AllFeatureRequests

All feature requests that are not implemented, rejected or parked.

Summary	Planned for	State UnderInvestigation	Commitment no commitment
Add ADDWORKINGDAYS to Extensions.SpreadSheetPlugin		AcceptedProposal	24 Nov 2010 KennethLavrsen
Add $total(..) to System.FormattedSearch	2.0	AcceptedProposal	6 Feb 2011 PaulHarvey
Let's make an ENDINCLUDE to be consistent with ENDSECTION	1.2	AcceptedProposal	1 May 2011 PaulHarvey
Add a hide option to STARTSECTION	1.2	AcceptedProposal	6 Feb 2011 PaulHarvey
Let's add NatEdit to the core	1.2	AcceptedProposal	28 Jul 2010 CrawfordCurrie, MichaelDaum
Add ?Set+ etc to the core	1.2	AcceptedProposal	7 Apr 2012 CrawfordCurrie
Add UpdatesPlugin to default release		AcceptedProposal	25 Nov 2011 MichaelDaum
Adopt a CSS framework from another project		AcceptedProposal	22 Feb 2012 ArthurClemens
Remove rest from the default list of AuthScripts	1.2	AcceptedProposal	16 Feb 2012 CrawfordCurrie
Allow data forms, Foswiki::Form field types and registerMETA to specify data/index types for query/search algo's w/indexes		AcceptedProposal	14 Aug 2011 SvenDowideit
Ignore differences in case between registration and login		AcceptedProposal	26 Mar 2007 SvenDowideit
Add administrative instructions for TWikiRegistration tailoring		AcceptedProposal	29 Dec 2007 LynnwoodBrown
Explicitly control the storage location of temporary files used by Foswiki	1.2	AcceptedProposal	25 Feb 2011 GeorgeClark
Create an ISO datetime format		AcceptedProposal	22 Feb 2012 ArthurClemens
Database store, or database cache, for high performance	2.0	AcceptedProposal	7 Dec 2010 CrawfordCurrie
Demand-parsing of tables would solve several outstanding problems	1.2.0	AcceptedProposal	22 Apr 2012 CrawfordCurrie
Deprecate auto attachments, and make Update Attachments Plugin a default	2.0	AcceptedProposal	8 Dec 2010 GeorgeClark
Direct interaction with attachments	2.0	AcceptedProposal	18 Mar 2010 ArthurClemens
Publishing with Dublin Core meta data in head (scope 2.0)	2.0	AcceptedProposal	24 Mar 2010 DrakeDiedrich
Enable internationalisation of plugins	1.2	AcceptedProposal	15 Dec 2010 OlivierRaginel, MichaelDaum
Plugin hooks to take advantage of Foswiki Stand Alone	1.2	AcceptedProposal	15 Dec 2008 GilmarSantosJr
Fallback To Topic When URL has Trailing Space And No Subweb exists but topic does	1.2	AcceptedProposal	2 Jan 2009 SvenDowideit
Store creator and create date in metadata to improve performance	1.2	AcceptedProposal	22 Jun 2011 SvenDowideit
Cast in stone the topic revision numbering scheme used by the RCS-based stores		AcceptedProposal	9 Dec 2010 MichaelTempest
Use Javascript to avoid passing the password in the clear.	1.2	AcceptedProposal	11 Feb 2012 GeorgeClark
Suggestion for true two-digit week format in GMTIME		AcceptedProposal	9 Feb 2012 OlivierRaginel
Sometimes its necessary to force the hostname set in {DefaultUrlHost}.		AcceptedProposal	21 Jul 2009 OliverKrueger
It would be useful to have links enabled in edit previews	1.2	AcceptedProposal	7 Sep 2010 WillNorris
Simple syntax for specifying specific topic versions		AcceptedProposal	21 Sep 2011 PaulHarvey
%VAR should be able to return variables at the topic level, not only at the web level.		AcceptedProposal	2008-03-17 MartinCleaver
Distribute mod_perl_startup.pl suggested by TWiki.ApacheConfigGenerator to improve efficiency		AcceptedProposal	27 May 2008 JoshuaCharlesCampbell, WillNorris
Render form with more attractive appearance		AcceptedProposal	2006-12-06 ArthurClemens
migrate from Subversion to git		AcceptedProposal	17 Jul 2010 OlivierRaginel, PaulHarvey, SvenDowideit
Refactor the Store to allow multiple plugable backends		AcceptedProposal	2007-10-11 SvenDowideit
Allow numbers to be treated as uppercase instead of lowercase in WikiWords	1.2	AcceptedProposal	15 Sep 2010 KennethLavrsen
Plugins need a working/temp file cleanup mechanism	2.0	AcceptedProposal	7 Sep 2011 SvenDowideit, CrawfordCurrie
