⚠️ 1.0.0-rc.165 Breaking Change Notice: Blog & Notes Features Migrated to "Collections"
This article is a historical version notice
The blog / notes configuration mentioned in this article has been deprecated. Use collections for the new version; see the Migration Guide.
Important
‼️ This update is a BREAKING CHANGE! The blog and notes features have been entirely migrated to a new "Collections" architecture. ‼️
Design Motivation: Why Introduce "Collections"?
Background & Problem Analysis
The theme initially only supported the blog feature, treating all Markdown files under the docs source directory as blog posts. As the version iterated, we added the notes/knowledge base feature, defaulting the notes directory as the root for notes and excluding its content from the blog list.
This phased implementation led to an architectural imbalance: the blog became a "first-class citizen," while the notes feature appeared marginalized. This caused the following issues for users:
- Path Redundancy: Note files had to be stored under the
notes/directory, adding unnecessary directory levels. - Complex Links: When
autoFrontmatterwas not enabled, URLs were forced to include the/notes/prefix. - Conceptual Confusion: Users were often confused about the functional difference between "notes" and "docs."
- Cumbersome Configuration: Extra adjustments to the
notes.dirconfiguration were needed to achieve a standard documentation site structure.
These design flaws were legacy issues from historical iterations, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Solution: Unified Content Abstraction
After researching mainstream static site generators (like Hugo, VitePress) and full-stack frameworks (like Nuxt), we drew inspiration from the collection concept in @nuxt/content.
We decided to introduce Collections as a unified unit for content organization. Whether it's a blog, notes, documentation, or a knowledge base, they are essentially specific collections of Markdown files, differing only in their presentation.
Important
Core Insight: Use the "Collection" abstraction to unify the organization of various content types while preserving their respective display characteristics.
Based on content characteristics, we defined two collection types:
posttype: Suitable for fragmented, loosely related content (e.g., blogs, columns), providing an article list as a navigation entry.doctype: Suitable for structured, strongly related content (e.g., documentation, manuals), providing a sidebar for quick navigation.
This design solves the historical architectural problems and lays the foundation for extending more content types in the future.
Migration Guide
Core Concepts
- Collection: Specified via
collection.dir; all Markdown files under this directory belong to the collection. - Collection Type:
post: Fragmented content, supports article list navigation.doc: Structured content, supports sidebar navigation.
Configuration Migration
Replace the original blog and notes configurations:
import { defineUserConfig } from 'vuepress'
import { plumeTheme } from 'vuepress-theme-plume'
export default defineUserConfig({
theme: plumeTheme({
// Remove old blog and notes configuration
blog: { /* Blog configuration */ },
notes: {
link: '/',
dir: '/notes/',
notes: [
{ dir: 'typescript', link: '/typescript/', sidebar: 'auto' }
]
},
// Use collections configuration
collections: [
{
type: 'post', // Replaces original blog functionality
dir: 'blog', // Points to docs/blog directory
title: 'Blog' // Collection display name
// Original blog configuration continues here
// ...
},
{
type: 'doc', // Replaces original notes functionality
dir: 'typescript', // Points to docs/typescript directory
title: 'TypeScript Notes',
linkPrefix: '/typescript/', // Page link prefix, sidebar judgment basis
sidebar: 'auto', // Auto-generate sidebar
},
]
})
})Directory Structure Adjustment
Migrate files according to the following steps:
Procedure:
- Move subdirectories under the
notesdirectory directly to thedocsroot directory. - Create a
blogdirectory and move original blog posts into it. - Remove the now-empty
notesdirectory.
Pre-migration Structure
basic.md
advanced.md
post-1.md
post-2.md
blog-post.md
README.md
Post-migration Structure
basic.md
advanced.md
post-1.md
post-2.md
blog-post.md
README.md
Helper Functions
defineCollection: Helper function for defining a single collection configuration.defineCollections: Helper function for defining multiple collection configurations.
import { defineCollection, defineCollections } from 'vuepress-theme-plume'
export const blog = defineCollection({
type: 'post',
dir: 'blog',
title: 'Blog'
})
export const typescript = defineCollection({
type: 'doc',
dir: 'typescript',
title: 'TypeScript Notes',
sidebar: 'auto'
})
export const collections = defineCollections([
blog,
typescript
])