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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/edittemplate.mdwn | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/plugins/edittemplate.mdwn b/doc/plugins/edittemplate.mdwn index bdb377da8..7c3350ca7 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/edittemplate.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/edittemplate.mdwn @@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ template, insert a [[PreprocessorDirective]] on some other page. In the above example, the page named "bugtemplate" is registered as a template to be used when any page named "bugs/*" is created. -Note: It's generally not a good idea to put the `edittemplate` directive in -the template page itself, since the directive would then be included as -part of the template on new pages, which would then in turn be registered -as templates. If multiple pages are registered as templates for a new page, -an arbitrary one is chosen, so that could get confusing. - ----- - Often the template page contains a simple skeleton for a particular type of page. For the bug report pages in the above example, it might look something like: @@ -31,3 +23,11 @@ The template page can also contain [[cpan HTML::Template]] directives, similar to other ikiwiki [[templates]]. Currently only one variable is set: `<TMPL_VAR name>` is replaced with the name of the page being created. + +---- + +It's generally not a good idea to put the `edittemplate` directive in +the template page itself, since the directive would then be included as +part of the template on new pages, which would then in turn be registered +as templates. If multiple pages are registered as templates for a new page, +an arbitrary one is chosen, so that could get confusing. |