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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ An overview of some of ikiwiki's features:
 ## Uses a real RCS
 
 Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
-ikiwiki uses a real Revision Control System. This isn't because we're
+ikiwiki uses a real Revision Control System. This isn't (just) because we're
 lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and there are
 advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard wiki.
 
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ and more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually provided by plugins.
 Ikiwiki's backend RCS support is also pluggable, so support for new
 revision control systems can be added to ikiwiki.
 
+The standard language for ikiwiki plugins is perl, but ikiwiki also supports
+[[plugins/write/external]] plugins: Standalone programs that can be written in
+any language and communicate with ikiwiki using XML RPC.
+
 ## [[todo/utf8]]
 
 After rather a lot of fiddling, we think that ikiwiki correctly and fully