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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn index 508dd83dc..606031cf2 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn @@ -361,10 +361,11 @@ next time ikiwiki is run. The hash holds per-page state, so to set a value, use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}=$value`, and to retrieve the value, use `%pagestate{$page}{$id}{$key}`. -`$key` can be any string you like, but `$id` must be the same as the "id" -parameter passed to `hook()` when registering the plugin. This is so -ikiwiki can know when to delete pagestate for plugins that are no longer -used. +The `$value` can be anything that perl's Storable module is capable of +serializing. `$key` can be any string you like, but `$id` must be the same +as the "id" parameter passed to `hook()` when registering the plugin. This +is so ikiwiki can know when to delete pagestate for plugins that are no +longer used. When pages are deleted, ikiwiki automatically deletes their pagestate too. |