🤫 Fewer and fewer reasons to stay on MkDocs – switch to Zensical, an actively maintained stack.
Zensical 0.0.65 is out 🎉
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
Release 0.0.65 · zensical/zensical
Summary
This version expands MkDocs compatibility with a native replacement for the rss plugin and support for mkdocstrings backlinks. Zensical can now generate RSS 2.0 and JSON Feed 1.1 feeds for ...
github.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🤫 Fewer and fewer reasons to stay on MkDocs – switch to Zensical, an actively maintained stack.
Zensical – a modern static site generator.
We're excited to release @zensical.org, our new SSG that is compatible with Material for MkDocs:
– 5x faster rebuilds
– Modern design
– Blazing-fast search
Read the full announcement on our blog:
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
A thread ⬇ 1/7
We're excited to release @zensical.org, our new SSG that is compatible with Material for MkDocs:
– 5x faster rebuilds
– Modern design
– Blazing-fast search
Read the full announcement on our blog:
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
A thread ⬇ 1/7
Zensical - A modern static site generator - Material for MkDocs
We are thrilled to announce Zensical, our next-gen static site generator that addresses and overcomes the technical limitations of MkDocs
squidfunk.github.io
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Zensical – a modern static site generator.
We're excited to release @zensical.org, our new SSG that is compatible with Material for MkDocs:
– 5x faster rebuilds
– Modern design
– Blazing-fast search
Read the full announcement on our blog:
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
A thread ⬇ 1/7
We're excited to release @zensical.org, our new SSG that is compatible with Material for MkDocs:
– 5x faster rebuilds
– Modern design
– Blazing-fast search
Read the full announcement on our blog:
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
A thread ⬇ 1/7
Full circle! 🔄 Python-Markdown – the very foundation MkDocs was built on – is now using Zensical for its own documentation 💛
python-markdown.github.io
python-markdown.github.io
September 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Full circle! 🔄 Python-Markdown – the very foundation MkDocs was built on – is now using Zensical for its own documentation 💛
python-markdown.github.io
python-markdown.github.io
Material for MkDocs Configurator
Configure your documentation visually
www.materialconfig.dev
March 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Zensical 0.0.65 is out 🎉
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
Release 0.0.65 · zensical/zensical
Summary
This version expands MkDocs compatibility with a native replacement for the rss plugin and support for mkdocstrings backlinks. Zensical can now generate RSS 2.0 and JSON Feed 1.1 feeds for ...
github.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Zensical 0.0.65 is out 🎉
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
It includes a plugin replacement for the MkDocs RSS plugin, which means your blog can now ship RSS and JSON feeds!
Release notes:
github.com/zensical/zen...
The Slow Collapse of MkDocs
A very well researched article answering the question why MkDocs as we know it is dying. Recommended read, especially if you or your organization depend on it.
fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps...
A very well researched article answering the question why MkDocs as we know it is dying. Recommended read, especially if you or your organization depend on it.
fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps...
March 22, 2026 at 1:28 PM
The Slow Collapse of MkDocs
A very well researched article answering the question why MkDocs as we know it is dying. Recommended read, especially if you or your organization depend on it.
fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps...
A very well researched article answering the question why MkDocs as we know it is dying. Recommended read, especially if you or your organization depend on it.
fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps...
Many of you have been waiting for this one: Zensical 0.0.64 ships a drop-in replacement for the Material for MkDocs blog plugin – enjoy!
github.com/zensical/zen...
github.com/zensical/zen...
Release 0.0.64 · zensical/zensical
Summary
Many of you have been waiting for this one: Zensical now includes native blog support. As a direct port of the Material for MkDocs blog plugin, it preserves the familiar configuration, meta...
github.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Many of you have been waiting for this one: Zensical 0.0.64 ships a drop-in replacement for the Material for MkDocs blog plugin – enjoy!
github.com/zensical/zen...
github.com/zensical/zen...
We've updated our MkDocs 2.0 analysis with the latest developments – the change in its contribution model, why we didn't fork, and a full timeline of events.
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
What MkDocs 2.0 means for your documentation projects - Material for MkDocs
MkDocs 2.0 is a ground-up rewrite of the documentation tool tens of thousands of projects rely on, introducing potentially significant breaking changes
squidfunk.github.io
March 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We've updated our MkDocs 2.0 analysis with the latest developments – the change in its contribution model, why we didn't fork, and a full timeline of events.
