About "Alias"  (list)

• plugin name
  • Alias
• plugin options (separate by a comma)
  • Page ID,Sprite ID
  • e.g.) 071226UN,spr9mnok
• plugin template
  • Available

All the options are indispensable.

• Page ID: It is the page ID of the original sprite.
• Sprite ID: It is the sprite ID of the original sprite.

e.g.) The manual page of TagCloud Plug-in includes the common template for manual pages with a PositLog logo and a link to PositLog Manual (Contents). It also includes the alias that shows the list of Standard Plug-ins. Its original sprite is at the top page of Plug-ins. What we should do is only update the original sprite when we add a new Plug-in.

Alias is the sprite with the same contents as those of the original sprite. When the original content changes, the alias also changes.

• Alias can be created on any page. It need not to be on the same page as the original.
• The properties (width, color, frame, etc.) of the Alias can be different from the original.

Alias is a method of quoting an image on many pages or pasting a frequently updated information like "News!" on many pages. Page Template is also a way to reuse the same content, but, Alias has more detailed options. Besides, one page can have only one Page Template, but many Aliases.