[[!if test="enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)" then="""
## template pages
-Template pages are regular wiki pages that are used as templates for other
-pages.
+Template pages are regular wiki pages containing a
+[[!iki ikiwiki/directive/templatebody desc="templatebody directive"]],
+used as templates for other pages. The parts of the template
+page outside the directive can be used to document it.
"""]]
[[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template page named:"]]
"""]]
+If the template does not contain a `templatebody` directive, the entire
+source of the page is used for the template. This is deprecated.
+
## template files
Template files are unlike template pages in that they have the extension
* `editpage.tmpl`, `editconflict.tmpl`, `editcreationconflict.tmpl`,
`editfailedsave.tmpl`, `editpagegone.tmpl`, `pocreatepage.tmpl`,
`editcomment.tmpl` `commentmoderation.tmpl`, `renamesummary.tmpl`,
- `passwordmail.tmpl`, `openid-selector.tmpl`, `revert.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user
- interface; do not normally need to be customised.
+ `passwordmail.tmpl`, `emailauth.tmpl`, `login-selector.tmpl`,
+ `revert.tmpl` - Parts of ikiwiki's user interface; do not normally need
+ to be customised.
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