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@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ easy to learn. All you really need to know to modify templates is this:
[[!if test="enabled(template) or enabled(edittemplate)" then="""
## template pages
-Template pages are regular wiki pages that are used as templates for other
-pages.
+Template pages are regular wiki pages containing a
+[[!iki ikiwiki/directive/templatebody desc="templatebody directive"]],
+used as templates for other pages. The parts of the template
+page outside the directive can be used to document it.
"""]]
[[!if test="enabled(template)" then="""
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ feeds=no archive=yes sort=title template=titlepage
rootpage=templates postformtext="Add a new template page named:"]]
"""]]
+If the template does not contain a `templatebody` directive, the entire
+source of the page is used for the template. This is deprecated.
+
## template files
Template files are unlike template pages in that they have the extension