X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/e8a23c299e0ec548110283516b8413cdaff8737e..6e68a48b63a532369d97709dd189d233c5fd0298:/doc/templates.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn index f7b3adae5..9eb12e819 100644 --- a/doc/templates.mdwn +++ b/doc/templates.mdwn @@ -1,88 +1,80 @@ [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates, you can fully customise this site. +Templates are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default; +the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be +searched first. Customised templates can also be placed inside the +"templates/" directory in your wiki's source. + +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=""" -## The template directive +## template pages -The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates. -These templates can be filled out and inserted into other pages in the -wiki using the directive. -"""]] -[[!if test="enabled(template) and enabled(inline)" then=""" -[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*/discussion" feeds=no archive=yes -sort=title template=titlepage -rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]] +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=""" -## The edittemplate directive +## default content for new pages -The edittemplate directive can be used to make new pages default to -containing text from a template, which can be filled as out the page is -edited. +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 as out the page is edited. """]] -## Wiki templates +[[!if test="(enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)) +and enabled(inline)" then=""" +[[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !templates/*/* and !*/discussion" +feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage +rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template named:"]] +"""]] + +## wiki templates These templates are used to build the wiki. The aim is to keep almost all html out of ikiwiki and in the templates. -* `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. -* `misc.tmpl` - Generic template used for any page that doesn't - have a custom template. -* `editpage.tmpl` - Create/edit page. -* `change.tmpl` - Used to create a page describing a change made to the wiki. -* `passwordmail.tmpl` - Not a html template, this is used to - generate a mail with an url the user can use to reset their password. -* `rsspage.tmpl` - Used for generating rss feeds for [[blogs|blog]]. +* `page.tmpl` - Used for displaying all regular wiki pages. This is the + key template to customise. [[!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 adding a page inline in a blog - page. +* `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 a rss/atom links) -* `feedlink.tmpl` - Used to add rss/atom links if blogpost.tmpl is not used. -* `aggregatepost.tmpl` - Used by the [[plugins/aggregate]] plugin to create +* `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` - Used by the [[plugins/search]] plugin to add a search - form to wiki pages. -* `searchquery.tmpl` - This is an omega template, used by the - [[plugins/search]] plugin. -* `comment.tmpl` - This template is used to display a comment - by the [[plugins/comments]] plugin. -* `editcomment.tmpl` - This template is the comment post form for the - [[plugins/comments]] plugin. -* `commentmoderation.tmpl` - This template is used to produce the comment - moderation form. -* `recentchanges.tmpl` - This template is used for listing a change - on the RecentChanges page. - -[[!if test="enabled(pagetemplate)" then=""" -## The pagetemplate directive - -The pagetemplate directive can allow individual pages to use a -different template than `page.tmpl`. -"""]] - -## Template locations - -Templates are located in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates` by default; -the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be -searched first. Customized templates can also be placed inside the -"templates/" directory in your wiki's source. - -## Template syntax - -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 are a few things: - -* 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` +* `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` - Parts of ikiwiki's user + interface; do not normally need to be customised. 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