+>> `Render`, `inline`, `comments` and `recentchanges` run `pagetemplate`
+>> hooks, as does anything that uses `IkiWiki::misctemplate`. From that
+>> quick survey, it seems as though `template` is the only thing that
+>> uses `HTML::Template` but *doesn't* run `pagetemplate` hooks?
+>>
+>> It just seems strange to me that `field` needs to have its own
+>> variant of `template` (this), its own variant of `inline` (`report`),
+>> and so on - I'd tend to lean more towards having `field`
+>> enhance the existing plugins. I'm not an ikiwiki committer,
+>> mind... Joey, your opinion would be appreciated! --[[smcv]]
+
+>>> I did it that way basically because I needed the functionality ASAP, and I didn't want to step on anyone's toes, so I made them as separate plugins. If Joey wants to integrate the functionality into IkiWiki proper, I would be very happy, but I don't want to put pressure on him. --[[KathrynAndersen]]
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