Version: 2.1.0

📦 plugin-content-docs

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

Installation

npm
Yarn

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

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 the docs content directory on the file system, relative to site directory.
`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.
`tagsBasePath`	`string`	`'tags'`	URL route for the tags list page of your site. It is prepended to the `routeBasePath`.
`include`	`string[]`	`['*/.{md,mdx}']`	Array of glob patterns matching Markdown files to be built, relative to the content path.
`exclude`	`string[]`	See example configuration	Array of glob patterns matching Markdown files to be excluded. Serves as refinement based on the `include` option.
`sidebarPath`	`false \| string`	`undefined`	Path to sidebar configuration. Use `false` to disable sidebars, or `undefined` to create a fully autogenerated sidebar.
`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'` with 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. Provides the version data context, and is not unmounted when switching docs.
`docItemComponent`	`string`	`'@theme/DocItem'`	Main doc container, with TOC, pagination, etc.
`docTagsListComponent`	`string`	`'@theme/DocTagsListPage'`	Root component of the tags list page
`docTagDocListComponent`	`string`	`'@theme/DocTagDocListPage'`	Root component of the "docs containing tag X" page.
`docCategoryGeneratedIndexComponent`	`string`	`'@theme/DocCategoryGeneratedIndexPage'`	Root component of the generated category index page.
`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.
`breadcrumbs`	`boolean`	`true`	Enable or disable the breadcrumbs on doc pages.
`disableVersioning`	`boolean`	`false`	Explicitly disable versioning even when multiple versions exist. This will make the site only include the current version. Will error if `includeCurrentVersion: false` and `disableVersioning: true`.
`includeCurrentVersion`	`boolean`	`true`	Include the current version of your docs.
`lastVersion`	`string`	First version in `versions.json`	The version navigated to in priority and displayed by default for docs navbar items.
`onlyIncludeVersions`	`string[]`	All versions available	Only include a subset of all available versions.
`versions`	`VersionsConfig`	`{}`	Independent customization of each version's properties.

Types

`EditUrlFunction`

type EditUrlFunction = (params: {
  version: string;
  versionDocsDirPath: string;
  docPath: string;
  permalink: string;
  locale: string;
}) => string | undefined;

`PrefixParser`

type PrefixParser = (filename: string) => {
  filename: string;
  numberPrefix?: number;
};

`SidebarGenerator`

type SidebarGenerator = (generatorArgs: {
  /** The sidebar item with type "autogenerated" to be transformed. */
  item: {type: 'autogenerated'; dirName: string};
  /** Useful metadata for the version this sidebar belongs to. */
  version: {contentPath: string; versionName: string};
  /** All the docs of that version (unfiltered). */
  docs: {
    id: string;
    title: string;
    frontMatter: DocFrontMatter & Record<string, unknown>;
    source: string;
    sourceDirName: string;
    sidebarPosition?: number | undefined;
  }[];
  /** Number prefix parser configured for this plugin. */
  numberPrefixParser: PrefixParser;
  /** The default category index matcher which you can override. */
  isCategoryIndex: CategoryIndexMatcher;
  /**
   * key is the path relative to the doc content directory, value is the
   * category metadata file's content.
   */
  categoriesMetadata: {[filePath: string]: CategoryMetadata};
  /**
   * Useful to re-use/enhance the default sidebar generation logic from
   * Docusaurus.
   */
  defaultSidebarItemsGenerator: SidebarGenerator;
  // Returns an array of sidebar items — same as what you can declare in
  // sidebars.js, except for shorthands. See https://docusaurus.io/docs/sidebar/items
}) => Promise<SidebarItem[]>;

type CategoryIndexMatcher = (param: {
  /** The file name, without extension */
  fileName: string;
  /**
   * The list of directories, from lowest level to highest.
   * If there's no dir name, directories is ['.']
   */
  directories: string[];
  /** The extension, with a leading dot */
  extension: string;
}) => boolean;

`VersionsConfig`

type VersionConfig = {
  /**
   * The base path of the version, will be appended to `baseUrl` +
   * `routeBasePath`.
   */
  path?: string;
  /** The label of the version to be used in badges, dropdowns, etc. */
  label?: string;
  /** The banner to show at the top of a doc of that version. */
  banner?: 'none' | 'unreleased' | 'unmaintained';
  /** Show a badge with the version label at the top of each doc. */
  badge?: boolean;
  /** Prevents search engines from indexing this version */
  noIndex?: boolean;
  /** Add a custom class name to the <html> element of each doc */
  className?: string;
};

type VersionsConfig = {[versionName: string]: VersionConfig};

Example configuration

You can configure this plugin through preset options or plugin options.

:::tip

Most Docusaurus users configure this plugin through the preset options.

:::

Preset options
Plugin 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',
          breadcrumbs: true,
          // 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',
          async sidebarItemsGenerator({
            defaultSidebarItemsGenerator,
            numberPrefixParser,
            item,
            version,
            docs,
            isCategoryIndex,
          }) {
            // 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(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'],
        },
      },
    ],
  ],
};

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',
        breadcrumbs: true,
        // 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',
        async sidebarItemsGenerator({
          defaultSidebarItemsGenerator,
          numberPrefixParser,
          item,
          version,
          docs,
          isCategoryIndex,
        }) {
          // 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(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'],
      },
    ],
  ],
};

Markdown front matter

Markdown documents can use the following Markdown front matter 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 metadata.
`sidebar_class_name`	`string`	`undefined`	Gives the corresponding sidebar label a special class name when using autogenerated sidebars.
`sidebar_custom_props`	`string`	`undefined`	Assign custom metadata to the sidebar item referencing this doc.
`hide_title`	`boolean`	`false`	Whether to hide the title at the top of the doc. It only hides a title declared through the front matter, 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.
`toc_min_heading_level`	`number`	`2`	The minimum heading level shown in the table of contents. Must be between 2 and 6 and lower or equal to the max value.
`toc_max_heading_level`	`number`	`3`	The max heading level shown in the table of contents. Must be between 2 and 6.
`pagination_next`	`string \| null`	Next doc in the sidebar	The ID of the documentation you want the "Next" pagination to link to. Use `null` to disable showing "Next" for this page.
`pagination_prev`	`string \| null`	Previous doc in the sidebar	The ID of the documentation you want the "Previous" pagination to link to. Use `null` to disable showing "Previous" for this page.
`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: /`.
`tags`	`Tag[]`	`undefined`	A list of strings or objects of two string fields `label` and `permalink` to tag to your docs.
`draft`	`boolean`	`false`	A boolean flag to indicate that a document is a work-in-progress. Draft documents will only be displayed during development.
`last_update`	`FileChange`	`undefined`	Allows overriding the last updated author and/or date. Date can be any parsable date string.

type Tag = string | {label: string; permalink: string};

type FileChange = {date: string; author: string};

Example:

---
id: doc-markdown
title: Docs Markdown Features
hide_title: false
hide_table_of_contents: false
sidebar_label: Markdown
sidebar_position: 3
pagination_label: Markdown features
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/edit/main/docs/api-doc-markdown.md
description: How do I find you when I cannot solve this problem
keywords:
  - docs
  - docusaurus
image: https://i.imgur.com/mErPwqL.png
slug: /myDoc
last_update:
  date: 1/1/2000
  author: custom author name
---

# 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/[versionName]

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

📦 plugin-content-docs

Installation​

Configuration​

Types​

EditUrlFunction​

PrefixParser​

SidebarGenerator​

VersionsConfig​

Example configuration​

Markdown front matter​

i18n​

Translation files location​

Example file-system structure​