# Site building, site management 22 projects, most used and most active first. 3 of them build on MkDocs NG in the weekly [compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml). Data from 2026-11-01. ## mike Manage multiple versions of your MkDocs-powered documentation via Git. - **Install:** `pip install mike` - **Plugin:** `mike` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 748 · :lucide-download: 908k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-13 · :lucide-scale: BSD-3-Clause - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/jimporter/mike) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mike/) ## techdocs-core The core MkDocs plugin used by Backstages TechDocs as a wrapper around multiple MkDocs plugins and Python Markdown.. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-techdocs-core` - **Plugin:** `techdocs-core` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 116 · :lucide-download: 588k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-15 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/backstage/mkdocs-techdocs-core) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-techdocs-core/) ## monorepo Build multiple documentation folders in a single Mkdocs. Designed for large codebases. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-monorepo-plugin` - **Plugin:** `monorepo` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 400 · :lucide-download: 1.3M/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-06-15 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/backstage/mkdocs-monorepo-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-monorepo-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-06-15. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-multirepo-plugin Build documentation in multiple repos into one site. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-multirepo-plugin` - **Plugin:** `multirepo` - :lucide-star: 196 · :lucide-download: 57k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-03-19 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/jdoiro3/mkdocs-multirepo-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-multirepo-plugin/) ## simple Build documentation files inside your code into a MkDocs site. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-simple-plugin` - **Plugin:** `simple` - :lucide-star: 51 · :lucide-download: 22k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-31 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/athackst/mkdocs-simple-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-simple-plugin/) ## same-dir ProperDocs plugin to allow placing mkdocs.yml in the same directory as documentation. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-same-dir` - **Plugin:** `same-dir` - :lucide-star: 46 · :lucide-download: 134k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/oprypin/mkdocs-same-dir) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-same-dir/) ## Publisher for MkDocs - debugger Advanced console and file logger from build and serve process. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-publisher` - **Plugin:** `pub-debugger` - :lucide-star: 130 · :lucide-download: 4.2k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-11-26 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/mkdocs-publisher/mkdocs-publisher) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-publisher/) ## mkdocs-versioning A tool that allows for versioning sites built with mkdocs. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-versioning` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-versioning` - :lucide-star: 40 · :lucide-download: 3.0k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2021-08-01 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/zayd62/mkdocs-versioning) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-versioning/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2021-08-01. Check that it still fits your setup. ## markdown-docs Action/docker image that transforms your markdown into a static website. No need for particular configuration: it just.. - :lucide-star: 29 · :lucide-download: 783/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/ldeluigi/markdown-docs) ## multirepo A bit like monorepo, but keeps MkDocs projects separate. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-multirepo` - :lucide-star: 47 · :lucide-download: 369/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2024-01-04 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/wilhelmer/mkdocs-multirepo) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-multirepo/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2024-01-04. Check that it still fits your setup. ## MkDocs Merge Merge the source of multiple MkDocs sites into a single one. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-merge` - :lucide-star: 23 · :lucide-download: 2.8k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-07-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/ovasquez/mkdocs-merge) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-merge/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-07-05. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-exclude-unused-files Exclude orphaned (unused) static files from your mkdocs build. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-exclude-unused-files` - **Plugin:** `exclude-unused-files` - :lucide-star: 5 · :lucide-download: 6.3k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-06-11 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/JonasDoesThings/mkdocs-exclude-unused-files) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-exclude-unused-files/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-06-11. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-note A MkDocs plugin to add note boxes to your documentation. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-note` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-note` - :lucide-star: 7 · :lucide-download: 631/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-01 · :lucide-scale: GPL-3.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/virtualguard101/mkdocs-note) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-note/) ## mkdocs-auto-refresh-build-pages MkDocs plugin that automatically refreshes the build pages when the documentation is updated. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-auto-refresh-build-pages` - **Plugin:** `auto-refresh-build-pages` - :lucide-star: 3 · :lucide-download: 1.2k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-07-06 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/JakubAndrysek/mkdocs-auto-refresh-build-pages) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-auto-refresh-build-pages/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-07-06. Check that it still fits your setup. ## no-sitemap Disable Mkdocs sitemap generation. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-no-sitemap-plugin` - **Plugin:** `no-sitemap` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-download: 1.6k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-08-23 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/leonardehrenfried/mkdocs-no-sitemap-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-no-sitemap-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-08-23. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-yamp Yet Another Multirepo Plugin for MkDocs. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-yamp` - **Plugin:** `yamp` - :lucide-star: 2 · :lucide-download: 110/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2022-10-10 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/boozallen/mkdocs-yamp-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-yamp/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2022-10-10. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-required-frontmatter-plugin This MkDocs plugin enforces required frontmatter for documentation pages. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-required-frontmatter-plugin` - **Plugin:** `required-frontmatter` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-download: 258/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2024-03-22 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/unmc-vcr/mkdocs-required-frontmatter-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-required-frontmatter-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2024-03-22. Check that it still fits your setup. ## progress A plugin for MkDocs that lets you know exactly what is happening during the build. - **Plugin:** `progress` - :lucide-star: 5 · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-22 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/RDIL/mkdocs-plugin-progress) ## mkdocs-exclude-tagged-files A mkdocs plugin for excluding files based on frontmatter tags. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-exclude-tagged-files` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs_exclude_tagged_files` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-download: 108/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2023-09-10 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/JonasDoesThings/mkdocs-exclude-tagged-files) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-exclude-tagged-files/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2023-09-10. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-new-features-notifier This plugin enables you to notify users of new features in your product. It does this by identifying new documentation.. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-new-features-notifier` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-new-features-notifier` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-download: 610/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2020-01-15 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/kevin-411/mkdocs-new-features-notifier) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-new-features-notifier/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2020-01-15. Check that it still fits your setup. ## multiple Allows to merge mkdocs documentations dynamically. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-multiple` - **Plugin:** `multiple` - :lucide-star: 2 · :lucide-download: 462/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2019-11-22 · :lucide-scale: GPL-3.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/experimaestro/mkdocs-multiple) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-multiple/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2019-11-22. Check that it still fits your setup. ## octadocs-adr A blueprint for Architecture Decision Record in Octadocs - the smart documentation environment. - **Install:** `pip install octadocs-adr` - **Plugin:** `octadocs_adr` - :lucide-star: 1 · :lucide-download: 27/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2021-08-22 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/octadocs/octadocs-adr) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/octadocs-adr/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2021-08-22. Check that it still fits your setup.