Since we aren't allowed to see the source, the manual claims there are XX tags. I looked at the examples in the tpl, and have some direction, but i am trying to figure out what other options there are. 
Could you please expand on what tags are supported, and their use?
Currently I am trying to convert my template to something more semantic. 
"The basic template commands are: 
<TLOOP XX>...</TLOOP> - defines a repeating sequence of code (like page numbers or sitemap links) 
<TIF XX>...</TIF> - defines a conditional statement that is inserted only when a specific term is met 
<TVAR XX> - inserts a value of a specified variable 
Please refer to sitemap_tpl.html file for usage example. "
what are valid commands for XX? are they all in the tpl?