I totally misinterpreted what included() is supposed to be for.

[ikiwiki.git] / doc / ikiwiki / directive / template.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
index ae71ba5b56e7f12306ece8a39e876e39920e8dc3..9e3ae54dfd6209c92528ace49ad5ae2b3279d486 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/template.mdwn
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 The `template` directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/template desc=template]] plugin.
 
 The `template` directive is supplied by the [[!iki plugins/template desc=template]] plugin.
 

-[[Templates]] are files that can be filled out and inserted into pages in the
-wiki, by using the template directive. The directive has an `id` parameter
+The template directive allows wiki pages to be used as templates.
+These templates can be filled out and inserted into other pages in the
+wiki using the directive. The [[templates]] page lists templates
+that can be used with this directive.
+
+The directive has an `id` parameter

 that identifies the template to use. The remaining parameters are used to
 fill out the template.
 
 that identifies the template to use. The remaining parameters are used to
 fill out the template.
 


@@ -30,11 +34,15 @@ large chunks of marked up text to be embedded into a template:
 The template is a regular wiki page, located in the `templates/`
 subdirectory inside the source directory of the wiki.
 
 The template is a regular wiki page, located in the `templates/`
 subdirectory inside the source directory of the wiki.
 

-(Alternatively, templates can be stored in a directory outside the wiki,
+Alternatively, templates can be stored in a directory outside the wiki,

 as files with the extension ".tmpl".
 as files with the extension ".tmpl".

-By default, these are searched for in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates`;
+By default, these are searched for in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates`,

 the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be searched
 the `templatedir` setting can be used to make another directory be searched

-first.)
+first.  When referring to templates outside the wiki source directory, the "id"
+parameter is not interpreted as a pagespec, and you must include the full filename
+of the template page, including the ".tmpl" extension. E.g.:
+
+    \[[!template id=blogpost.tmpl]]

 
 The template uses the syntax used by the [[!cpan HTML::Template]] perl
 module, which allows for some fairly complex things to be done. Consult its
 
 The template uses the syntax used by the [[!cpan HTML::Template]] perl
 module, which allows for some fairly complex things to be done. Consult its


@@ -49,21 +57,21 @@ few things:
 * To insert the raw value of a variable, with wiki markup not yet converted
   to html, use `<TMPL_VAR raw_variable>`.
 * To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use
 * To insert the raw value of a variable, with wiki markup not yet converted
   to html, use `<TMPL_VAR raw_variable>`.
 * To make a block of text conditional on a variable being set use

-  `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text</TMPL_IF>`.
+  `<TMPL_IF variable>text</TMPL_IF>`.

 * To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,
 * To use one block of text if a variable is set and a second if it's not,

-  use `<TMPL_IF NAME="variable">text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`
+  use `<TMPL_IF variable>text<TMPL_ELSE>other text</TMPL_IF>`

 
 Here's a sample template:
 
         <span class="infobox">
         Name: \[[<TMPL_VAR raw_name>]]<br />
         Age: <TMPL_VAR age><br />
 
 Here's a sample template:
 
         <span class="infobox">
         Name: \[[<TMPL_VAR raw_name>]]<br />
         Age: <TMPL_VAR age><br />

-        <TMPL_IF NAME="color">
+        <TMPL_IF color>

         Favorite color: <TMPL_VAR color><br />
         <TMPL_ELSE>
         No favorite color.<br />
         </TMPL_IF>
         Favorite color: <TMPL_VAR color><br />
         <TMPL_ELSE>
         No favorite color.<br />
         </TMPL_IF>

-        <TMPL_IF NAME="notes">
+        <TMPL_IF notes>

         <hr />
         <TMPL_VAR notes>
         </TMPL_IF>
         <hr />
         <TMPL_VAR notes>
         </TMPL_IF>