Many of TiddlyWiki's default configuration settings are stored in built-in "shadow" tiddlers.
These are tiddlers that are "preloaded" with default contents.

A list of all shadow tiddlers is available through the sidebar's More > Shadowed tab (using the list macro). (In mGSD's sidebar, the list is under More... > TW > More > Shad.)

Regular tiddlers take precedence over shadow tiddlers.
Thus default contents can be modified or overridden by editing the respective shadow tiddler (which automatically creates a regular tiddler of the same name).

A shadow tiddler's default contents can be restored by deleting or renaming the respective regular tiddler.

Default Shadow Tiddlers

Shadow TiddlerDefault valueDescription
User Setup
SiteTitleMy TiddlyWikiDefines the first part of the page title
SiteSubtitlea reusable non-linear personal web notebookDefines a SubTitle for the page This shadow tiddler is used as the second part of the page title
WindowTitle
(new in v.2.6)
<<tiddler SiteTitle>> - <<tiddler SiteSubtitle>>Defines the title of the browser window
SiteUrlhttp://www.tiddlywiki.com/Identifies the full target URL for publication
DefaultTiddlersGettingStartedThe tiddlers listed in this shadow tiddler will be automatically displayed when TiddlyWiki starts up
GettingStartedSee GettingStartedProvides basic usage instructions for setting up a TiddlyWiki page
MainMenuGettingStartedDefines the contents of the main menu, by default in the left-hand column of the screen
Advanced Setup
MarkupPreHead<link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='RSS' href='index.xml'/>The contents of this tiddler are inserted at the top of the <head> section of the TiddlyWiki HTML file
MarkupPostHeadThe contents of this tiddler - empty by default - are inserted at the bottom of the <head> section of the TiddlyWiki HTML file
MarkupPreBodyThe contents of this tiddler - empty by default - are inserted at the top of the <body> section of the TiddlyWiki HTML file
MarkupPostBodyThe contents of this tiddler - empty by default - are inserted at the bottom of the <body> section of the TiddlyWiki HTML file
Import & Plugins
ImportTiddlers<<importTiddlers>>This shadow tiddler provides access to Importing Tiddlers
PluginManager<<plugins>>Provides access to the plugin manager
Templates & Style Sheets
PageTemplateSee PageTemplateThe HTML template in this shadow tiddler determines the overall TiddlyWiki layout
ViewTemplateSee ViewTemplateThe HTML template in this shadow tiddler determines how tiddlers look
EditTemplateSee EditTemplateThe HTML template in this shadow tiddler determines how tiddlers look while they are being edited
ColorPaletteSee ColorPaletteThese values in this shadow tiddler determine the colour scheme of the TiddlyWiki user interface
StyleSheetLayoutSee StyleSheetLayoutThis shadow tiddler contains CSS definitions related to the layout of page elements. DO NOT EDIT THIS TIDDLER, instead make your changes in the StyleSheet shadow tiddler.
StyleSheetColorsSee StyleSheetColorsThis shadow tiddler contains CSS definitions related to the color of page elements. DO NOT EDIT THIS TIDDLER, instead make your changes in the StyleSheet shadow tiddler.
StyleSheetThis tiddler - empty by default - can contain custom CSS definitions
StyleSheetPrintSee StyleSheetPrintThis shadow tiddler contains CSS definitions for printing
StyleSheetLocaleSee StyleSheetLocaleThis shadow tiddler contains CSS definitions related to the translation locale
SideBar Tabs
SideBarOptionsSee SideBarOptionsUsed as the contents of the option panel in the right-hand sidebar
OptionsPanelSee OptionsPanelUsed as the contents of the options panel slider in the right-hand sidebar
AdvancedOptions<<option>>>Provides access to several advanced options
SideBarTabs<<tabs txtMainTab "Timeline" "Timeline" TabTimeline "All" "All tiddlers" TabAll "Tags" "All tags" TabTags "More" "Morelists" TabMore>>Used to define the tabs panel in the right-hand sidebar
TabTimeline<<timeline>>Displays all tiddlers in reverse chronological order, and by default is displayed as the 'Timeline' tab in the right-hand SideBar
TabAll<<list all>>Displays alphabetical list of all tiddlers - except for unedited Shadow Tiddlers and is included in SideBarTabs in the right-hand sidebar
TabTags<<allTags excludeLists>>Displays a list of all Tags, and is included in SideBarTabs in the right-hand sidebar
TabMore<<tabs txtMoreTab "Missing" "Missing tiddlers" TabMoreMissing "Orphans" "Orphaned tiddlers" TabMoreOrphans "Shadowed" "Shadowedtiddlers" TabMoreShadowed>>Contains the contents of the 'More' tab in the right-hand sidebar
TabMoreMissing<<list missing>>Displays Missing Tiddlers, and is included in TabMore, displayed in the right-hand sidebar
TabMoreOrphans<<list orphans>>Displays Orphan Tiddlers, and is included in TabMore, displayed in the right-hand sidebar
TabMoreShadowed<<list shadowed>>Displays Shadow Tiddlers, and is included in TabMore, displayed in the right-hand sidebar


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tiddlywiki_public
created
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:39:52 GMT
creator
vivekkodira
modified
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:42:02 GMT
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keithb
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