Retrieve preference values in different contexts		AcceptedProposal	12 Apr 2012 CrawfordCurrie
Improve default protection of configure script		AcceptedProposal	19 Nov 2011 GeorgeClark
Move to 5.8.8 for various reasons	1.2	AcceptedProposal	11 Nov 2011 CrawfordCurrie, SvenDowideit, PaulHarvey
Make Search order param consistent with query		AcceptedProposal	26 Apr 2011 SvenDowideit
Support underline and line-through text decorations		AcceptedProposal	6 Dec 2009 PaulHarvey
URL's that have correct spelling, irrespective of case will goto that topic.		AcceptedProposal	9 Apr 2007 SvenDowideit
.spec files are under-used and only by configure. Would be nice to use them more	1.2	AcceptedProposal	16 Nov 2010 OlivierRaginel, GeorgeClark
Use a Foswiki app to develop WikiApps	1.2.0	UnderConstruction	24 Feb 2012 SvenDowideit
Make cookie path and names configurable	1.2	UnderConstruction	30 Mar 2011 PaulHarvey
Enhance register script to specify a templatetopic param instead of hard-coded 'NewUserTemplate'	1.2	UnderConstruction	5 Jul 2011 PaulHarvey
Fast VM developer environment with Vagrant provisioning		UnderConstruction	9 Dec 2011 JulianLevens, OlivierRaginel
Add ability to have elsif sections	1.2	UnderConstruction	17 Feb 2012 KipLubliner
Add a little UI to make it easier to escape TML	1.2	UnderConstruction	22 Feb 2012 KipLubliner
Refactor format rendering to use FoswikiIterators (adds paging, consistency and speed)		UnderConstruction	15 Dec 2007 SvenDowideit
Group names should be language independent		UnderConstruction
HTML attributes should use single quotes	1.1.5	UnderConstruction	20 Dec 2011 ArthurClemens
Result Sets to abstract search results, lists, and GROUP definition		UnderConstruction	2007-12-21 SvenDowideit
Simply SEARCH parameters		UnderConstruction	25 Mar 2009 SvenDowideit
Simplify The Store - Meta Semantics	2.0	UnderConstruction	19 Aug 2011 SvenDowideit
Templating search result summaries	1.2	UnderConstruction	21 Jan 2011 ArthurClemens
Add beforeRenameHandler to the Plugin API	-
Add a configuration wizard for authentication	-
Provide a new comparitor to aid queries against fields which contain list data	-
Allow Extensions to force required setup's into the UnitTests	-
Add a Foswiki::Func::wikifyWebTopicName() API	-
Add ISOWEEK function to SpreadSheetPlugin	-		14 Apr 2012 KipLubliner
Add list operations to FORMAT	-
Add logout handlers for LoginManagers	-
Add beforeNewWeb and afterNewWeb handlers to the Plugin API	-
add web and .topic to the Query Search language	-		9 Mar 2012 SvenDowideit
add set default button / js for form fields	-
Add different sorting behaviour(s) to search output	-
allow the use of a named SECTION for templatetopic	-		17 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit
Add date formatting tokens to attachment links	-		23 Feb 2012 GeorgeClark
add a web= parameter to all cgi scripts	-		17 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit
Add snapshot functionality, mading it possible to browse topics history consistently	-
The access rights of a form overrule the access rights of the topic to which it is attached	-
Ability to store attachments of certain types in external CMS	-
AutoincFormfieldPlugin	-
Automagical Updating of Foswiki	-
Prevent Accidental Lockout of Topics	-
It should be possible to include topic sections in wiki table cells	-
Improve performance of nested sectional includes	-
Never POST to a save script for purposes of cancelling an update	-		3 May 2012 GeorgeClark
Group extensions by some indication of code quality	-
Add certificated statistics update script	-
Users should be able to change their login name	-
Make the client side editor in NatEdit pluggable	-
Configure Extension autoinstaller should remove be able to uninstall	-
Consistently displaying form field values	-		14 May 2012 ArthurClemens
