Basic Macros Plugin

Basic Macros

This plugin includes basic macros for linking and formatting content.

This plugin includes the following macros:

• anchor - Create an anchor that allows people to link to a specific point in a page.
• quote - Generate blockquotes that may contain multiple paragraphs or complex markup.
• noformat - Create blocks of text where other wiki formatting is not applied.
• panel - Draws a panel with an optional title and border.
• color - Change the colour of the contained text.
• loremipsum - Insert paragraphs of "lorem ipsum" space-filler text.
• nolink and - Suppress rendering of a CamelCase link.

Create an anchor that allows users to link to a specific point in a page. An anchor is composed of the link and the content you are linking to (anchor).

The Code

The anchor :

{anchor:My Anchor}

The link:

[#My Anchor]

Result"> Result

Generate blockquotes that may contain multiple paragraphs or complex markup.

The Code

{quote}
Some quoted content}
{quote}

Result"> Result

The Noformat Macro displays a block of text in monospace font with no other formatting.

The Code

{noformat}
Some non-formatted text.
{noformat}

Result"> Result

Some non-formatted text.

Parameters"> Parameters

Draws a panel with an optional title and border.

The Code

Default Panel:

{panel}
Some content.
{panel}

Panel with a dashed, colored border:

{panel:borderStyle=dashed|borderColor=red}
Some content.
{panel}

Panel with a title and solid, colored border:

{panel:title=My Panel|borderStyle=solid|borderColor=blue}
Some content.
{panel}

Panel with a colored background and title:

{panel:bgColor=#FFCCFF|title=My Title|titleBGColor=yellow }
Some content.
{panel}

Result"> Result

Parameters"> Parameters

Change the color of the contained text. You specify the color using the color name or hexadecimal code.

The Code

{color:red}
Some colored text.
{color}

{color:#00FF00}
Some more colored text.
{color}

Result"> Result

Some colored text.

Some more colored text.

The Nolink macro allows you to enter a web address or URL, without the browser automatically hyperlinking the URL.

The Code

{nolink:https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/MITDASHBOARD/Wikis}

Result"> Result

https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/MITDASHBOARD/Wikis