====== Edit summary ======

When you [[editing|edit]] a wiki page, there is a small text entry field below the [[edit window|main editing window]] labeled "Edit summary". Before saving changes to a page, you should always enter a short message there, describing briefly what you changed. When you create a previously non-existing page, DokuWiki will automatically insert an appropriate message in the [[Localization|current language]] of the wiki.

The edit summary will be shown next to each revision in the list of [[attic|old revisions]] for each page, in the [[syndication|RSS and ATOM feeds]], and also in the list of [[recent changes]] for the whole wiki.
In the default installation of DokuWiki, users aren't required to enter summaries when they submit changes.  To require summaries, see [[tips:summary_enforcement|summary enforcement]].