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@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ And if that's **still** too much work for you, you can call
 `interactive_template` with `fast=true` to use default values for everything
 but username and plugin selection.
 
+You can also use `generate_interactive` to interactively generate a template and then
+immediately use it to create a new package.
+
 ## Comparison to PkgDev
 
 `PkgTemplates` is similar in functionality to
diff --git a/docs/src/index.md b/docs/src/index.md
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@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ And if that's **still** too much work for you, you can call
 `interactive_template` with `fast=true` to use default values for everything
 but username and plugin selection.
 
+You can also use [`generate_interactive`](@ref) to interactively generate a template and then
+immediately use it to create a new package.
+
 ## Comparison to [PkgDev](https://github.com/JuliaLang/PkgDev.jl)
 
 `PkgTemplates` is similar in functionality to `PkgDev`'s `generate` function.