X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/798c48a1a6ec32274ba031660bdd3eeef462e468..4f1866853b6db13bc9d625d9fc6aa68a340a4611:/doc/templates.mdwn diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn index 6d4d8793d..9b8b29d23 100644 --- a/doc/templates.mdwn +++ b/doc/templates.mdwn @@ -1,24 +1,87 @@ -ikiwiki uses the HTML::Template module as its template engine. This -supports things like conditionals and loops in templates and is pretty easy -to learn. - -It ships with some basic templates which can be customised: - -* `templates/page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. -* `templates/misc.tmpl` - Generic template used for any page that doesn't - have a custom template. -* `templates/recentchanges.tmpl` - Used for the RecentChanges page. -* `templates/editpage.tmpl' - Create/edit page. - -If you like, you can add these to further customise it: - -* `templates/signin.tmpl` - If it exists, it is used for customising the - layout of the SignIn form and all assciated forms. The misc.tmpl is - wrapped around this, so it should only be a template for the form. - - Note that the SignIn form is implemented using CGI::FormBuilder, which - interfaces to HTML::Template, so not all of it can be customised with - templates, although most of it can, by creating this template. Without - the template, CGI::FormBuilder creates the page body by itself. - -I aim to keep almost all html out of ikiwiki and in the templates. +[[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates, +you can fully customise its appearance, and avoid duplicate content. + +Ikiwiki uses the HTML::Template module as its template engine. This +supports things like conditionals and loops in templates and is pretty +easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this: + +* To insert the value of a template variable, use ``. +* To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use + `text`. +* To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not, + use `textother text` + +[[!if test="enabled(template)" then=""" +## template pages + +The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/template desc="template directive"]] allows +wiki pages to be used as templates, filled out and inserted into other +pages in the wiki. +"""]] + +[[!if test="enabled(edittemplate)" then=""" +## default content for new pages + +The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate desc="edittemplate directive"]] can +be used to make new pages default to containing text from a template +page, which can be filled out as the page is edited. +"""]] + +[[!if test="(enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)) +and enabled(inline)" then=""" +## available template pages + +[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !templates/*/* and !*/discussion" +feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage +rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template page named:"]] +"""]] + +## template files + +Template files are unlike template pages in that they have the extension +`.tmpl`. Template files are used extensively by Ikiwiki to generate html. +They can contain html that would not normally be allowed on a wiki page. + +Template files are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default; +the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be +searched first. Customised template files can also be placed inside the +"templates/" directory in your wiki's source -- files placed there override +ones in the `templatedir`. + +Here is a full list of the template files used: + +* `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. This is the + key template to customise to change the look and feel of Ikiwiki. + [[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then=""" + (The [[!iki ikiwiki/directive/pagetemplate desc="pagetemplate directive"]] + can be used to make a page use a different template than `page.tmpl`.)"""]] +* `rsspage.tmpl` - Used for generating rss feeds for blogs. +* `rssitem.tmpl` - Used for generating individual items on rss feeds. +* `atompage.tmpl` - Used for generating atom feeds for blogs. +* `atomitem.tmpl` - Used for generating individual items on atom feeds. +* `inlinepage.tmpl` - Used for displaying a post in a blog. +* `archivepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page in a blog archive page. +* `titlepage.tmpl` - Used for listing a page by title in a blog archive page. +* `microblog.tmpl` - Used for showing a microblogging post inline. +* `blogpost.tmpl` - Used for a form to add a post to a blog (and rss/atom links) +* `feedlink.tmpl` - Used to add rss/atom links if `blogpost.tmpl` is not used. +* `aggregatepost.tmpl` - Used by the aggregate plugin to create + a page for a post. +* `searchform.tmpl`, `googleform.tmpl` - Used by the search plugin + and google plugin to add search forms to wiki pages. +* `searchquery.tmpl` - This is a Omega template, used by the + search plugin. +* `comment.tmpl` - Used by the comments plugin to display a comment. +* `change.tmpl` - Used to create a page describing a change made to the wiki. +* `recentchanges.tmpl` - Used for listing a change on the RecentChanges page. +* `autoindex.tmpl` - Filled in by the autoindex plugin to make index pages. +* `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. +* `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"]]