Harmonize tables and data forms	-
Discussions on accessing TopicObjectModel from TML	-
Copying the topic contents from one page to an already existing page	-
Create standard topic update notes	-
Why wouldn't FosWiki support Creole markup ?	-
Better Crontab documentation in each plugin	-
Display broken user links better	-
Set permissions for DataForm fields	-
Introduce new attribute for data field to allow hiding empty fields	-
Proposed feature for inheritance of DataForm fields	-
Add date() as a query function	-
DeKi-alike WYSIWYG	-
Define Other Macro Expansion Types	-
Deprecate Contextless URL Constructs	-
Deprecate the executable code in the *_installer files	-
Deprecate the TMPL Language	-
I'd like FW to dynamically decide whether an edit page is needed.	-
Reduce $dollar	-
EditChapter should always show body of a chapter, not just a title.	-
It would be great if users could add personal data to topics, viewed by their own only	-
Ship FastCGIEngineContrib and ModPerlEngineContrib as core extensions	-
It would be nice if TinyMCE's Insert/Edit link dialog had a possibility to search through all topic names	-
A full record of all Preferences across all webs would help in site consistency	-
Need better mechanisms than {PluginsOrder} to control plugin execution order	-
Fix brain-dead delete	-
Fix SEARCH limit and paging mess	-		3 Mar 2012 ArthurClemens
It would be nice to be able to set the topic using form data variable substitution	-
Formalise the topic Programming Language	-
Allow TIME macros to format any old time value, not just the current time	-		26 Feb 2012 PaulHarvey
A community-written book	-
foswiki.org should implement SSL	-
Foswiki Settings Wizard	-
Add XML based Storeage and query backend	-
It would be great if moveTopic would have an ignorepermissions option	-
Standardise the CHART macro definition	-
Bring together the SEARCH visions	-		15 Oct 2010 SvenDowideit, PaulHarvey
here-document syntax for macros	-
Implement the UI suggested by Crawford in the AddFurtherControlsOnSudo proposal	-		25 Feb 2012 GeorgeClark
Attachments need better tools for searching, tagging, viewing and file handling	-
Let's get virtual hosting sorted out	-
Enhanced REST Support	-
Increase max-age for static webs	-		17 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit
foswiki.org to provide all commonly-installed skins	-		22 Mar 2010 WillNorris
Strikeone and friends need a cleaner API	-
It would be really nice if KinoSearch could go through the tags created with TagMe plugin	-
Lazy Load Javascript and Css	-		18 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit, MichaelDaum
redirect to configure unless when there is no configuration	-
Plugins should be able to control which other plugins are enabled	-
Limit the creation of sub webs separately	-
Implement dynamic views for topic lists	-		5 Nov 2009 SvenDowideit, ArthurClemens
Currently if set to "reply" on error, just the email originator is sent an email message with the error. It would be good to nominate a "CC" email address say to the foswiki admin or whoever.	-
MailerContrib should not notify on changes by certain authors (incl. $MYSELF)	-
Foswiki ought to blog about itself using Foswiki software but...	-
Make Sure Wikiname Is WikiWord With OpenLDAP Authentication REMOTE_USER	-
WEBFORMS is a PITA	-
Make zones less intrusive, especially for non-HTML output	-		12 Nov 2010 PaulHarvey
Manage and deploy Applications	-
When a significant number of (non-related) topics need deltion, it would be could to select them in a UI and process all on a single button click.	-
Measure and report Script timing	-		26 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit
Integrate improvements from Rich Text Editor from VM in Standard (CVS)	-
Add missing as an alternative to undefined in QUERY	-
migrate foswiki into CPAN	-
Add an API for INCLUDE sections to Foswiki::Meta	-		2 May 2011 PaulHarvey
