Wiki Markup Guide - Macros

This page provides a guide for adding macros to a wiki page.

Syntax Highlighted Code Snippet

Allows for a code snippet to be styled according to the language specified.
Source Markup
{code:c#}
using System;
public class HelloWorld
{
   public static void Main(params string[] args)
   {
   Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
   }
}
{code:c#}

Rendered Markup
using System;
public class HelloWorld
{
   public static void Main(params string[] args)
   {
   Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
   }
}
Syntax Highlighting Supported Languages
Using {code:language} as shown above.

Language Notes
aspx c# Use for code snippets from .aspx, .ascx, .asax, .asmx, .master, and .skin files that have embedded C# code
aspx vb.net Use for code snippets from .aspx, .ascx, .asax, .asmx, .master, and .skin files that have embedded VB.NET code
ashx Use for code snippets from .ashx files
c# Use for C# code snippets
vb.net Use for VB.NET code snippets
html Use for HTML code snippets
sql Use for SQL code snippets
javascript Use for JavaScript code snippets
xml Use for snippets from .xml, .config, .dbml, and .xsd files


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Rss Macro

The rss macro allows for the importing of external rss feeds into your wiki page.
Required Parameters
Name Description Range
url absolute url to rss feed n/a

Optional Parameters
Name Description Range Default
max maximum number of posts to display up to 20 0-20 20
titlesOnly show only the date and title of each post true/false false

Source Markup
{rss:url=http://local/Data/SyndicatedFeedFormatting/Rss.xml,max=1,titlesOnly=false}
Rendered Markup
 Google News News Feed 
Wednesday, February 18, 2009  |  From Google News



Voice of America
Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan
Washington Post - 39 minutes ago
The deep contraction in the economy and in the housing market has created devastating consequences for homeowners and communities throughout the country.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bill sale calendar Reuters
Obama Plans $75 Billion Outlay to Fight Foreclosures New York Times
FOXNews - Bizjournals.com - Bloomberg - Detroit Free Press
all 1,505 news articles

 Google News News Feed 

Video Macro

The video macro allows you to insert video media into your wiki page
Required Parameters
Name Description Range
url absolute url to video media n/a
type media type of the video flash/quicktime/real/windows/youtube

Optional Parameters
Name Description Range Default
align alignment of the video left/center/right center

Source Markup
{video:url=mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/msnse/0607/28366/CodePlexTeam_Final_MBR.wmv,type=windows}
Rendered Markup

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Silverlight Macro

The Silverlight macro allows you to insert Silverlight applications into your wiki page
Source Markup
{silverlight:url=http://silverlight.net/samples/sl2/toolkitcontrolsamples/run/controls/Microsoft.Windows.Controls.Samples.xap,height=401,width=600}
Rendered Markup

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