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
“The Slow Collapse of MkDocs” fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps... #MkDocs #markdown #webdev #publishing #HTML
The Slow Collapse of MkDocs
How personality clashes, an absent founder, and a controversial redesign fractured one of Python's most popular projects.
fpgmaas.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:18 AM
“The Slow Collapse of MkDocs” fpgmaas.com/blog/collaps... #MkDocs #markdown #webdev #publishing #HTML
A look at the upcoming changes in MkDocs 2.0
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
What MkDocs 2.0 means for your documentation projects - Material for MkDocs
MkDocs 2.0 is a ground-up rewrite of the documentation tool tens of thousands of projects rely on, introducing potentially significant breaking changes
squidfunk.github.io
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
A look at the upcoming changes in MkDocs 2.0
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
Several users reached out to us, that a quite fatal bug in MkDocs emerged 10 hours ago that silently changes all URLs to *.html format. Your site will still work, but all links are different.
It can be mitigated with "pip install click<8.2.2"
github.com/mkdocs/mkdoc...
It can be mitigated with "pip install click<8.2.2"
github.com/mkdocs/mkdoc...
MkDocs `use_directory_urls: true` bug with `click==8.2.2` · Issue #4014 · mkdocs/mkdocs
Context Latest version of click dependency (released August 2, 2025) is breaking use_directory_urls: true functionality in MkDocs and MkDocs Material. Bug description This is causing 404's when cli...
github.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Several users reached out to us, that a quite fatal bug in MkDocs emerged 10 hours ago that silently changes all URLs to *.html format. Your site will still work, but all links are different.
It can be mitigated with "pip install click<8.2.2"
github.com/mkdocs/mkdoc...
It can be mitigated with "pip install click<8.2.2"
github.com/mkdocs/mkdoc...
Embed your Dokka documentation directly in a Material for MkDocs site!
This new release adds support for Dokka v2 (in addition to Dokkatoo).
https://opensavvy.gitlab.io/automation/dokka-material-mkdocs/docs
#kotlin #dokka #mkdocs
This new release adds support for Dokka v2 (in addition to Dokkatoo).
https://opensavvy.gitlab.io/automation/dokka-material-mkdocs/docs
#kotlin #dokka #mkdocs
December 14, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Embed your Dokka documentation directly in a Material for MkDocs site!
This new release adds support for Dokka v2 (in addition to Dokkatoo).
https://opensavvy.gitlab.io/automation/dokka-material-mkdocs/docs
#kotlin #dokka #mkdocs
This new release adds support for Dokka v2 (in addition to Dokkatoo).
https://opensavvy.gitlab.io/automation/dokka-material-mkdocs/docs
#kotlin #dokka #mkdocs
Aus dem Feed: ⟪ Statische Seiten: Ist Zensical der legitime Nachfolger von MkDocs (Material)? ⟫ https://kantel.github.io/posts/2026042101_zensical/ | #medien #design
➔ „Als ich im Juni letzten Jahres MkDocs (genauer: Material für MkDocs) wiederentdeckte, war ich fasziniert. Denn mit diesem freien …
➔ „Als ich im Juni letzten Jahres MkDocs (genauer: Material für MkDocs) wiederentdeckte, war ich fasziniert. Denn mit diesem freien …
Statische Seiten: Ist Zensical der legitime Nachfolger von MkDocs (Material)? – Der Schockwellenreiter
kantel.github.io
April 27, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Aus dem Feed: ⟪ Statische Seiten: Ist Zensical der legitime Nachfolger von MkDocs (Material)? ⟫ https://kantel.github.io/posts/2026042101_zensical/ | #medien #design
➔ „Als ich im Juni letzten Jahres MkDocs (genauer: Material für MkDocs) wiederentdeckte, war ich fasziniert. Denn mit diesem freien …
➔ „Als ich im Juni letzten Jahres MkDocs (genauer: Material für MkDocs) wiederentdeckte, war ich fasziniert. Denn mit diesem freien …
Convert your MkDocs repo into a MCP server providing the markdown files as resources
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
GitHub - ubaumann/mkdocs-mcp: MkDocs Plugin to serve MCP
MkDocs Plugin to serve MCP. Contribute to ubaumann/mkdocs-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Convert your MkDocs repo into a MCP server providing the markdown files as resources
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
Thanks for the ping! There is MkDocs MCP, but I haven't used it yet. Maybe something to explore?
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
GitHub - ubaumann/mkdocs-mcp: MkDocs Plugin to serve MCP
MkDocs Plugin to serve MCP. Contribute to ubaumann/mkdocs-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Thanks for the ping! There is MkDocs MCP, but I haven't used it yet. Maybe something to explore?
