some doc updates for websetup

warning about old style setup files

diff --git a/doc/plugins/websetup.mdwn b/doc/plugins/websetup.mdwn
index 11cc6ad1ed2607927d3ccccc7b8206bb0867a123..694429fe151d202d566e5775827e61197e58cd47 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/websetup.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/websetup.mdwn
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ This plugin allows wiki admins to configure the wiki using a web interface,
 rather than editing the setup file directly. A "Wiki Setup" button is added
 to the admins' preferences page.
 
 rather than editing the setup file directly. A "Wiki Setup" button is added
 to the admins' preferences page.
 

+Warning: This plugin rewrites your setup file. Any comments or unusual
+things (such as perl code) in the setup file will not be preserved. Also,
+it will only work correctly with new format setup files, as introduced in
+ikiwiki 2.60. Older setup files have a "wrappers" section, which will not
+be properly preserved if this plugin is used.
+

 Most settings can be modified using the web interface. Plugins can be
 enabled and disabled using it too. Some settings are not considered safe
 enough to be manipulated over the web; these are still shown, by default,
 Most settings can be modified using the web interface. Plugins can be
 enabled and disabled using it too. Some settings are not considered safe
 enough to be manipulated over the web; these are still shown, by default,


@@ -14,3 +20,7 @@ configured via the web.
 
 Plugins that should not be enabled/disabled via the web interface can be
 listed in `websetup_force_plugins` in the setup file.
 
 Plugins that should not be enabled/disabled via the web interface can be
 listed in `websetup_force_plugins` in the setup file.

+
+When the setup is saved, the setup file will be rewritten with the new
+settings, and the wiki will be refreshed, or rebuilt, to make the setip
+changes take effect.

diff --git a/doc/todo/online_configuration.mdwn b/doc/todo/online_configuration.mdwn
index 8263c5d563e30e213bb5d1dc9a3b9f02387fbd0f..02a8c6e5fac5985ab2526670b59111304b4684f2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/todo/online_configuration.mdwn
+++ b/doc/todo/online_configuration.mdwn
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ writing to a subsidiary setup file. However, this would mean that any
 comments in the file would be lost, and that it couldn't be used if the
 setup file had weird stuff (perl code, etc).
 
 comments in the file would be lost, and that it couldn't be used if the
 setup file had weird stuff (perl code, etc).
 

-[[!tag wishlist]]
+[[!tag wishlist done]]