https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin

MkDocs plugin to display git authors of a page.
https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin

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MkDocs plugin to display git authors of a page.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin
• Owner: timvink
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-12-23T10:24:38.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-15T19:30:53.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T22:44:58.327Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: git, mkdocs, mkdocs-plugin
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin
• Size: 602 KB
• Stars: 67
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: docs/contributing.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# mkdocs-git-authors-plugin

Lightweight [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) plugin to display git authors of a markdown page:

> Authors: Jane Doe, John Doe

See the [demo](https://timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/). The plugin only considers authors of the current lines in the page ('surviving code' using `git blame`).

Other MkDocs plugins that use information from git:

- [mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin](https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin) for displaying the last revision date

- [mkdocs-git-committers-plugin](https://github.com/byrnereese/mkdocs-git-committers-plugin) for displaying authors' github user profiles

## Setup

Install the plugin using pip3:

```bash

pip3 install mkdocs-git-authors-plugin

```

Next, add the following lines to your `mkdocs.yml`:

```yml

plugins:

  - search

  - git-authors

```

> If you have no `plugins` entry in your config file yet, you'll likely also want to add the `search` plugin. MkDocs enables it by default if there is no `plugins` entry set.

You can then use the `{{ git_page_authors }}` tag in your markdown document, or choose to customize your mkdocs theme (see [usage](https://timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/usage.html) page in the docs).

### Note when using build environments

This plugin needs access to the last commit that touched a specific file to be able to retrieve the date. By default many build environments only retrieve the last commit, which means you might need to:

  Change your CI settings

  

  - github actions: set `fetch_depth` to `0` ([docs](https://github.com/actions/checkout))

  - gitlab runners: set `GIT_DEPTH` to `1000` ([docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/pipelines/settings.html#git-shallow-clone))

  - bitbucket pipelines: set `clone: depth: full` ([docs](https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/configure-bitbucket-pipelinesyml/))

## Documentation

See [timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin](https://timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/)

## Contributing

Very much open to contributions! Please read [contributing guide](https://timvink.github.io/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/contributing.html) before putting in any work.