--- /dev/null
+This patch allows disabling the backlinks in the config file by setting nobacklinks to 0.
+
+It is backwards compatible, and by default enables backlinks in the generated pages.
+
+<code>
+--- IkiWiki/Render.pm.orig2 2009-01-06 14:54:01.000000000 +1300
++++ IkiWiki/Render.pm 2009-01-06 14:55:08.000000000 +1300
+@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
+ $template->param(have_actions => 1);
+ }
+
+- my @backlinks=sort { $a->{page} cmp $b->{page} } backlinks($page);
++ my @backlinks=sort { $a->{page} cmp $b->{page} } backlinks($page)
++ unless defined $config{nobacklinks} && $config{nobacklinks} == 0;
+ my ($backlinks, $more_backlinks);
+ if (@backlinks <= $config{numbacklinks} || ! $config{numbacklinks}) {
+ $backlinks=\@backlinks;
+</code>