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-Ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages
-into HTML pages suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores
-pages and hostory in a revision control system such as [[Subversion]]
-or [[Git]]. There are many other [[features]], including support for
-[[blogging|blog]], as well as a large array of [[plugins]].
+[[!template id=links]]

 
 

-[[template id=note text="""
-[[ikiwiki_logo|logo/ikiwiki.png]]
+Ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages into HTML pages
+suitable for publishing on a website. Ikiwiki stores pages and history in a
+[[revision_control_system|rcs]] such as [[Subversion|rcs/svn]] or [[rcs/Git]].
+There are many other [[features]], including support for
+[[blogging|blog]] and [[podcasting|podcast]], as well as a large
+array of [[plugins]].

 
 

-Quick links:
-* [[News]]
-* [[Download]]
-* [[Setup]]
-* [[Usage]]
-* [[Security]]
-* [[IkiWikiUsers]]
-* [[Contact]]
-"""]]
+Alternatively, think of ikiwiki as a particularly flexible static
+site generator with some dynamic features.

 
 

-### users

 
 

-[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, and [[Usage]] documents
-the parameters and usage of the ikiwiki program. There are some
-[[examples]] of things you can do with ikiwiki.

 
 

-All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
+## using ikiwiki

 
 

-## developers
+[[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, or you can read the
+[[man_page|usage]]. There are some [[examples]] of things you can do
+with ikiwiki, and some [[tips]].  Basic documentation for ikiwiki plugins
+and syntax is provided [[here|ikiwiki]]. The [[forum]] is open for
+discussions.
+
+All wikis are supposed to have a [[sandbox]], so this one does too.
+
+This site generally runs the latest release of ikiwiki; currently, it runs
+ikiwiki [[!version ]].
+
+## developer resources

 
 The [[RoadMap]] describes where the project is going.
 
 The [[RoadMap]] describes where the project is going.

-[[Bugs]], [[TODO]] items, [[wishlist]] items, and [[patches]]
+[[Bugs]], [[TODO]] items, [[wishlist]] items, and [[patches|patch]]

 can be submitted and tracked using this wiki.
 
 can be submitted and tracked using this wiki.
 

-ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]] and many contributors,
+Ikiwiki is developed by [[Joey]] and many contributors,

 and is [[FreeSoftware]].
 and is [[FreeSoftware]].

+
+