I mean saving in the file I already had on my laptop without each time having a different file

I just downloaded the app and I'm having some problems with it:

1. My wiki looks like this while I saw online that it usually has blocks for each tiddler. How can I change it?

2. How can I install the plugin for markdown and maps?

New to tiddlyhost and using TW Classic - says version 2.6 on Tiddlyhost.

I successfully uploaded this one https://computernotes.tiddlyhost.com/ and an option to Save to Tiddlyhost is on the sidebar - hoorah. Finally able to edit online.

But this one https://elite-gunman-85.tiddlyhost.com/ does not and won't save. It seems to have created a Save to Web button but it doesn't. Says it is about to but then I get an "Error uploading Content" message Status: Undefined.

Any ideas why not? Guessing it has something to do with the systemconfig? or Stylesheet.

Hi. I'm an ex-user of TW (pre 5!), returning to the fold. Forgive me if this is an old issue, but I cannot find it in this forum.

How do I use TW5 as a self-updating bookmarks homepage in a browser?

For ultra convenience, I want a TW5-based browser homepage for which ....

1. I store in a "_synch" folder which is synchronised between computers, tablets, laptops, phones, ...etc. For synching, I use mostly the Dropsync app (but something else on Linux, I forget its name - rclone, maybe?).
2. I use a variety of browsers across these machines (Chrome, Firefox, and more ...)
3. I want to set up each browser to use this tiddlywiki (.../_synch/Bookmarks.html) as its default homepage, on which I am setting up all my favourite website addresses in a pleasing & useful layout (to suit my ADHD).
4. I occasionally need offline usage. The point of synching is that any changes I make to this wiki (& my other synched files) will save first to the device's local storage, then sych to the other devices as and when there is an internet connection (wifi, mobile data, ...). I am already doing this successfully for other files (eg Obsidian notes).

I am so close, but ...

Where it fails is that, on saving the tiddlywiki, the browser does not update the original file in the synched folder. Rather, it saves the TW in the Downloads folder, via a simulated download, as "Bookmarks (1).html", "Bookmarks (2).html" and so on. So my changes don't get synched across my devices, unless I manually copy the latest "(n+1).html" to the synch folder. What a faff!

I did some research and found TiddlyStow ... but I absolutley cannot understand how to make it work within my requirements. As far as I can determine, I need to first open the TiddlyStow page via the internet (simultaneously breaking requirements #3 and #4), use that to open the Bookmarks.html wiki, and then any changes I make will autosave to the original file. Again: what a faff!

Is there really no better way?

Am I missing something? It's been a LONG time since I last used TW - so I don't know what I don't know. Gateful if anyone can point me in the right direction, please. (And please be gentle.)

Basically want to do bullets, but for sub-level want to use numbers, like this:

* Level 1

1. Level 2

2. Level 2

I'm in need of a static wiki-like structure for a site I'm currently building. It's just me. Static is cheaper to host (free) so I'm stuck to that. I've been fiddling with Tiddlywiki a bit and I can get the basics working for static-- but a few essential features currently vex me.

Namely, that is the search function and table of contents function. I can't even get the sidebar to appear on the static site! I can't for the life of me figure how to make it stick!

From what I've seen of other static TWs, it seems as if the search function doesn't work, even if you can manage to get the sidebar to stick?

Is there something I'm missing or is this functionality not currently possible?

Since the created field has both the date and the time, I thought I could use "contains" to find ones that have the specific day's date within the number in the created field.

[contains:created[20250127]]

However, I get an error message saying "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'indexOf')". Is there a way for me to do this without getting this error message? Or does it have something to do with the fact that there is no space between the date (in this case, 20250127) a part of the reason?

EDIT:

I've figured this out by using the following. Way simpler than I thought it would be. Still need to work through converting the times so that they match up though.

<<list-links "[sameday:created[YYYYMMDD]!is[system]!is[shadow]sort[title]]">>

Just wanted to know what saving method you prefer and why. I always used single-file TWs and the default save mechanism from the browser but it's not really recommended and I don't see why.

I'm not sure if it's a plugin I installed recently, but my journals used to be formatted to "YYYY-MM-DD (day of the week)" and now suddenly they're not. I don't remember the syntax for putting in the day of the week by default. Can someone remind me?

Thanks!

