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Working with MkDocs

All of Markdown's default syntax is supported by MkDocs - including links, images, etc. MkDocs also has some other additional features which are pretty nifty.

Links that navigate a user through the Knowledgebase site can follow the normal Markdown syntax. All links that navigate a user away from the Knowledgebase site should have {target=new} appended - this opens the link in a new tab.

[Internal Link](enroute.md)

[External Link](https://vatpac.org){target=new}

Warning

All external links should use the https protocol.

Buttons

Buttons should be used sparingly, if at all. Inline text hyperlinks are the preferred method of user interaction.

Images

If context needs to be added, then an image is the way to go - particularly if a complex process is being described, or you're illustrating a difference.

Images also use the default markdown syntax, but can have some additional properties added, similar to links. These are:

  • align=left or align=right: Does what it says on the tin - applies a float to the image either to the left or right.
  • width="xxx": Changes the width of an image, where xxx is the width in pixels.

You can also add multiple properties together, with a space between the attributes.

Image Captions

Where confusion can arise from the placement or relevance of an image, you can opt to use a caption. Unfortunately these are not natively supported by Markdown, but you can opt to use HTML.

Image Caption
<figure markdown> 
  ![Image title](https://dummyimage.com/600x400/){ width="300" }
  <figcaption>Image caption</figcaption>
</figure>

Emojis

Yes, they're supported. Why not? 🤷

Admonitions

Admonitions are enabled and are very handy for delivering extra information that doesn't belong in paragraph format, or that need extra attention drawn to them. They should be used in a way that doesn't distract the user from their reading flow. Feel free to use inline admonition blocks, too.

You can see a list of all admonition blocks here.

Note

Never use collapsible blocks - if it needs the additional information drawn to it, it should be displayed all the time.

Last update: March 23, 2023
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