X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/96125d8da512d992012560a1115eb3a8115bafbe..fcf144aaeb150aa2520a66ac2ccf97e2a509f7f8:/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn b/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn index c4de0cff9..b5ce9c79c 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn @@ -2,7 +2,19 @@ [[tag type/format]] This plugin lets ikwiki convert files with names ending in ".mdwn" to html. -It uses the [[markdown]] minimal markup language. +It uses the [[ikiwiki/markdown]] minimal markup language. This is the standard markup language used by ikiwiki, although some others are also available in other plugins. + +There are several implementations of markdown support that can be used by +this plugin. The [original version of +markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) can be used, or the +[[cpan Text::Markdown]] perl module. + +[[cpan Text::Markdown]] also includes a markdown variant called +[multimarkdown](http://fletcherpenney.net/MultiMarkdown/), which supports +tables, footnotes, and other new features. Multimarkdown is not enabled by +default, but can be turned on via the `multimarkdown` option in the setup +file. Note that multimarkdown's metadata and wikilinks features are +disabled when it's used with ikiwiki.