{"categories":[{"label":"Text Processing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing/2"},{"label":"Documentation","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/documentation"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A MkDocs plugin that automatically marks external links and email links in your documentation with configurable icons during the build process.","skillfed_tags":["mkdocs-plugin","link-decoration"],"use_cases":["Mark all external links in a documentation site to help users distinguish internal navigation from outbound links.","Add email icons to mailto: links so readers know they will open an email client.","Customize link markers to match your documentation's visual style or accessibility requirements.","Improve user experience in large documentation projects by making link destinations immediately obvious."],"what_it_does":"mkdocs-link-marker is a MkDocs plugin that automatically decorates links in your documentation with visual markers. It intercepts the build process and adds icons next to external URLs and email addresses, making it immediately clear to readers which links leave the site or trigger an email client. The plugin works by integrating with MkDocs' plugin architecture and uses Jinja2 templating to inject the markers during rendering.\n\nYou configure it by adding it to your mkdocs.yml file, then control its behavior through simple options: enable or disable external link marking and email marking separately, and customize the icons used (defaulting to \u29c9 for external links and \u2709 for email). Once configured, it requires no further action\u2014the markers appear automatically when you build your documentation.","worth_installing":"Yes. The plugin is lightweight, actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, and solves a real UX problem in documentation. Install it if you want automatic external and email link decoration in MkDocs without manual markup\u2014it requires minimal configuration and has low install friction."},"id":"mkdocs-link-marker","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mkdocs-link-marker","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mkdocs-link-marker.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-link-marker/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-04","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mkdocs-link-marker","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"MkDocs plugin for marking external or mail links in your documentation."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1002188,"position":4534,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.0"}