To create a chronological list of recent edits:
<<timeline field maxlength dateformat template:title groupTemplate:title filter:filter>>
All the parameters are optional:
  • field determines which field to use as the basis for the list. It is usually modified or created
  • maxlength is an integer that limits the maximum number of tiddlers to include in the list
  • dateformat is a date format string that determines the format of the dates
  • template names the tiddler to use as the template for list entries
    • The default template is <<view title link>> to cause the display of the tiddler title as a link to the tiddler
  • groupTemplate names the tiddler to use as the template for grouping entries in the list
    • The default groupTemplate is <<view %0 date '%1'>>, where %0 is the name of the field being displayed and %1 is the dateformat selected in the third argument
  • filter is a tiddler filter that is used to filter the tiddlers that appear in the list

For example:
<<timeline created 5>>>
displays as:

<<timeline modified 5>>
displays as:
bag
tiddlywiki-com-ref_public
created
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:39:55 GMT
creator
colmbritton
modified
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:48:08 GMT
modifier
jermolene
tags
macro