Merge pull request #742 from ExpressionEngine/feature/7.x/index-variable

Added {index} and {absolute_index} variables to {exp:channel:entries} tag

Author: TomJaeger

docs/channels/entries.md

@@ -789,6 +789,10 @@ If five entries are being displayed per page, then for the fourth entry on the s
 
 **BONUS:** Since the Search module utilizes channel variables, {absolute_count} is also available to the Search Results tag.
 
+### `{absolute_index}`
+
+Similar to `absolute_count` but starts at 0 instead of 1. So the first entry will have value of "0" and the second entry will have a value of "1" etc.
+
 ### `{absolute_results}`
 
 This variable will always display the absolute total number of results that are returned by the tag, regardless of pagination.
@@ -963,6 +967,10 @@ The date the entry was submitted in GMT. This variable is **not** localized for
 
 The date on which the entry was last edited in GMT. This variable is **not** localized for each user's date settings. See [Date Variable Formatting](templates/date-variable-formatting.md) for more information.
 
+### `{index}`
+
+Similar to `count` but starts at 0 instead of 1. So the first entry will have value of "0" and the second entry will have a value of "1" etc.
+
 ### `{ip_address}`
 
 The IP address of the author when they posted the entry.