Documentation Site Setup

Documentation Site Setup

Table of Contents

• Overview
• When to Use
• Quick Start
• Reference Guides
• Best Practices

Overview

Set up professional documentation websites using popular static site generators like Docusaurus, MkDocs, VitePress, and GitBook.

When to Use

• Documentation website setup
• API documentation portals
• Product documentation sites
• Technical documentation hubs
• Static site generation
• GitHub Pages deployment
• Multi-version documentation

Quick Start

• Multi-version documentation

# Create new Docusaurus site
npx create-docusaurus@latest my-docs classic

cd my-docs

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm start

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Best Practices

✅ DO

• Use consistent navigation structure
• Enable search functionality
• Add edit links to pages
• Include version selector for versioned docs
• Use syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Add dark mode support
• Optimize images and assets
• Enable analytics
• Add social media links
• Use responsive design
• Include breadcrumbs
• Add table of contents
• Test on mobile devices

❌ DON'T

• Use outdated frameworks
• Skip search functionality
• Forget mobile responsiveness
• Use slow-loading assets
• Skip accessibility features
• Ignore SEO optimization