add changelog for externalink

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / plugins / lockedit.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/lockedit.mdwn b/doc/plugins/lockedit.mdwn
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--- a/doc/plugins/lockedit.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/lockedit.mdwn
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 This plugin allows the administrator of a wiki to lock some pages, limiting
 who can edit them using the online interface. This doesn't prevent anyone
 who can commit to the underlying revision control system from editing the
 This plugin allows the administrator of a wiki to lock some pages, limiting
 who can edit them using the online interface. This doesn't prevent anyone
 who can commit to the underlying revision control system from editing the

-pages, however.
+pages, however. (Unless you set up [[tips/untrusted_git_push]].)

 
 The `locked_pages` setting configures what pages are locked. It is a
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so you have lots of control over what kind of pages
 
 The `locked_pages` setting configures what pages are locked. It is a
 [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so you have lots of control over what kind of pages


@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ to lock. For example, you could choose to lock all pages created before
 2006, or all pages that are linked to from the page named "locked". More
 usually though, you'll just list some names of pages to lock.
 
 2006, or all pages that are linked to from the page named "locked". More
 usually though, you'll just list some names of pages to lock.
 

-One handy thing to do if you're using ikiwiki for your blog is to lock
-"* and !*/Discussion". This prevents others from adding to or modifying
-posts in your blog, while still letting them comment via the Discussion
-pages.
+If you want to lock down a blog so only you can post to it, you can just
+lock "*", and enable the [[opendiscussion]] plugin, so readers can still post
+[[comments]].

 
 

-Wiki administrators can always edit locked pages.
+Wiki administrators can always edit locked pages. The [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]
+can specify that some pages are not locked for some users. For example,
+"important_page and !user(joey)" locks `important_page` while still
+allowing joey to edit it, while "!*/Discussion and user(bob)" prevents bob
+from editing pages except for Discussion pages.