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diff --git a/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn b/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn index c7c0ac7ce..07b59c3cf 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/mdwn.mdwn @@ -6,3 +6,15 @@ It uses the [[ikiwiki/markdown]] minimal markup language. This is the standard markup language used by ikiwiki, although some others are also available in other plugins. + +There are several implementations of markdown support that can be used by +this plugin. The [original version of +markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) can be used, or the +[[cpan Text::Markdown]] perl module. + +[[cpan Text::Markdown]] also includes a markdown varient called +[multimarkdown](http://fletcherpenney.net/MultiMarkdown/), which supports +tables, footnotes, and other new features. Multimarkdown is not enabled by +default, but can be turned on via the `multimarkdown` option in the setup +file. Note that multimarkdown's metadata and wikilinks features are +disabled when it's used with ikiwiki. |