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diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index fc4b778db..e8ba0a6ab 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ make arbitrary changes. The function is passed named parameters "page",
 
 ### preprocess
 
-Adding a [[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] is probably the most common use
+Adding a preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] is probably the most common use
 of a plugin.
 
         hook(type => "preprocess", id => "foo", call => \&preprocess);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ can assume it's being run in scan mode, and avoid doing expensive things at
 that point.)
 
 Note that if the [[htmlscrubber]] is enabled, html in
-[[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] output is sanitised, which may limit what
+preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] output is sanitised, which may limit what
 your plugin can do. Also, the rest of the page content is not in html
 format at preprocessor time. Text output by a preprocessor directive will
 be linkified and passed through markdown (or whatever engine is used to
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ return the htmlized content.
 
 	hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 
+
 [[Templates|wikitemplates]] are filled out for many different things in
 ikiwiki, like generating a page, or part of a blog page, or an rss feed, or
 a cgi. This hook allows modifying the variables available on those
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ This hook is called whenever ikiwiki normally saves its state, just before
 the state is saved. The function can save other state, modify values before
 they're saved, etc.
 
-## renamepage
+### renamepage
 
 	hook(type => "renamepage", id => "foo", call => \&renamepage);
 
@@ -379,12 +380,13 @@ die if not, which will cause the plugin to not be offered in the configuration
 interface.
 
 The data returned is a list of `%config` options, followed by a hash
-describing the option. For example:
+describing the option. There can also be an item named "plugin", which
+describes the plugin as a whole. For example:
 
                 return
 			option_foo => {
 				type => "boolean",
-				description => "enable foo",
+				description => "enable foo?",
 				advanced => 1,
 				safe => 1,
 				rebuild => 1,
@@ -392,10 +394,15 @@ describing the option. For example:
 			option_bar => {
 				type => "string",
 				example => "hello",
-				description => "what to say",
+				description => "option bar",
 				safe => 1,
 				rebuild => 0,
 			},
+			plugin => {
+				description => "description of this plugin",
+				safe => 1,
+				rebuild => 1,
+			},
 
 * `type` can be "boolean", "string", "integer", "pagespec",
   or "internal" (used for values that are not user-visible). The type is
@@ -410,7 +417,12 @@ describing the option. For example:
 * `safe` should be false if the option should not be displayed in unsafe
   configuration methods, such as the web interface. Anything that specifies
   a command to run, a path on disk, or a regexp should be marked as unsafe.
-* `rebuild` should be true if changing the option will require a wiki rebuild.
+  If a plugin is marked as unsafe, that prevents it from being
+  enabled/disabled.
+* `rebuild` should be true if changing the option (or enabling/disabling
+  the plugin) will require a wiki rebuild, false if no rebuild is needed,
+  and undef if a rebuild could be needed in some circumstances, but is not
+  strictly required.
 
 ## Plugin interface
 
@@ -437,8 +449,8 @@ your ikiwiki setup file, which sets the hash content to configure the wiki.
 
 The `%pagestate` hash can be used by plugins to save state that they will need
 next time ikiwiki is run. The hash holds per-page state, so to set a value,
-use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}=$value`, and to retrieve the value,
-use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}`.
+use `$pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}=$value`, and to retrieve the value,
+use `$pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}`.
 
 The `$value` can be anything that perl's Storable module is capable of
 serializing. `$key` can be any string you like, but `$id` must be the same
@@ -488,7 +500,7 @@ function that is called after the error message is printed, to do any final
 cleanup.
 
 If called inside a preprocess hook, error() does not abort the entire
-wiki build, but instead replaces the [[ikiwiki/PreProcessorDirective]] with
+wiki build, but instead replaces the preprocessor [[ikiwiki/directive]] with
 a version containing the error message.
 
 In other hooks, error() is a fatal error, so use with care. Try to avoid