Allow disabling of RCS control for binary attachments	-		16 Dec 2010 OlivierRaginel
Provide an Office Connector like in Confluence	-
One Time Notification for Topic Creation	-
Option to avoid completely flattening text in FormattedSearch's $summary(nnn)	-
Boost Search Performance in huge webs by doing it parallel	-
Specifying both topic name and parent name would be useful	-
Protecting an application's code needs DENYTOPICRAW	-
Changing Access Permission	-
Make Foswiki::Render pluggable	-
Allow PluginOrder setting to also specify the last plugins to process	-
Make Meta a first class Public API	-		14 Nov 2010 SvenDowideit
It should be easier to get a definitive overview of the Access Controls present on a given topic.	-
Query across all topic revisions	-		5 Dec 2010 CrawfordCurrie
Query links and backlinks	-
Redesign AdminToolsCategory	-
Changing the registration form for use in I18N	-
Relay Alerts to the top of the view page	-
Form fields need a mechanism to rename	-
add more sensible synonyms for templatetopic and formtemplate	-
When deleting a Topic to Trash, have the ability to enter a descriptive revision comment	-
Review file permissions for consistency and implement checking/fixup	-
SEARCH should be able to search in a specified section	-
It would be really neat if search results contained links to headings, à la Google (or à la Bing/Yahoo)	-
Enhance STARTSECTION - improve common usages for defining re-usable markup snippets	-
Security checklists for the uninitiated	-
Setting Variables Using Macros	-		20 Apr 2012 MichaelDaum
Stop forcing skin authors to remove the final new-lines from tmpl files	-		24 May 2010 SvenDowideit
Simplify non-developer editing of release managed topics.	-		5 Mar 2012 SvenDowideit
Simplify default configuration	-		18 Apr 2012 SvenDowideit
The feature proposal process is more complex than required	-
It would be nice if a SmiliesPlugin picture could come from other sources but the SmiliesPlugin topic	-
Add a Generic REGEX function to CALC	-
Support Bulk Updates	-
It would be really neat if Foswiki could fully support DITA publishing	-
Support deferred execution or rendering of complex topics	-
Support dynamic or generated attachments	-
Define a horizontal menu with alt and title tags using a bulleted list	-
Support multi-key sorting in SEARCH	-
We need support in my company for two letter ACRONYMS	-		23 Feb 2012 GeorgeClark
It would be really neat to be able to edit pages synchronously, seeing edits by others in real time	-
Support an XML schema for webs/topics	-
Suppress links to topics that are not in the published scope.	-
In-line * Set preferences should always match META:PREFERENCE, and vice versa	-
Eliminate $dollar etc hell. Also see older UseSyntaxToChangeEvaluationOrder	-
Syntax Highlighting Editor	-
New update method for system topics	-
Script changing IP/DNS in the configuration to become the current IP	-		16 Dec 2011 IngoKappler
Let topics have a display name	-
Topic Object Model (TOM)	-
Topics should get types from forms (or other method) not from names (Bogus forms and templates)	-
Variation on TRIM to remove all spaces	-
Implementing Accordion to Twisty	-
Investigate Unicode support for Foswiki	-
Allow users to customise System topics (such as WebSearch) in an upgrade safe way	-		4 Mar 2010 AndrewJones
Use UTF8 as the encoding for all stored content	-
Provide support for a User web and user subwebs	-
System.VarFORMFIELD is missing a default parameter option when the field is not instantiated in the topic	-
Viewfile could usefully support the Http GET "Range" header	-
Simplify adding JS/CSS to a page, at the same time reduce validation problems, improve security & cache features	-
A query cookbook is essential to help new users	-
Making Formfields WYSIWYG capable	-

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