Episode 141: Flexible Doc Sites with Docusaurus with Sébastien Lorber
We're talking with Sebastian Lorber about Docusaurus. What is Docusaurus? How do you get started using Docusaurus? Why would someone switch to Docusaurus? What kinds of interactive features does Docusaurus offer? How are Docusaurus translations handled? And how is versioning handled in Docusaurus?
Recording date: June 8, 2021
John Papa @John_Papa
Ward Bell @WardBell
Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin
Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Sébastien Lorber @sebastienlorber
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Resources:
- Sébastien Lorber
- Docusaurus
- Stripe Docs
- Autho0 Docs
- MDX
- Algolia Search
- Crowdin (translation service that is recommended companion to docusaurus)
- The “Showcase Tab” showing examples of docusaurus-powered sites
- How to add screenshot to READMEs in github repository?
Timejumps
- 01:18 Guest introduction
- 01:43 What is Docusaurus?
- 04:41 What's the process for using Docusaurus?
- 06:42 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 07:49 Why would someone switch to Docusaurus?
- 10:20 What kinds of interactive features does it offer?
- 14:08 What are some good examples of sites built with Docusaurus?
- 15:12 How is search handled?
- 18:11 How should someone start with Docusaurus?
- 24:15 Sponsor: Nrwl
- 24:51 How did you decide to want to work on Docusaurus?
- 27:16 How are translations handled?
- 32:20 How does versioning work in Docusaurus?
- 35:28 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.