📦 plugin-content-docs

Provides the Docs functionality and is the default docs plugin for Docusaurus.

Installation

npm

npm install --save @docusaurus/plugin-content-docs

Yarn

yarn add @docusaurus/plugin-content-docs

tip

If you use the preset @docusaurus/preset-classic, you don't need to install this plugin as a dependency.

You can configure this plugin through the preset options.

Configuration

Accepted fields:

Name	Type	Default	Description
path	string	'docs'	Path to data on filesystem relative to site dir.
editUrl	string | EditUrlFunction	undefined	Base URL to edit your site. The final URL is computed by editUrl + relativeDocPath. Using a function allows more nuanced control for each file. Omitting this variable entirely will disable edit links.
editLocalizedFiles	boolean	false	The edit URL will target the localized file, instead of the original unlocalized file. Ignored when editUrl is a function.
editCurrentVersion	boolean	false	The edit URL will always target the current version doc instead of older versions. Ignored when editUrl is a function.
routeBasePath	string	'docs'	URL route for the docs section of your site. DO NOT include a trailing slash. Use / for shipping docs without base path.
include	string[]	['**/*.{md,mdx}']	Matching files will be included and processed.
exclude	string[]	See example configuration	No route will be created for matching files.
sidebarPath	false | string	undefined (creates autogenerated sidebar)	Path to sidebar configuration.
sidebarCollapsible	boolean	true	Whether sidebar categories are collapsible by default. See also Collapsible categories
sidebarCollapsed	boolean	true	Whether sidebar categories are collapsed by default. See also Expanded categories by default
sidebarItemsGenerator	SidebarGenerator	Omitted	Function used to replace the sidebar items of type 'autogenerated' by real sidebar items (docs, categories, links...). See also Customize the sidebar items generator
numberPrefixParser	boolean | PrefixParser	Omitted	Custom parsing logic to extract number prefixes from file names. Use false to disable this behavior and leave the docs untouched, and true to use the default parser. See also Using number prefixes
docLayoutComponent	string	'@theme/DocPage'	Root Layout component of each doc page.
docItemComponent	string	'@theme/DocItem'	Main doc container, with TOC, pagination, etc.
remarkPlugins	any[]	[]	Remark plugins passed to MDX.
rehypePlugins	any[]	[]	Rehype plugins passed to MDX.
beforeDefaultRemarkPlugins	any[]	[]	Custom Remark plugins passed to MDX before the default Docusaurus Remark plugins.
beforeDefaultRehypePlugins	any[]	[]	Custom Rehype plugins passed to MDX before the default Docusaurus Rehype plugins.
showLastUpdateAuthor	boolean	false	Whether to display the author who last updated the doc.
showLastUpdateTime	boolean	false	Whether to display the last date the doc was updated.
disableVersioning	boolean	false	Explicitly disable the versioning feature even with versions. This will only include the "current" version (the /docs directory).
includeCurrentVersion	boolean	true	Include the "current" version of your docs (the /docs directory). Tip: turn it off if the current version is a work-in-progress, not ready to be published.
lastVersion	string	current (alias for the first version to appear in versions.json and at the "root" (docs have path=/docs/myDoc))	Set the version navigated to in priority on versioned sites and the one displayed by default in docs navbar items. Note: the path and label of the last version are configurable. Tip: lastVersion: 'current' makes sense in many cases.
versions	Versions	{}	Independent customization of each version's properties.
onlyIncludeVersions	string[]	All versions available	Only include a subset of all available versions. Tip: limit to 2 or 3 versions to improve startup and build time in dev and deploy previews.

type EditUrlFunction = (params: {  version: string;  versionDocsDirPath: string;  docPath: string;  permalink: string;  locale: string;}) => string | undefined;
type PrefixParser = (  filename: string,) => {filename: string; numberPrefix?: number};
type SidebarGenerator = (generatorArgs: {  item: {type: 'autogenerated'; dirName: string}; // the sidebar item with type "autogenerated"  version: {contentPath: string; versionName: string}; // the current version  docs: Array<{    id: string;    frontMatter: DocFrontMatter & Record<string, unknown>;    source: string;    sourceDirName: string;    sidebarPosition?: number | undefined;  }>; // all the docs of that version (unfiltered)  numberPrefixParser: PrefixParser; // numberPrefixParser configured for this plugin  defaultSidebarItemsGenerator: SidebarGenerator; // useful to re-use/enhance default sidebar generation logic from Docusaurus}) => Promise<SidebarItem[]>;
type Versions = Record<  string, // the version's ID  {    label: string; // the label of the version    path: string; // the route path of the version    banner: 'none' | 'unreleased' | 'unmaintained'; // the banner to show at the top of a doc of that version  }>;

Example configuration

Here's an example configuration object.

