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.jsonfile: 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!