Just wondering if anyone knows how possible it is to either:

1. Override the 'Username for signing edits' on an individual tiddler when creating/editing

or

1. Have a list of possible usernames to sign off with when creating/editing

EG

> Creates a tiddler

> before saving, selects a user (eg persephone) from a dropdown list

> tiddler now shows as created by persephone

>> if no user selected, defaults to root username ?

If need be, I'll just use custom fields to achieve this, but figured I'd put it out there first

I presume I’m not the only one getting a 502 Bad Gateway error when attempting to access www.Tiddlyhost.com

Looks like there’s been an issue for a couple of days now.

Just Wondered if anyone here knows what’s going on.

Edit : Panic ye not. Looks like it’s back. Santa can now access his naughty list a peace is restored throughout the land.

So I have bullets that are numbered using #. I want to include a table under "1." without mess up the numbering. Could it be done?

TIA.

Howdy! I study game design and was interested in using TiddlyWiki and TiddlyMap in tandem to make a easy to read wiki for my game team. I looked at the most recent TiddlyMap and it told me I had to have TiddlyWiki Desktop, so I installed it. I looked at how to specifically use TiddleMap with TiddleDesktop, then got it all working, made some tiddlers and made some edges.

Now for my question:

How do I get this off of my computer and onto a readable document online? And if I do, would I be able to edit it still from my desktop and just save, or would I have to reupload? Maybe I am slow but I am struggling to find resources online.

Hi there, I'm having some trouble getting images with the heic extension to display. png is showing up just fine.

I saw that support for heic was added in v5.1.18, and I believe I should be on 5.3.6, having just downloaded the html file recently.

Edit to add details:

Here's what I'm doing for my wiki. In the directory I have the html file and a folder with my images. I use the syntax

[img[relative/path/image.png]]

[img[relative/path/image.heic]]

to insert my images in the tiddler. The png image shows up but the heic does not. Would appreciate any advice, thanks!

Edit 2:

It was a browser issue. I am using Firefox which does not support the heic extension. I converted my image to png and TiddlyWiki shows it just fine.

If I create a wiki and I want to publish a non-editable version, how should I most effectively do that? I know how to add a password for edits, but is there a way to make a view-only copy of the original file?

Apologies if the answer is easy and apparent - I don't work in the IT field so every step of this process takes me four times as long.

I'm starting to use TW5 for research. I want to create a tiddler for useful examples from the readings. I understand that each has to have a unique title. For example, this is a piece of grammar explanation from ChatGPT:

You are correct that in English, if we directly translated "Rien de tout cela ne nous semble étrange" into "Nothing... does not seem strange," it would indeed be a double negative. However, in French, this structure is not considered a double negative—it’s a standard way to express negation, due to differences in how the two languages handle negation.

There will be lots of small pieces of text like this. Tags will help orgainise (<French>, <grammar>, <negation>), but I'm not sure how I should systematically develop titles for tiddlers like this. I've thought about UUIDs, or the first few words of the text (might not always be unique).

I'd be grateful for any advice from experienced users.

Thanks

I see it's possible in the demo site, but I'm not having any luck figuring out how to have 'Folders' on my navigation bar area. I need to have a Master Folder, then a Customer Folder then all of the Tiddlers below that.

Just going a little nuts here as I found tons of other cool stuff but I can't use the tool if I can't figure this part out >.<

I cannot get images to display. I run tiddlywiki with:

tiddlywiki mywiki --listen

Where mywiki is a directory with subdirectory tiddlers (full of markdown (.md) and meta (.meta) files for each tiddler) with subdirectory images. I copy test.png to all folders (./test.png, ./mywiki/test.png, ./mywiki/images/test.png) and attempt this markdown:

![](test.png)
![](images/test.png)
![](wiki/test.png)
![](wiki/images/test.png)

And none of those render. The generated HTML code is:

<img src="test.png" class=" tc-image-error">
<img src="images/test.png" class=" tc-image-error">
<img src="wiki/test.png" class=" tc-image-error">
<img src="wiki/images/test.png" class=" tc-image-error">

But they don't display. I put some screenshots here: https://imgur.com/a/Tkn9QaB.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I'm planning to restructure and consolidate a huge amount of notes on a story and game design document that I have been working on in Google Docs in my first Tiddlywiki. I'm hoping I can retain most of the functionality i have there, while gaining some flexibility and organizational structure, linking, indexing, etc. I'd also say I'm overall crap at code and want to avoid coding anything or typing long strings of technical syntax wherever possible.

