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+[[!template id=plugin name=format core=0 author="[[Joey]]"]]
+[[!tag type/format]]
+
+This plugin allows mixing different page formats together, by embedding
+text formatted one way inside a page formatted another way. This is done
+using the [[ikiwiki/directive/format]] [[ikiwiki/directive]].
+
+For example, it could be used to embed an [[otl]] outline inside a page
+that is formatted as [[mdwn]].