MKDocs Gitlinks

This is a simple plugin for MKDocs that creates links to git projects easier.

Usage

To use the plugin you need to set it up

Config

In the mkdocs.yml add:

plugins:
  - mkdocs_gitlinks:

Markdown

Then in the markdown you can link to git projects (currently only Github is supported) by using the syntax below:

[github](orginisation/project)

For example to link to this project use:

[github](umaaz/mkdocs_gitlinks)

Output

The result of this is to change the link to:

Options

There are a few options available

plugins:
  - mkdocs_gitlinks:
      show_docs: false # setting this to true will include a link to the github pages for the project
      github_host: github.com # this allows for changing the github host name