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+[[template id=plugin name=shortcut included=1 author="[[Joey]]"]]
+[[tag type/format]]
+
+This plugin allows external links to commonly linked to sites to be made
+more easily using shortcuts. Some examples of using shortcuts include:
+
+ \[[google foo]]
+ \[[wikipedia War of 1812]]
+ \[[debbug 12345]]
+
+The available shortcuts are defined on the [[shortcuts]] page in
+the wiki.