Getting started
Migrating from Mintlify#
Migrating can be a long journey, this guide aims to create a clear set of steps to move to Guider.
Compatability table#
Feature | Mintlify | Guider |
---|---|---|
MDX based pages | ✓ | ✓ |
Custom CSS/JS | ✓ | ✓ |
Search bar | ✓ | 𐄂 |
Dark mode | ✓ | ✓ |
Light mode | ✓ | 𐄂 |
Banners | ✓ | 𐄂 |
Versions | ✓ | ✓ (through dropdown) |
Groups/Tabs | ✓ | ✓ |
Redirects | ✓ | ✓ |
SEO & custom meta tags | ✓ | ✓ |
Sitemaps | ✓ | 𐄂 |
Custom domain | ✓ | ✓ (you host it yourself) |
API playground / openAPI | ✓ | 𐄂 |
Snippets | ✓ | 𐄂 (use custom components instead) |
integrations | ✓ | 𐄂 (you can use NextJS libraries) |
Migration steps#
- Make a guider project: Make a new guider project by following this guide.
- Copy your MDX files over: Copy over all MDX files into the pages directory of the new project.
- Remove or replace unsupported components: Not all components are supported by Guider. Check the compatibility table above.
- Migrate
mint.json
file: In Mintlify, the json file is used for all configuration. In Guider this is done in the theme config. Check out this guide. - Update frontmatter: Mintlify has some configuration in the frontmatter. Remove the unsupported properties or move them to the theme config.
- Finished: That should be everything to migrate to Guider, congratulations!