |
| 2008-05-18 | Live Templates | NEW! (help:template) |