You can provide it as preset options or plugin options.

tip

Most Docusaurus users configure this plugin through the preset options.

const config = {  path: 'docs',  // Simple use-case: string editUrl  // editUrl: 'https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/edit/main/website/',  // Advanced use-case: functional editUrl  editUrl: ({versionDocsDirPath, docPath}) =>    `https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/edit/main/website/${versionDocsDirPath}/${docPath}`,  editLocalizedFiles: false,  editCurrentVersion: false,  routeBasePath: 'docs',  include: ['**/*.md', '**/*.mdx'],  exclude: [    '**/_*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,md,mdx}',    '**/_*/**',    '**/*.test.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}',    '**/__tests__/**',  ],  sidebarPath: 'sidebars.js',  sidebarItemsGenerator: async function ({    defaultSidebarItemsGenerator,    numberPrefixParser,    item,    version,    docs,  }) {    // Use the provided data to generate a custom sidebar slice    return [      {type: 'doc', id: 'intro'},      {        type: 'category',        label: 'Tutorials',        items: [          {type: 'doc', id: 'tutorial1'},          {type: 'doc', id: 'tutorial2'},        ],      },    ];  },  numberPrefixParser: function (filename) {    // Implement your own logic to extract a potential number prefix    const numberPrefix = findNumberPrefix(filename);    // Prefix found: return it with the cleaned filename    if (numberPrefix) {      return {        numberPrefix,        filename: filename.replace(prefix, ''),      };    }    // No number prefix found    return {numberPrefix: undefined, filename};  },  docLayoutComponent: '@theme/DocPage',  docItemComponent: '@theme/DocItem',  remarkPlugins: [require('remark-math')],  rehypePlugins: [],  beforeDefaultRemarkPlugins: [],  beforeDefaultRehypePlugins: [],  showLastUpdateAuthor: false,  showLastUpdateTime: false,  disableVersioning: false,  includeCurrentVersion: true,  lastVersion: undefined,  versions: {    current: {      label: 'Android SDK v2.0.0 (WIP)',      path: 'android-2.0.0',      banner: 'none',    },    '1.0.0': {      label: 'Android SDK v1.0.0',      path: 'android-1.0.0',      banner: 'unmaintained',    },  },  onlyIncludeVersions: ['current', '1.0.0', '2.0.0'],};

Preset options

If you use a preset, configure this plugin through the preset options:

docusaurus.config.js

module.exports = {  presets: [    [      '@docusaurus/preset-classic',      {        docs: {          path: 'docs',          // ... configuration object here        },      },    ],  ],};

Plugin options

If you are using a standalone plugin, provide options directly to the plugin:

docusaurus.config.js

module.exports = {  plugins: [    [      '@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs',      {        path: 'docs',        // ... configuration object here      },    ],  ],};

Markdown Frontmatter

Markdown documents can use the following Markdown FrontMatter metadata fields, enclosed by a line --- on either side.

Accepted fields:

Name	Type	Default	Description
id	string	file path (including folders, without the extension)	A unique document id.
title	string	Markdown title or id	The text title of your document. Used for the page metadata and as a fallback value in multiple places (sidebar, next/previous buttons...). Automatically added at the top of your doc if it does not contain any Markdown title.
pagination_label	string	sidebar_label or title	The text used in the document next/previous buttons for this document.
sidebar_label	string	title	The text shown in the document sidebar for this document.
sidebar_position	number	Default ordering	Controls the position of a doc inside the generated sidebar slice when using autogenerated sidebar items. See also Autogenerated sidebar metadatas.
hide_title	boolean	false	Whether to hide the title at the top of the doc. It only hides a title declared through the frontmatter, and have no effect on a Markdown title at the top of your document.
hide_table_of_contents	boolean	false	Whether to hide the table of contents to the right.
parse_number_prefixes	boolean	numberPrefixParser plugin option	Whether number prefix parsing is disabled on this doc. See also Using number prefixes.
custom_edit_url	string	Computed using the editUrl plugin option	The URL for editing this document.
keywords	string[]	undefined	Keywords meta tag for the document page, for search engines.
description	string	The first line of Markdown content	The description of your document, which will become the <meta name="description" content="..."/> and <meta property="og:description" content="..."/> in <head>, used by search engines.
image	string	undefined	Cover or thumbnail image that will be used when displaying the link to your post.
slug	string	File path	Allows to customize the document url (/<routeBasePath>/<slug>). Support multiple patterns: slug: my-doc, slug: /my/path/myDoc, slug: /.

Example:

---id: doc-markdowntitle: Docs Markdown Featureshide_title: falsehide_table_of_contents: falsesidebar_label: Markdownsidebar_position: 3pagination_label: Markdown featurescustom_edit_url: https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/edit/main/docs/api-doc-markdown.mddescription: How do I find you when I cannot solve this problemkeywords:  - docs  - docusaurusimage: https://i.imgur.com/mErPwqL.pngslug: /myDoc---# Markdown Features
My Document Markdown content

i18n

Read the i18n introduction first.

Translation files location

• Base path: website/i18n/<locale>/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs
• Multi-instance path: website/i18n/<locale>/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs-<pluginId>
• JSON files: extracted with docusaurus write-translations
• Markdown files: website/i18n/<locale>/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/<version>

Example file-system structure

website/i18n/<locale>/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs││ # translations for website/docs├── current│   ├── api│   │   └── config.md│   └── getting-started.md├── current.json││ # translations for website/versioned_docs/version-1.0.0├── version-1.0.0│   ├── api│   │   └── config.md│   └── getting-started.md└── version-1.0.0.json