sort-order could usefully be overridden for meta author, too

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@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ An overview of some of ikiwiki's features:
 ## Uses a real RCS
 
 Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
-ikiwiki uses a real Revision Control System. This isn't (just) because we're
-lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and there are
-advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard wiki.
+ikiwiki uses a real [[Revision_Control_System|rcs]]. This isn't (just)
+because we're lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and
+there are advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard
+wiki.
 
 Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit
 changes via [[Subversion|rcs/svn]], [[rcs/git]], or any of a number of other
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ changes via [[Subversion|rcs/svn]], [[rcs/git]], or any of a number of other
 ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki
 immediately whenever you commit a change using the RCS.
 
+It's even possible to securely let
+[[anonymous_users_git_push_changes|tips/untrusted_git_push]]
+to the wiki.
+
 Note that ikiwiki does not require a RCS to function. If you want to
 run a simple wiki without page history, it can do that too.
 
@@ -72,12 +77,11 @@ can change the look and layout of all pages in any way you would like.
 
 ## [[Plugins]]
 
-Plugins can be used to add additional features to ikiwiki. The interface
-is quite flexible, allowing plugins to implement additional markup
-languages, register [[directives|ikiwiki/directive]], hook into [[CGI]] mode,
-and more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually provided by plugins.
-Ikiwiki's backend RCS support is also pluggable, so support for new
-revision control systems can be added to ikiwiki.
+Plugins can be used to add additional features to ikiwiki. The interface is
+quite flexible, allowing plugins to implement additional markup languages,
+register [[directives|ikiwiki/directive]], provide a [[RCS]] backend, hook
+into [[CGI]] mode, and much more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually
+provided by plugins.
 
 The standard language for ikiwiki plugins is perl, but ikiwiki also supports
 [[plugins/write/external]] plugins: Standalone programs that can be written in
@@ -142,14 +146,15 @@ authentication, or other methods implemented via plugins.
 
 Thanks to subpages, every page can easily and automatically have a
 /Discussion subpage. By default, these links are included in the
-[[templates]] for each page.
+[[templates]] for each page. If you prefer blog-syle
+[[plugins/comments]], that is available too.
 
 ### Edit controls
 
-Wiki admins can [[lock_pages|page_locking]] so that only other admins can
-edit them. Or a wiki can be set up to allow anyone to edit Discussion
-pages, but only registered users to edit other pages. These are just two
-possibilities, since page edit controls can be changed via plugins.
+Wiki admins can lock pages so that only other admins can edit them. Or a
+wiki can be set up to allow anyone to edit Discussion pages, but only
+registered users to edit other pages. These are just two possibilities,
+since page edit controls can be changed via plugins.
 
 ### [[PageHistory]]
 
@@ -161,6 +166,11 @@ Well, sorta. Rather than implementing YA history browser, it can link to
 ikiwiki can use the xapian search engine to add powerful
 full text [[plugins/search]] capabilities to your wiki.
 
+### Translation via po files
+
+The [[plugins/po]] plugin allows translating individual wiki pages using
+standard `po` files.
+
 ### [[w3mmode]]
 
 Can be set up so that w3m can be used to browse a wiki and edit pages