Deep Dive into VitePress | Kia King Ishii | ViteConf 2022

Explore the in-depth features and capabilities of VitePress, a Vite and Vue-powered static site generator, and learn how to create custom websites with Markdown files.

Key takeaways
  • VitePress is a Vite and Vue-powered static site generator that can be used to create any type of website.
  • VitePress has a default theme that is focused on creating documentation websites, but it can be used to create any type of website.
  • VitePress usesMarkdown parsing to render Markdown files into HTML, and it can also use Vue components inside Markdown files.
  • VitePress has a dev command that starts a dev server, and a build command that builds the final static HTML file.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom static websites, and it can be extended with plugins.
  • VitePress uses Vite’s super fast dev server and it can write content in Markdown.
  • VitePress is built on top of Vite, and it uses Vite’s features such as hot module replacement and routing.
  • VitePress has a simple config file that can be used to customize the website.
  • VitePress can be used to create websites with sidebars, search functionality, and advertising.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Vue components and render them inside Markdown files.
  • VitePress uses the fs module from Node to handle file system operations.
  • VitePress has a dev command that creates a dev server, and a build command that builds the final static HTML file.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Markdown files and render them as Vue files.
  • VitePress has a build function that takes a Markdown file and transforms it into a Vue file.
  • VitePress uses a markdown-to-vue command to transform Markdown files into Vue files.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Vue files and render them as static HTML files.
  • VitePress has a build command that builds the final static HTML file, and a dev command that starts a dev server.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom static websites with a Markdown-based frontend.
  • VitePress has a simple usage that allows users to create custom sites with Markdown files.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Vue components and render them inside Markdown files.
  • VitePress uses the fs module from Node to handle file system operations.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Markdown files and render them as Vue files.
  • VitePress has a build function that takes a Markdown file and transforms it into a Vue file.
  • VitePress uses a markdown-to-vue command to transform Markdown files into Vue files.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom Vue files and render them as static HTML files.
  • VitePress has a build command that builds the final static HTML file, and a dev command that starts a dev server.
  • VitePress can be used to create custom static websites with a Markdown-based frontend.
  • VitePress has a simple usage that allows users to create custom sites with Markdown files.