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@@ -57,6 +57,43 @@ to nowhere for 20 bugs.« is shown inlined.
 > So no, you can't reference template directive parameters inside inline's
 > template, because it's already expanded at that point. --[[Joey]] 
 
+>> Thank you for the explanation. Can you think of another way to accomplish
+>> my goals?
+>>
+>> Right now, I only see the option to edit the title with the
+>> `[[/ikiwiki/directive/meta]]` directive and the field `title`.
+>>
+>> How could a solution look like?
+>>
+>> 1. The possibility to add custom fields to the `meta` directive.
+>> 1. The possibility to specify in a page, how the page should be displayed
+>>    when used by inlined. That could be done by a new directive `cinlined`
+>>    (for »custom inlined«) which is chosen by the `inline` directive to
+>>    display if told to do so.
+>>
+>>    [[!cinlined text="""Text which can also use Parameter, bla blubb …"""]]
+>> --[[PaulePanter]]
+>>> You can make the body of a page change depending on whether it's being
+>>> inlined, with the [[ikiwiki/directive/if]] directive from the
+>>> [[plugins/conditional]] plugin:
+>>>
+>>>     \[[!if test="inlined()"
+>>>       then="""[[!template id=productsummary
+>>>         location="Warehouse 23" price=20
+>>>         ]]"""
+>>>       else="""[[!template id=productdetail
+>>>         location="Warehouse 23" price=20
+>>>         description="Every home should have one"
+>>>         ]]"""
+>>>     ]]
+>>>
+>>> Perhaps that does some of what you want?
+>>>
+>>> If you want to go beyond that, my inclination would be to write
+>>> a simple plugin to deal with whatever it is you want to do (bug
+>>> metadata or product metadata or whatever) rather than prematurely
+>>> generalizing. --[[smcv]]
+
 ## meta parameters are not enough
 
 I think I have the same problem as Paule, as I want extra arbitary parameters in my template.