diff --git a/doc/index.mdwn b/doc/index.mdwn
index fb1dd2581..9d1110772 100644
--- a/doc/index.mdwn
+++ b/doc/index.mdwn
@@ -4,15 +4,7 @@ pages and history in a revision control system such as [[Subversion]]
 or [[Git]]. There are many other [[features]], including support for
 [[blogging|blog]], as well as a large array of [[plugins]].
 
-[[template id=note text="""
-[[ikiwiki_logo|logo/ikiwiki.png]]  
-[[News]]  
-[[Download]]  
-[[Setup]]  
-[[Security]]  
-[[Users|IkiWikiUsers]]  
-[[Contact]]  
-"""]]
+[[template id=links]]
 
 ## using ikiwiki
 
diff --git a/doc/templates/links.mdwn b/doc/templates/links.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f718552f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/templates/links.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<span class="notebox">
+[[ikiwiki_logo|logo/ikiwiki.png]]  
+<ul>
+<li>[[News]]</li>
+<li>[[Download]]</li>
+<li>[[Setup]]</li>
+<li>[[Security]]</li>
+<li>[[Users|IkiWikiUsers]]</li>
+<li>[[Contact]]</li>
+</span>