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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]] or [[tla]]).
+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]].
-* See [[Features]] for a list of ikiwiki's features. [[RoadMap]], [[TODO]]
- and [[bugs]] might also be of interest. Feel free to post your questions
- and 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.
+
+* Feel free to post your questions and thoughts about ikiwiki to [[Discussion]].
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If you use ikiwiki, please list your wiki in [[IkiWikiUsers]].
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* [[Setup]] has a tutorial for setting up ikiwiki, and [[Usage]] documents
- the parameters and usage of the ikiwiki program.
+ the parameters and usage of the ikiwiki program. There are some
+ [[examples]] that you can copy into your wiki to quickly get started.
* [[Security]] lists potential security problems. ikiwiki is still being
developed, and is being written with security as a priority, so don't