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diff --git a/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn b/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/aggregate.mdwn
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-This plugin allows content from other blogs to be aggregated into the wiki.
-Aggregate a blog as follows:
+[[template id=plugin name=aggregate author="[[Joey]]"]]
+[[tag type/useful]]
+
+This plugin allows content from other feeds to be aggregated into the wiki.
+Aggregate a feed as follows

 
 

-       \[[aggregate name="example blog" feedurl="http://example.com/index.rss" url="http://example.com/" updateinterval="15"]
+       \[[aggregate name="example blog"
+       feedurl="http://example.com/index.rss"
+       url="http://example.com/" updateinterval="15"]]

 
 That example aggregates posts from the expecified RSS feed, updating no
 more frequently than once every 15 minutes, and puts a page per post under
 
 That example aggregates posts from the expecified RSS feed, updating no
 more frequently than once every 15 minutes, and puts a page per post under


@@ -14,8 +19,8 @@ aggregated feeds.
 
 Make sure that you have the [[html]] plugin enabled, as the created pages are
 in html format. The [[meta]] and [[tag]] plugins are also recommended. The
 
 Make sure that you have the [[html]] plugin enabled, as the created pages are
 in html format. The [[meta]] and [[tag]] plugins are also recommended. The

-[[htmltidy]] plugin is suggested, since feeds can easily contain invalid
-html which tidy can fix.
+[[htmltidy]] plugin is suggested, since feeds can easily contain html
+problems, some of which tidy can fix.

 
 You will need to run ikiwiki periodically from a cron job, passing it the
 --aggregate parameter, to make it check for new posts. Here's an example
 
 You will need to run ikiwiki periodically from a cron job, passing it the
 --aggregate parameter, to make it check for new posts. Here's an example


@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ directive:
 
 * `name` - A name for the feed. Each feed must have a unique name.
   Required.
 
 * `name` - A name for the feed. Each feed must have a unique name.
   Required.

-* `url` - The url to the web page for the blog that's being aggregated.
+* `url` - The url to the web page for the feed that's being aggregated.

   Required.
 * `dir` - The directory in the wiki where pages should be saved. Optional,
   if not specified, the directory is based on the name of the feed.
   Required.
 * `dir` - The directory in the wiki where pages should be saved. Optional,
   if not specified, the directory is based on the name of the feed.


@@ -38,19 +43,15 @@ directive:
   will look for feeds on the `url`. RSS and atom feeds are supported.
 * `updateinterval` - How often to check for new posts, in minutes. Default
   is 15 minutes.
   will look for feeds on the `url`. RSS and atom feeds are supported.
 * `updateinterval` - How often to check for new posts, in minutes. Default
   is 15 minutes.

-* `expireage` - Expire old items from this blog if they are older than
+* `expireage` - Expire old items from this feed if they are older than

   a specified number of days. Default is to never expire on age.
   a specified number of days. Default is to never expire on age.

-* `expirecount` - Expire old items from this blog if there are more than
+* `expirecount` - Expire old items from this feed if there are more than

   the specified number total. Oldest items will be expired first. Default
   is to never expire on count.
   the specified number total. Oldest items will be expired first. Default
   is to never expire on count.

-* `tag` - A tag to tag each post from the blog with. A good tag to use is
-  the name of the blog. Can be repeated multiple times. The [[tag]] plugin
+* `tag` - A tag to tag each post from the feed with. A good tag to use is
+  the name of the feed. Can be repeated multiple times. The [[tag]] plugin

   must be enabled for this to work.
 
 Note that even if you are using subversion or another revision control
 system, pages created by aggregation will *not* be checked into revision
 control.
   must be enabled for this to work.
 
 Note that even if you are using subversion or another revision control
 system, pages created by aggregation will *not* be checked into revision
 control.

-
-This plugin is not enabled by default.
-
-[[tag type/useful]]