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Spec sheet

Purpose
VuePress is a Markdown-centered static site generator for documentation, blogs, and other static sites.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Product
VuePress is a Vue-powered static site generator with a default theme optimized for technical documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Audience
The project began to support Vue.js documentation and its sub-projects, and the documentation says users also use it for documentation, blogs, and other static sites.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Deployment
The deployment guide includes instructions for GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Firebase, Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
License
The official site describes VuePress as MIT licensed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Bundlers
VuePress supports Vite and Webpack, which users install separately when setting up the project.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Google Analytics
The official plugin documentation gives Google Analytics as an integration using the @vuepress/plugin-google-analytics plugin.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Install requirements
The current getting-started guide lists Node.js v20.9.0 or later and a package manager such as pnpm, yarn, or npm as prerequisites.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Internationalization
VuePress supports site locales through configuration, while theme-specific multilingual support varies by theme.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Markdown
Markdown pages support built-in extensions including tables of contents, custom containers, line highlighting, line numbers, and imported code snippets.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Markdown features
Built-in Markdown extensions include GitHub Flavored Markdown tables and strikethrough, and users can configure or add markdown-it extensions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Plugins
VuePress has a plugin API, with official plugins including search, PWA, Google Analytics, and last-updated support; some plugins must be installed manually.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Release status
The getting-started guide says VuePress v2 is in release-candidate status and that its configuration and API may have minor breaking changes between releases.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Rendering
It pre-renders each page as static HTML, then uses Vue to turn the site into a single-page application after loading.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Requirements
The getting-started guide lists Node.js v20.9.0 or later and a package manager such as pnpm, Yarn, or npm as prerequisites.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Search and navigation
The default theme includes header-based search, customizable navigation and sidebars, and supports Algolia Search.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Static output
VuePress renders a server-rendered version of the site into HTML during the build and runs it as a single-page application after loading.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Themes
VuePress includes a default theme and supports community themes and custom themes built with Vue.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Version status
The getting-started guide says VuePress v2 is in release-candidate stage and warns its configuration and API may have minor breaking changes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Vue components
VuePress lets authors use Vue templates and components inside Markdown files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org
Vue in Markdown
Markdown pages are compiled into HTML and processed as Vue components, so authors can use Vue components and dynamic content in Markdown.Read 8 Oct 2026 · vuepress.vuejs.org

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