Wiki Markup Guide - Macros
This page provides a guide for adding macros to a wiki page. We provide wiki support in three separate locations:
- a project's "Home" wiki,
- a project's "Downloads" wiki, and
- the "Personal Statement" wiki in a user profile page.
The "Home" wiki is fully supported, while the "Downloads" and "Personal Statement" wikis have limited support. View
wiki support comparison guide
Wiki Guides
Index
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#}
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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 |
| 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 |
| java | Use for Java code snippets |
| javascript | Use for JavaScript code snippets |
| xml | Use for snippets from .xml, .config, .dbml, and .xsd files |
| php | Use for PHP code snippets |
| css | Use for CSS code snippets |
| powershell | Use for Powershell code snippets |
| markdown | Use for Markdown code snippets |
| haskell | Use for Haskell code snippets |
| koka | Use for Koka code snippets |
If you would like to see an additional language added to this list, please create an issue in our
IssueTracker.
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://blogs.msdn.com/jamesnewkirk/rss.xml,max=1,titlesOnly=false}
Rendered Markup
Project Macro
The project macro allows you to insert project specific information into your wiki page
Required Parameters
| Name | Description | Range |
|---|
| field | an unnamed parameter specifying the project field to display | description |
Source Markup
{project:description}
Rendered Markup
This area is used for providing information and discussions about the CodePlex website.
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/channel9/vimeo |
Optional Parameters
| Name | Description | Range | Default |
|---|
| align | alignment of the video | left/center/right | center |
| height | height of the video | px/pt/pc/in/mm/cm/%/em/ex | 285px |
| width | width of the video | px/pt/pc/in/mm/cm/%/em/ex | 320px |
Source Markup
{video:url=mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/msnse/0607/28366/CodePlexTeam_Final_MBR.wmv,type=windows}
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Silverlight Macro
The Silverlight macro allows you to insert Silverlight applications into your wiki page
Required Parameters
| Name | Description | Range |
|---|
| url | absolute url to xap file | n/a |
Optional Parameters
| Name | Description | Range | Default |
|---|
| height | the height of the Silverlight object | number | 200 |
| width | the width of the Silverlight object | number | 200 |
| version | the version of Silverlight to use | 2/3/4/5 | 5 |
| gpuAcceleration | enables gpu acceleration for Silverlight > 2 | true/false | false |
Initialization Parameters
If your Silverlight object requires initParams to be set, you can add arbitrary key/value pairs to the markup. They will be combined and rendered correctly at runtime.
Source Markup
{silverlight:url=http://silverlight.microsoft.com/Assets/ToolkitBanner.xapp,height=285,width=880}
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