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
github.com/ubaumann/mkd...
📣 Material for MkDocs Insiders now free for everyone!
With 9.7.0, we release all Insiders features previously exclusive to sponsors! This marks the last version of Material that includes new features, as we now enter maintenance mode.
A thread ⬇ 1/4
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
With 9.7.0, we release all Insiders features previously exclusive to sponsors! This marks the last version of Material that includes new features, as we now enter maintenance mode.
A thread ⬇ 1/4
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
Insiders – Now free for everyone - Material for MkDocs
We just released 9.7.0 – the final version of Material for MkDocs, which includes all features that were previously exclusive to sponsors
squidfunk.github.io
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📣 Material for MkDocs Insiders now free for everyone!
With 9.7.0, we release all Insiders features previously exclusive to sponsors! This marks the last version of Material that includes new features, as we now enter maintenance mode.
A thread ⬇ 1/4
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
With 9.7.0, we release all Insiders features previously exclusive to sponsors! This marks the last version of Material that includes new features, as we now enter maintenance mode.
A thread ⬇ 1/4
squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater...
Et oui, je sais, ça devait bien arriver un jour. 😇
Voilà mes premiers pas de nouveau sous Java et c'est forcément un peu grâce à @wilda.bsky.social @melix.champeau.me , Max Rydahl Andersen et @jtama.github.io 💞
"Bye bye mkdocs, bonjour Roq"
calm.show/blog/roq-mig...
Voilà mes premiers pas de nouveau sous Java et c'est forcément un peu grâce à @wilda.bsky.social @melix.champeau.me , Max Rydahl Andersen et @jtama.github.io 💞
"Bye bye mkdocs, bonjour Roq"
calm.show/blog/roq-mig...
Bye bye mkdocs, bonjour Roq
Le petit coin CALM de Thierry Chantier — Geek, musician, coder and maker qui adore partager la connaissance.
calm.show
August 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Et oui, je sais, ça devait bien arriver un jour. 😇
Voilà mes premiers pas de nouveau sous Java et c'est forcément un peu grâce à @wilda.bsky.social @melix.champeau.me , Max Rydahl Andersen et @jtama.github.io 💞
"Bye bye mkdocs, bonjour Roq"
calm.show/blog/roq-mig...
Voilà mes premiers pas de nouveau sous Java et c'est forcément un peu grâce à @wilda.bsky.social @melix.champeau.me , Max Rydahl Andersen et @jtama.github.io 💞
"Bye bye mkdocs, bonjour Roq"
calm.show/blog/roq-mig...
Hej @squidfunk.com, is there any recommended way, to reproduce the badges (which shipped in mkdocs-material-insiders and are in use on the old mkdocs-material site) with @zensical.org w/o waiting for something similar to hooks-support?
Keep up the good work! 🙏
Keep up the good work! 🙏
September 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Hej @squidfunk.com, is there any recommended way, to reproduce the badges (which shipped in mkdocs-material-insiders and are in use on the old mkdocs-material site) with @zensical.org w/o waiting for something similar to hooks-support?
Keep up the good work! 🙏
Keep up the good work! 🙏
🚨 #RStats 📦 developers! `altdoc` is an easy way to create highly customizable websites for your documentation. It's an alternative to `pkgdown`, with support for Quarto and several other frameworks: MkDocs, Docsify, Docute. Expand 🧵for examples. altdoc.etiennebacher.com
February 21, 2024 at 4:50 PM
🚨 #RStats 📦 developers! `altdoc` is an easy way to create highly customizable websites for your documentation. It's an alternative to `pkgdown`, with support for Quarto and several other frameworks: MkDocs, Docsify, Docute. Expand 🧵for examples. altdoc.etiennebacher.com
Mkdocs is probably next, once Jekyll is done: github.com/quarkiverse/...
Mkdocs converter to Roq · Issue #1118 · quarkiverse/quarkus-roq
Mkdocs is a niche SSG, but I suspect there's overlap between Quarkus users and Mkdocs users. Some Java projects use Mkdocs for their docs sites. Mkdocs is simpler than Jekyll, so the converter woul...
github.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Mkdocs is probably next, once Jekyll is done: github.com/quarkiverse/...
The last missing puzzle piece in making the templates of Material for MkDocs compatible with minijinja.
August 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The last missing puzzle piece in making the templates of Material for MkDocs compatible with minijinja.
