flattr: New plugin.

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / ikiwiki / directive / template.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
index ae71ba5b56e7f12306ece8a39e876e39920e8dc3..6c50fa32e45e370af28c94c0a027633aa9accc21 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 The `template` directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/template desc=template]] plugin.
 
 The `template` directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/template desc=template]] plugin.
 

-[[Templates]] are files that can be filled out and inserted into pages in the
-wiki, by using the template directive. The directive has an `id` parameter
+The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates.
+These templates can be filled out and inserted into other pages in the
+wiki using the directive. The [[templates]] page lists templates
+that can be used with this directive.
+
+The directive has an `id` parameter

 that identifies the template to use. The remaining parameters are used to
 fill out the template.
 
 that identifies the template to use. The remaining parameters are used to
 fill out the template.
 


@@ -49,21 +53,21 @@ few things:
 * To insert the raw value of a variable, with wiki markup not yet converted
   to html, use `<TMPL_VAR raw_variable>`.
 * To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use
 * To insert the raw value of a variable, with wiki markup not yet converted
   to html, use `<TMPL_VAR raw_variable>`.
 * To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use

-  `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text</TMPL_IF>`.
+  `<TMPL_IF variable>text</TMPL_IF>`.

 * To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,
 * 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>`
+  use `<TMPL_IF variable>text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`

 
 Here's a sample template:
 
         <span class="infobox">
         Name: \[[<TMPL_VAR raw_name>]]<br />
         Age: <TMPL_VAR age><br />
 
 Here's a sample template:
 
         <span class="infobox">
         Name: \[[<TMPL_VAR raw_name>]]<br />
         Age: <TMPL_VAR age><br />

-        <TMPL_IF NAME="color">
+        <TMPL_IF color>

         Favorite color: <TMPL_VAR color><br />
         <TMPL_ELSE>
         No favorite color.<br />
         </TMPL_IF>
         Favorite color: <TMPL_VAR color><br />
         <TMPL_ELSE>
         No favorite color.<br />
         </TMPL_IF>

-        <TMPL_IF NAME="notes">
+        <TMPL_IF notes>

         <hr />
         <TMPL_VAR notes>
         </TMPL_IF>
         <hr />
         <TMPL_VAR notes>
         </TMPL_IF>