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@@ -279,10 +279,8 @@ it's a form that it needs to modify, will call various methods to
add/remove/change fields, tweak the validation code for the fields, etc. It
will not validate or display the form.
-Form validation and display can be overridden by the formbuilder hook.
-By default, ikiwiki will do a basic validation and display of the form,
-but if this hook is registered, it will stop that and let the hook take
-over.
+Just before a form is displayed to the user, the `formbuilder` hook is
+called. It can be used to validate the form, but should not display it.
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