4 files changed, 66 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/doc/plugins/contrib.mdwn b/doc/plugins/contrib.mdwn
index a03e6a95d..ac6c1b751 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/contrib.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/contrib.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 These plugins are provided by third parties and are not currently
 included in ikiwiki. See [[install]] for installation help.
 
-[[!inline pages="plugins/contrib/* and !*/Discussion" 
-feedpages="created_after(plugins/contrib/navbar)" archive="yes"
-rootpage="plugins/contrib" postformtext="Add a new plugin named:" show=0]]
+[[!map pages="plugins/contrib/* and !*/Discussion"]]
diff --git a/doc/plugins/orphans.mdwn b/doc/plugins/orphans.mdwn
index ea7c4df13..e403c2d18 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/orphans.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/orphans.mdwn
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ Here's a list of orphaned pages on this wiki:
 
 [[!orphans pages="* and !news/* and !todo/* and !bugs/* and !users/* and
 !recentchanges and !examples/* and !tips/* and !sandbox/* and !templates/* and
+!forum/* and !*.js and
 !wikiicons/* and !plugins/*"]]
 """]]
diff --git a/doc/plugins/sidebar.mdwn b/doc/plugins/sidebar.mdwn
index 36982eff3..4e356d65a 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/sidebar.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/sidebar.mdwn
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ will turn off the sidebar altogether.
 
 Warning: Any change to the sidebar will cause a rebuild of the whole wiki,
 since every page includes a copy that has to be updated. This can
-especially be a problem if the sidebar includes [[inline]] or [[map]]
-directives, since any changes to pages inlined or mapped onto the sidebar
+especially be a problem if the sidebar includes an [[ikiwiki/directive/inline]]
+directive, since any changes to pages inlined into the sidebar
 will change the sidebar and cause a full wiki rebuild.
+
+Instead, if you include a [[ikiwiki/directive/map]] directive on the sidebar,
+and it does not use the `show` parameter, only adding or removing pages
+included in the map will cause a full rebuild. Modifying pages will not.
diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index 8e8c3311e..c72418c3c 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -609,21 +609,60 @@ page created from it. (Ie, it appends ".html".)
 Use this when constructing the filename of a html file. Use `urlto` when
 generating a link to a page.
 
-#### `add_depends($$;@)`
+### `deptype(@)`
+
+Use this function to generate ikiwiki's internal representation of a
+dependency type from one or more of these keywords:
+
+* `content` is the default. Any change to the content
+  of a page triggers the dependency.
+* `presence` is only triggered by a change to the presence
+  of a page.
+* `links` is only triggered by a change to the links of a page.
+  This includes when a link is added, removed, or changes what
+  it points to due to other changes. It does not include the
+  addition or removal of a duplicate link.
+
+If multiple types are specified, they are combined.
+
+#### `pagespec_match_list($$;@)`
+
+Passed a page name, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], returns a list of pages
+in the wiki that match the [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]]. 
+
+The page will automatically be made to depend on the specified
+[[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so `add_depends` does not need to be called. This
+is often significantly more efficient than calling `add_depends` and
+`pagespec_match` in a loop. You should use this anytime a plugin
+needs to match a set of pages and do something based on that list.
+
+Unlike pagespec_match, this may throw an error if there is an error in
+the pagespec.
+
+Additional named parameters can be specified:
+
+* `deptype` optionally specifies the type of dependency to add. Use the
+  `deptype` function to generate a dependency type.
+* `filter` is a reference to a function, that is called and passed a page,
+  and returns true if the page should be filtered out of the list.
+* `sort` specifies a sort order for the list. See
+  [[ikiwiki/PageSpec/sorting]] for the avilable sort methods.
+* `reverse` if true, sorts in reverse.
+* `num` if nonzero, specifies the maximum number of matching pages that
+  will be returned.
+* `list` makes it only match amoung the specified list of pages.
+  Default is to match amoung all pages in the wiki.
+
+Any other named parameters are passed on to `pagespec_match`, to further
+limit the match.
+
+#### `add_depends($$;$)`
 
 Makes the specified page depend on the specified [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].
 
 By default, dependencies are full content dependencies, meaning that the
 page will be updated whenever anything matching the PageSpec is modified.
-This default can be overridden by additional named parameters, which can be
-used to indicate weaker types of dependencies:
-
-* `presence` if set to true, only the presence of a matching page triggers
-  the dependency.
-* `links` if set to true, any change to links on a matching page
-  triggers the dependency. This includes when a link is added, removed,
-  or changes what it points to due to other changes. It does not include
-  the addition or removal of a duplicate link.
+This can be overridden by passing a `deptype` value as the third parameter.
 
 #### `pagespec_match($$;@)`
 
@@ -639,19 +678,6 @@ The most often used is "location", which specifies the location the
 PageSpec should match against. If not passed, relative PageSpecs will match
 relative to the top of the wiki.
 
-#### `pagespec_match_list($$;@)`
-
-Passed a reference to a list of page names, and [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]],
-returns the set of pages that match the [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].
-
-Additional named parameters can be passed, to further limit the match.
-The most often used is "location", which specifies the location the
-PageSpec should match against. If not passed, relative PageSpecs will match
-relative to the top of the wiki.
-
-Unlike pagespec_match, this may throw an error if there is an error in
-the pagespec.
-
 #### `bestlink($$)`
 
 Given a page and the text of a link on the page, determine which
@@ -982,6 +1008,15 @@ an IkiWiki::FailReason object if the match fails. If the match cannot be
 attempted at all, for any page, it can instead return an
 IkiWiki::ErrorReason object explaining why.
 
+When constructing these objects, you should also include information about
+of any pages whose contents or other metadata influenced the result of the
+match. Do this by passing a list of pages, followed by `deptype` values.
+
+For example, "backlink(foo)" is influenced by the contents of page foo;
+"link(foo)" and "title(bar)" are influenced by the contents of any page
+they match; "created_before(foo)" is influenced by the metadata of foo;
+while "glob(*)" is not influenced by the contents of any page.
+
 ### Setup plugins
 
 The ikiwiki setup file is loaded using a pluggable mechanism. If you look