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ikiwiki is a **wiki compiler**. It converts wiki pages
-into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike a traditional
-wiki, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history.
-Instead it can use [[Subversion]] (or [[Git]]).
+into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike many
+wikis, ikiwiki does not have its own ad-hoc means of storing page history,
+and instead uses a revision control system such as [[Subversion]].
-* [[News]] is a blog (built using ikiwiki) of news items about ikiwiki. It's the best way to find out when there's a new version to [[Download]].
+* [[News]] is a blog (built using ikiwiki) of news items about ikiwiki.
+ It's the best way to find out when there's a new version to [[Download]].
-* See [[Features]] for a list of ikiwiki's features. [[RoadMap]], [[TODO]] and [[bugs]] might also be of interest. Feel free to post your thoughts about ikiwiki to [[Discussion]].
+* See [[Features]] for a list of ikiwiki's features and [[plugins]] for information about its plugins. [[RoadMap]], [[TODO]]
+ and [[bugs]] might also be of interest.
-* [[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, and [[Usage]] documents the parameters and usage of the ikiwiki program. If you use ikiwiki, please add your wiki to [[IkiWikiUsers]].
+* Feel free to post your questions and thoughts about ikiwiki to [[Discussion]].
-* [[Security]] lists potential security problems. ikiwiki is still being developed, and is being written with security as a priority, so don't expect things to stay in this list for long.
+[[template id=note text="""
+If you use ikiwiki, please list your wiki in [[IkiWikiUsers]].
+Thanks! --[[Joey]]
+"""]]
+
+* [[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.
+
+* [[Security]] lists potential security problems. ikiwiki is still being
+ developed, and is being written with security as a priority, so don't
+ expect things to stay in this list for long.
+
+* Developers, please document any ikiwiki patches you have in the
+ [[PatchQueue]].
All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.