mkdocs-tech-docs-template 0.1.2

MkDocs theme that you can use to build technical documentation with a GOV.UK

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The **MkDocs Tech Docs Template** is a Python-based alternative to the Ruby-based [Tech Docs Template][TDT] with the following benefits:

- easy to [set up][setup], [customise][customise] and [enhance][contribute]
- adapts the [MkDocs Materials theme][material] to follow the [GOV.UK style][gov-uk]
- compatible with the vast ecosystem of [MkDocs plugins][plugins]
- unified tech stack for Python-based projects

[Get Started ＞][setup]{ .md-button .md-button--primary}

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This template is under construction. As it has not yet passed an accessibility audit, we currently do not recommend using it.

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You can use the MkDocs Tech Docs Template even if your documentation site is not part of GOV.UK, but it must not:

- identify itself as part of GOV.UK
- use the crown or GOV.UK logotype in the header
- use the GDS Transport typeface
- say or suggest that it is an official UK government website