Added a comment: looks like Debian#776181

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / templates.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn
index d189fa073468dce570508c2d5fefa2c6b5c0afb6..80372fcb7742ff17d87ce969d40bb31e7c0f8d36 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/templates.mdwn
+++ b/doc/templates.mdwn
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this:
 [[!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="""
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage
 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
@@ -80,10 +85,15 @@ Here is a full list of the template files used:
 * `autotag.tmpl` - Filled in by the tag plugin to make tag pages.
 * `calendarmonth.tmpl`, `calendaryear.tmpl` - Used by ikiwiki-calendar to
   make calendar archive pages.
+* `trails.tmpl` - Used by the trail plugin to generate links on each page
+  that is a member of a trail.
+* `notifyemail.tmpl` - Used by the notifymail plugin to generate mails about
+  changed pages.
 * `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.
 
+
 [[!meta robots="noindex, follow"]]