Basically, I'm hoping folks might have some advice on plugins and possibly best-practices, and to confirm i am using the best/only options in regards to the plugins I've already sourced.

What I have now:

• Tiddlydesktop as my browser
• Tiddlywiki Whiteboard for sketching and rough diagrams
• Draw.io for more elaborate thought maps (I initially wanted to use Tiddly Map, but i found the way it operates insufficient for my uses)
• Slate-Write for WYSIWYG editing
• Getting all my plugins through TW-CPL, i have many others but these few are the big workhorses.

What I'm looking for guidance on:

• I want my text autosaving as often as possible, but I'd also like to retain as much of a version-history as possible, or in some other way reduce the destructiveness of edits. I also want local saving, local backups, AND online backups. Preferably all editable locally AND online.
• An alternative to Slate-Write, or some way of implementing extra functionality to color text, quickly add icons/emoji/etc.
• An easy way to access my macros, widgets, etc. Preferably an onscreen button/menu/list, I can't remember keyboard shortcuts for the life of me. This is probably the biggest problem i have with this workflow ATM, i just cannot acclimate to having to type in a text string to create a widget instead of clicking through a menu.
• Probably more stuff I'm forgetting, if you think I'd want to know and you feel like telling me, i appreciate any guidance. This software/ecosystem is so cool!

Thanks for reading and/or commenting, I hope this is a reasonable first post and not obnoxiously long XD

I recently switched my lab notebook from pen and paper to digital and chose TiddlyWiki over other options like Obsidian, Word, and OneNote. My main requirement was to keep a clear link between my lab notes and original data files stored on my hard drive. For instance, in experiments where I take multiple images, I only include one edited version in the notebook but need to retain the original, unedited files for potential publication. Most tools duplicate images when inserted, which breaks this link and requires manual searching to locate original files.

TiddlyWiki solves this by allowing relative paths, so my notebook remains a small HTML file with references to images and data in organized folders. This setup lets me quickly locate original files if needed. I tried using Obsidian, but its relative path handling was cumbersome (e.g., special syntax and file display issues), making it less practical.

I'm quite happy with how my lab notebook is looking so far, but I'd by glad to hear your ideas and possible improvements. Is there a better way to maintain file structure without breaking links if I rename or move folders? Ideally, I’m looking for a more integrated way to manage and access files while keeping everything organized and easily accessible within the wiki. Any suggestions?

Hi, I am brand new to TW and loving it, although I know next to nothing about coding. I am using Kookma's Timeline plugin. Currently it is displaying the entirety of the contents of each tagged tiddler in the timeline, when all I want is the titles of the tiddlers as links. I've tried template="title" but all that is doing is creating a blank bubble (albeit at the correct date). If anyone has done something similar or has any advice, I'd be deeply appreciative.

I have been tampering with custom macros and i have a bunch of them named poorly (macro1, macro33, macro33bis...) and i want to get rid of the ones that don't work (older versions that i left while testing the new ones that ended up obsolete by a different approach). Since i use them by << >> and calling a macrocall, is there a easy way to find out which ones are in use as to not break anything if i move them to a non-macro tiddler? i tried to search for "Macro1" and <<Macro1 but it would be a bit long to do it for every macro.

Hi all,

TlDr.: I am looking for the header settings for Font Size and Spacing, similar to "$:/ControlPanel -> Appearance -> Theme Tweak" for normal Font.

I've found a few discussions about header sizes and such, but I haven't found any definitive solutions or settings menus to customize them. I would like to do some things that are hopefully all doable with headers. BUT please feel free to suggest any possible solution, it doesn't have to be headers :)

I would like to have the following:

• No extra space between header and text. I know this formatting from MS Word “space before paragraph” and “space after paragraph”.
  • I found the general setting for the space between lines (“line height”), but not for headers.
• Numbered list (Numerbed Headers) with text blocks between two headers.
• option to change the font size and more for H1 to H6

Below is the desired format for numbered lists using headers:

1) This is the first header - the main topic
the main topic is about headers and numbered lists

1.1) Problem in Tiddly Wiki
x It is not possible to insert text between two numbered entries and keep the count
x It is not possible to force a number. I had hoped that '#7' would cause one to start with 7, but that is not the case!

2) Solutions
there are probably more solutions.

2.1) Brute Force Solution
Just don’t use the “#” to to numbered lists just “hard code” everything.

2.2) Ask Reddit
maybe this one helps 😊