## Uses a real RCS
Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
-ikiwiki uses a real Revision Control System. This isn't (just) because we're
-lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and there are
-advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard wiki.
+ikiwiki uses a real [[Revision_Control_System|rcs]]. This isn't (just)
+because we're lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and
+there are advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard
+wiki.
Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit
changes via [[Subversion|rcs/svn]], [[rcs/git]], or any of a number of other
## Blogging
-You can turn any page in the wiki into a [[ikiwiki/blog]]. Pages matching a
+You can turn any page in the wiki into a [[blog]]. Pages matching a
specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] will be displayed as a weblog within the blog
page. And RSS or Atom feeds can be generated to follow the blog.
## [[Plugins]]
-Plugins can be used to add additional features to ikiwiki. The interface
-is quite flexible, allowing plugins to implement additional markup
-languages, register [[directives|ikiwiki/directive]], hook into [[CGI]] mode,
-and more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually provided by plugins.
-Ikiwiki's backend RCS support is also pluggable, so support for new
-revision control systems can be added to ikiwiki.
+Plugins can be used to add additional features to ikiwiki. The interface is
+quite flexible, allowing plugins to implement additional markup languages,
+register [[directives|ikiwiki/directive]], provide a [[RCS]] backend, hook
+into [[CGI]] mode, and much more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually
+provided by plugins.
The standard language for ikiwiki plugins is perl, but ikiwiki also supports
[[plugins/write/external]] plugins: Standalone programs that can be written in
### Edit controls
-Wiki admins can [[lock_pages|page_locking]] so that only other admins can
-edit them. Or a wiki can be set up to allow anyone to edit Discussion
-pages, but only registered users to edit other pages. These are just two
-possibilities, since page edit controls can be changed via plugins.
+Wiki admins can lock pages so that only other admins can edit them. Or a
+wiki can be set up to allow anyone to edit Discussion pages, but only
+registered users to edit other pages. These are just two possibilities,
+since page edit controls can be changed via plugins.
### [[PageHistory]]