X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/e998ab4cf51c23cf5c4c4365179c060da2dd961f..dfbe3ce2e9783ed2e447da375b4c78936b670475:/doc/templates.mdwn diff --git a/doc/templates.mdwn b/doc/templates.mdwn index 2eb1df494..d189fa073 100644 --- a/doc/templates.mdwn +++ b/doc/templates.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ [[Ikiwiki]] uses many templates for many purposes. By editing its templates, -you can fully customise this site. +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 @@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this: * 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=""" +[[!if test="enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)" then=""" ## template pages +Template pages are regular wiki pages that are used as templates for other +pages. +"""]] + +[[!if test="enabled(template)" then=""" 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. +template pages to be 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. @@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ 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 +These template pages are currently available: [[!inline pages="templates/* and !*.tmpl and !templates/*/* and !*/discussion" feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage @@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ 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 your site. + 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`.)"""]]