Requires mkdocs to function.
This plugin allows you to display embedded links in a more elegant and modern way with the use of markdown codeblocks. You may either specify a URL and let the plugin auto-fill in details such as the site description and title, or you can override the auto-generated values and add your own.
If you wish to view the complete documentation for this plugin, including installation and usage; visit https://aetherinox.github.io/mkdocs-link-embeds/
Install the package for this plugin by running the command:
pip install mkdocs-link-embeds-plugin
Once you install the package above, open your mkdocs.yml and add a few new lines:
plugins:
- link-embeds:
enabled: true
name_default: "Untitled Link"
desc_default: "No description found"
image_default: "https://github.com/Aetherinox/mkdocs-link-embeds/assets/118329232/c0298d98-0910-4235-a88f-0c3e2f704ba7"
image_disabled: false
favicon_default: "https://github.com/Aetherinox/mkdocs-link-embeds/assets/118329232/b37da9c6-6f17-4c3f-9c94-c346a6f31bfa"
favicon_disabled: false
favicon_size: 25
target: "blank"
accent: "FFFFFF1A"
verbose: false
extra_css:
- path/to/link-embeds.cssEnsure you download the contents of mkdocs_link_embeds_plugin/resources/link-embeds.css and place the file in your mkdocs directory. It must be placed in the path you specified under extra_css in the mkdocs.yml config above.
Once you have installed this plugin, you may now create a new page in your mkdocs project and insert a new codeblock with the following syntax:
```embed
url: https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/releases
name: Github: Download Mkdocs
desc: MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that's geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file. It is designed to be easy to use and can be extended with third-party themes, plugins, and Markdown extensions.
image: https://github.com/Aetherinox/mkdocs-link-embeds/assets/118329232/98179e23-ce03-4101-a858-56db0cd0e8f0
favicon: https://github.com/Aetherinox/mkdocs-link-embeds/assets/118329232/13a151b1-d7f9-4e27-909b-a26986ab0954
favicon_size: 25
target: new
accent: 4C59BFE0
```This plugin accepts numerous properties:
url: The URL to the link.name: Name / Title to show at the top of each embed.desc: A description of what the site is for.image: Image to display on the left side of each embedded website.favicon: Favicon to display at the bottom, next to the link.favicon_size: Favicon size.target: Determines whether link opens in new window or same window.accent: Specify accent color for embedded link surrounding border
The only required value is url.
If you provide only the url, and leave the others out; the plugin will attempt to check if your URL is valid, and then auto-fetch the metadata for that website. It will be used to populate the fields you did not provide.
If you do provide values such as desc, name, or image; those user inputs will take priority over the automatically fetched values.
This plugin was originally based on mkdocs-link-preview-plugin. However, that plugin stopped being updated, and the style needed to be modernized. As well as giving more control for customization.
The plugin has been completely re-written with a large number of added features.