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diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn
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--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/meta.mdwn
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Enter the metadata as follows:
        \[[!meta field="value" param="value" param="value"]]
 
 The first form sets a given field to a given value, while the second form
        \[[!meta field="value" param="value" param="value"]]
 
 The first form sets a given field to a given value, while the second form

-also specifies some additional sub-parameters.
+also specifies some additional sub-parameters. You can have only one field
+per `meta` directive, use more directives if you want to specify more fields.

 
 The field values are treated as HTML entity-escaped text, so you can include
 a quote in the text by writing `"` and so on.
 
 The field values are treated as HTML entity-escaped text, so you can include
 a quote in the text by writing `"` and so on.


@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ Supported fields:
   be set to a true value in the template; this can be used to format things
   differently in this case.
 
   be set to a true value in the template; this can be used to format things
   differently in this case.
 

+  An optional `sortas` parameter will be used preferentially when
+  [[ikiwiki/pagespec/sorting]] by `meta(title)`:
+
+       \[[!meta title="The Beatles" sortas="Beatles, The"]]
+
+       \[[!meta title="David Bowie" sortas="Bowie, David"]]
+

 * license
 
   Specifies a license for the page, for example, "GPL". Can contain
 * license
 
   Specifies a license for the page, for example, "GPL". Can contain


@@ -37,14 +45,28 @@ Supported fields:
 
   Specifies the author of a page.
 
 
   Specifies the author of a page.
 

+  An optional `sortas` parameter will be used preferentially when
+  [[ikiwiki/pagespec/sorting]] by `meta(author)`:
+
+       \[[!meta author="Joey Hess" sortas="Hess, Joey"]]
+

 * authorurl
 
   Specifies an url for the author of a page.
 
 * description
 
 * authorurl
 
   Specifies an url for the author of a page.
 
 * description
 

-  Specifies a "description" of the page. You could use this to provide
-  a summary, for example, to be picked up by the [[map]] directive.
+  Specifies a short description for the page. This will be put in
+  the html header, and can also be displayed by eg, the [[map]] directive.
+
+* keywords
+
+  Specifies keywords summarizing the contents of the page. This
+  information will be put in the html header.  Only letters,
+  numbers, spaces and commas are allowed in this string; other
+  characters are stripped.  Note that the majority of search
+  engines, including Google, do not use information from the
+  keywords header.

 
 * permalink
 
 
 * permalink
 


@@ -64,19 +86,39 @@ Supported fields:
 
        \[[!meta stylesheet=somestyle rel="alternate stylesheet"
        title="somestyle"]]
 
        \[[!meta stylesheet=somestyle rel="alternate stylesheet"
        title="somestyle"]]

+  
+  However, this will be scrubbed away if the 
+  [[!iki plugins/htmlscrubber desc=htmlscrubber]] plugin is enabled,
+  since it can be used to insert unsafe content.
+
+* script
+
+  Adds a script to a page. The script is treated as a wiki link to
+  a `.js` file in the wiki, so it cannot be used to add links to external
+  scripts. The optional `defer` and `async` keywords can be used to set
+  the corresponding HTML4 and HTML5 script options. Example:
+
+       \[[!meta script=somescript defer async]]
+
+  The tag is subject to scrubbing as with the stylesheet and link fields.

 
 * openid
 
   Adds html <link> tags to perform OpenID delegation to an external
 
 * openid
 
   Adds html <link> tags to perform OpenID delegation to an external

-  OpenID server (for `openid` and `openid2`). An optional `xrds-location`
+  OpenID server. This lets you use an ikiwiki page as your OpenID.
+
+  By default this will delegate for both `openid` and `openid2`. To only
+  delegate for one, add a parameter such as `delegate=openid`.
+
+  An optional `xrds-location`

   parameter lets you specify the location of any [eXtensible Resource
   DescriptorS](http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/05/using_xrds.shtml).
 
   parameter lets you specify the location of any [eXtensible Resource
   DescriptorS](http://www.windley.com/archives/2007/05/using_xrds.shtml).
 

-  This lets you use an ikiwiki page as your OpenID. Example:
+  Example:

 
 

-       \\[[!meta openid="http://joeyh.myopenid.com/"
+       \[[!meta openid="http://joeyh.myopenid.com/"

        server="http://www.myopenid.com/server"
        server="http://www.myopenid.com/server"

-       xrds-location="http://www.myopenid.com/xrds?username=joeyh.myopenid.com""]]
+       xrds-location="http://www.myopenid.com/xrds?username=joeyh.myopenid.com"]]

 
 * link
 
 
 * link
 


@@ -100,8 +142,8 @@ Supported fields:
 
        \[[!meta redir=otherpage]]
 
 
        \[[!meta redir=otherpage]]
 

-  Optionally, a delay (in seconds) can be specified. The default is to
-  redirect without delay.
+  The default is to redirect without delay.
+  Optionally, a delay (in seconds) can be specified: "delay=10"

 
   It can also be used to redirect to an external url. For example:
 
 
   It can also be used to redirect to an external url. For example:
 


@@ -129,16 +171,33 @@ Supported fields:
 
 * guid
 
 
 * guid
 

-  Specifies a globally unique ID for a page. This guid should be a URI
-  (in particular, it can be `urn:uuid:` followed by a UUID, as per
-  [[!rfc 4122]]), and it will be used to identify the page's entry in RSS
+  Specifies a globally unique ID for a page. This guid should be a URI,
+  and it will be used to identify the page's entry in RSS

   and Atom feeds. If not given, the default is to use the page's URL as its
   guid.
 
   This is mostly useful when a page has moved, to keep the guids for
   and Atom feeds. If not given, the default is to use the page's URL as its
   guid.
 
   This is mostly useful when a page has moved, to keep the guids for

-  pages unchanged and avoid_flooding_aggregators
+  pages unchanged and avoid flooding aggregators

   (see [[!iki tips/howto_avoid_flooding_aggregators]]).
 
   (see [[!iki tips/howto_avoid_flooding_aggregators]]).
 

+* updated
+
+  Specifies a fake modification time for a page, to be output into RSS and
+  Atom feeds. This is useful to avoid flooding aggregators that sort by
+  modification time, like Planet: for instance, when editing an old blog post
+  to add tags, you could set `updated` to be one second later than the original
+  value. The date/time can be given in any format that
+  [[!cpan TimeDate]] can understand, just like the `date` field.
+
+* foaf
+
+  Adds a Friend of a Friend ([FOAF](http://wiki.foaf-project.org/w/Autodiscovery))
+  reference to a page.
+
+  Example:
+
+       \[[!meta foaf=foaf.rdf]]
+

 If the field is not one of the above predefined fields, the metadata will be
 written to the generated html page as a <meta> header. However, this
 won't be allowed if the [[!iki plugins/htmlscrubber desc=htmlscrubber]] plugin is enabled,
 If the field is not one of the above predefined fields, the metadata will be
 written to the generated html page as a <meta> header. However, this
 won't be allowed if the [[!iki plugins/htmlscrubber desc=htmlscrubber]] plugin is enabled,