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[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / templates.mdwn

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@@ -1,32 +1,50 @@
 [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates,
 you can fully customise this site.
 
 [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates,
 you can fully customise this site.
 

+Templates are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default;
+the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be
+searched first. Customized templates can also be placed inside the
+"templates/" directory in your wiki's source.
+
+Ikiwiki uses the HTML::Template module as its template engine. This
+supports things like conditionals and loops in templates and is pretty
+easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this:
+
+* To insert the value of a template variable, use `<TMPL_VAR variable>`.
+* To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use
+  `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text</TMPL_IF>`.
+* To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,
+  use `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
+

 [[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
 [[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""

-## The template directive
+## template pages

 
 The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates,
 filled out and inserted into other pages in the wiki.
 """]]
 [[!if test="enabled(template) and enabled(inline)" then="""
 
 The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates,
 filled out and inserted into other pages in the wiki.
 """]]
 [[!if test="enabled(template) and enabled(inline)" then="""

-[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*/discussion" feeds=no archive=yes
-sort=title template=titlepage
+[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !*/discussion"
+feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage

 rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]]
 """]]
 
 [[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then="""
 rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]]
 """]]
 
 [[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then="""

-## The edittemplate directive
+## edit templates

 
 The edittemplate directive can be used to make new pages default to
 containing text from a template, which can be filled as out the page is
 edited.
 """]]
 
 
 The edittemplate directive can be used to make new pages default to
 containing text from a template, which can be filled as out the page is
 edited.
 """]]
 

-## Wiki templates
+## wiki templates

 
 These templates are used to build the wiki. The aim is to keep almost all
 html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 
 
 These templates are used to build the wiki. The aim is to keep almost all
 html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
 

-* `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages.
+* `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. This is the
+  key template to customize. [[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then="""
+  (The pagetemplate directive can be used to make a page use a
+  different template than `page.tmpl`.)"""]]

 * `misc.tmpl` - Generic template used for any page that doesn't
   have a custom template.
 * `rsspage.tmpl` - Used for generating rss feeds for blogs.
 * `misc.tmpl` - Generic template used for any page that doesn't
   have a custom template.
 * `rsspage.tmpl` - Used for generating rss feeds for blogs.


@@ -58,30 +76,4 @@ html out of ikiwiki and in the templates.
   `passwordmail.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user interface; do not
   normally need to be customised.
 
   `passwordmail.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user interface; do not
   normally need to be customised.
 

-[[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then="""
-## The pagetemplate directive
-
-The pagetemplate directive can allow individual pages to use a
-different template than `page.tmpl`.
-"""]]
-
-## Template locations
-
-Templates are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default;
-the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be
-searched first. Customized templates can also be placed inside the
-"templates/" directory in your wiki's source.
-
-## Template syntax
-
-Ikiwiki uses the HTML::Template module as its template engine. This
-supports things like conditionals and loops in templates and is pretty easy
-to learn. All you really need to know are a few things:
-
-* To insert the value of a template variable, use `<TMPL_VAR variable>`.
-* To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use
-  `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text</TMPL_IF>`.
-* To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,
-  use `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
-

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