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๐Ÿ“š MkDocs Documentation Platform with Advanced Features

Project Status: Active Python Version Documentation License

A comprehensive documentation template powered by MkDocs and its ecosystem.

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๐Ÿš€ Getting Started

Official Documentation

For comprehensive documentation, visit mkdocs.org.

โšก๏ธ Quick Installation

Bash
# Install using pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Or using Poetry
poetry install

# Or using Rye (recommended)
rye sync

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Essential Commands

Common Operations

  • ๐Ÿ†• mkdocs new [dir-name] - Create a new project
  • ๐Ÿ”„ mkdocs serve - Start live-reloading server
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ mkdocs build - Build static site
  • โ“ mkdocs -h - Help information

๐Ÿ“ Project Layout

Directory Structure

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โ”œโ”€โ”€ docs/                   # Documentation files
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ index.md           # Homepage
โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ ...                # Other markdown files
โ”œโ”€โ”€ mkdocs.yml             # Configuration
โ”œโ”€โ”€ requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
โ””โ”€โ”€ README.md             # Project readme

๐Ÿ”Œ Project Dependencies

This project leverages a powerful ecosystem of MkDocs plugins and extensions to create beautiful, functional documentation.

๐ŸŽจ Core Components

Theme & Essential Plugins

  • ๐ŸŽฏ mkdocs-material v9.6.8+
  • Documentation
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก A beautiful and feature-rich Material Design theme

  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ mkdocs-material-adr v1.1.2+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Architecture Decision Records integration for Material theme

  • ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ neoteroi-mkdocs v1.1.0+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Beautiful UI cards and enhanced components
  • ๐Ÿ“Ž mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin v7.1.5+
  • Documentation
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Include markdown files within other files

  • ๐Ÿ“‘ mdx-include v1.4.2+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Extended markdown inclusion capabilities

  • ๐Ÿงฉ mkdocs-macros-includex v0.0.6+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Extended content inclusion with macros
  • ๐ŸŽญ mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin v2.10.1+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Enhanced page navigation control

  • ๐Ÿ”„ mkdocs-redirects v1.2.2+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Create page redirects and maintain URL compatibility

  • ๐Ÿ“‘ mkdocs-section-index v0.3.9+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Allow sections to have dedicated index/landing pages

๐Ÿ“– Documentation Tools

Code Documentation


  • ๐Ÿ“˜ mkapi v4.1.0+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Alternative API documentation generator

  • ๐Ÿ“š mkdoxy v1.2.7+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Doxygen integration for MkDocs

  • ๐Ÿ”  griffe-typingdoc v0.2.8+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Enhanced type annotations documentation

  • ๐Ÿ“ pymarkdownlnt v0.9.29+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Markdown linting and validation tool

  • ๐Ÿงฉ mkdocs-material-extensions v1.3.1+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Extensions for the Material theme
  • ๐Ÿ mkdocstrings-python v1.16.5+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Python-specific documentation handler

๐ŸŽฌ Advanced Features

Templates & Enhancements

  • ๐ŸŽฎ mkdocs-macros-plugin v1.3.7+
  • Documentation
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Variable and macro functionality
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ mkdocs-meta-descriptions-plugin v4.0.0+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Automatic meta description generation

  • ๐Ÿ“Š mkdocs-markdownextradata-plugin v0.2.6+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Include external data in markdown files

  • ๐Ÿงฐ pymdown-extensions v10.14.3+
  • Documentation
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Powerful extensions for Python Markdown
  • โšก mkdocs-minify-plugin v0.8.0+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Minify HTML, CSS and JavaScript files

  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ mkdocs-version-annotations v1.0.0+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Add version annotations to your documentation

  • ๐Ÿ“… mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin v1.4.5+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Show the last git modification date

  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ mike v2.1.3+
  • Source
  • ๐Ÿ’ก Manage multiple versions of your MkDocs-powered documentation

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Contributing

Ways to Contribute

We welcome all contributions! Choose your path:

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- ๐Ÿ› [Report Bugs](#bug-reports)
- ๐Ÿ’ก [Suggest Features](#feature-requests)
- ๐Ÿ”ง [Submit Code](#pull-requests)

Bug Reports

Bug Report Template

Markdown
**Description:**
Clear, concise description of the issue
**Steps to Reproduce:**
1. Step one
2. Step two
3. Current result
4. Expected result
**Environment:**
- OS: [e.g., Windows 11]
- Browser: [e.g., Chrome 120]
- Version: [e.g., 1.0.0]

Feature Requests

Feature Request Template

Markdown
**Problem:** What problem does this feature solve?
**Solution:**
Describe your proposed solution
**Alternatives:**
What alternatives have you considered?

Pull Requests

Quick Start

Markdown
# Setup git clone <https://github.com/username/repo>
cd repo rye sync
# Development
git checkout -b feature/name
# Make changes
git commit -m "feat: add amazing feature"
git push origin feature/name

Guidelines:

  1. โœ… Follow code style
  2. ๐Ÿ“ Update docs
  3. ๐Ÿงช Add tests
  4. ๐Ÿ” Pass CI checks

Ready to Contribute

The project follows standard GitHub workflows. For detailed guidelines, see our Contribution Guide.


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