First measurement for the new preview server I've been working on as part of the foundational work on Material for MkDocs:
🚀 50x more req/s than 'mkdocs serve'
🏗️ Extensible middleware architecture
🤏 Tiny, only very few dependencies
We're making good progress!
🚀 50x more req/s than 'mkdocs serve'
🏗️ Extensible middleware architecture
🤏 Tiny, only very few dependencies
We're making good progress!
April 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
First measurement for the new preview server I've been working on as part of the foundational work on Material for MkDocs:
🚀 50x more req/s than 'mkdocs serve'
🏗️ Extensible middleware architecture
🤏 Tiny, only very few dependencies
We're making good progress!
🚀 50x more req/s than 'mkdocs serve'
🏗️ Extensible middleware architecture
🤏 Tiny, only very few dependencies
We're making good progress!
Material for MkDocs 9.7.7 is out.
It fixes a DOM-based XSS issue in the optional search.suggest feature, which was responsibly disclosed to us. Please update.
Material for MkDocs will continue receiving security updates through November 5, 2026.
github.com/squidfunk/mk...
It fixes a DOM-based XSS issue in the optional search.suggest feature, which was responsibly disclosed to us. Please update.
Material for MkDocs will continue receiving security updates through November 5, 2026.
github.com/squidfunk/mk...
Release mkdocs-material-9.7.7 · squidfunk/mkdocs-material
Warning
Material for MkDocs is approaching end of life
Material for MkDocs is scheduled to reach end of life on November 5, 2026. Until then, maintenance is limited to critical bug fixes and securi...
github.com
July 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Material for MkDocs 9.7.7 is out.
It fixes a DOM-based XSS issue in the optional search.suggest feature, which was responsibly disclosed to us. Please update.
Material for MkDocs will continue receiving security updates through November 5, 2026.
github.com/squidfunk/mk...
It fixes a DOM-based XSS issue in the optional search.suggest feature, which was responsibly disclosed to us. Please update.
Material for MkDocs will continue receiving security updates through November 5, 2026.
github.com/squidfunk/mk...
Articleを書きました。
普段は2~3時間くらいで書きますが、久々に2日がかりで12時間くらい費やしました。
Obsidian Publishの代替として開発されているモノは既にいくつもありますが、本記事の内容は『なるべくObsidianでも快適にメンテできるMkDocsのサイトをつくること』です。主役はObsidianではなくMkDocsですので、そういうのが好きな方は是非🙏
minerva.mamansoft.net/%F0%9F%93%98...
普段は2~3時間くらいで書きますが、久々に2日がかりで12時間くらい費やしました。
Obsidian Publishの代替として開発されているモノは既にいくつもありますが、本記事の内容は『なるべくObsidianでも快適にメンテできるMkDocsのサイトをつくること』です。主役はObsidianではなくMkDocsですので、そういうのが好きな方は是非🙏
minerva.mamansoft.net/%F0%9F%93%98...
📘MkDocsでObsidianと互換性の高いドキュメントベースを実現する - Minerva
Obsidianやobsidian.nvimで快適に管理でき、クローズドにデプロイ可能なドキュメントサイト... しかも無料で仕事にも使える。MkDocsでそんなドキュメントベースを実現してみました。
minerva.mamansoft.net
February 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Articleを書きました。
普段は2~3時間くらいで書きますが、久々に2日がかりで12時間くらい費やしました。
Obsidian Publishの代替として開発されているモノは既にいくつもありますが、本記事の内容は『なるべくObsidianでも快適にメンテできるMkDocsのサイトをつくること』です。主役はObsidianではなくMkDocsですので、そういうのが好きな方は是非🙏
minerva.mamansoft.net/%F0%9F%93%98...
普段は2~3時間くらいで書きますが、久々に2日がかりで12時間くらい費やしました。
Obsidian Publishの代替として開発されているモノは既にいくつもありますが、本記事の内容は『なるべくObsidianでも快適にメンテできるMkDocsのサイトをつくること』です。主役はObsidianではなくMkDocsですので、そういうのが好きな方は是非🙏
minerva.mamansoft.net/%F0%9F%93%98...
1/ The creator of Material for MkDocs has released a new static site generator and accompanying themes, @zensical.org : squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater... Loads of info in the post about what, why, and timelines.
Zensical - A modern static site generator - Material for MkDocs
We are thrilled to announce Zensical, our next-gen static site generator that addresses and overcomes the technical limitations of MkDocs
squidfunk.github.io
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
1/ The creator of Material for MkDocs has released a new static site generator and accompanying themes, @zensical.org : squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-mater... Loads of info in the post about what, why, and timelines.