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Documentation (#7103)

* added note on importance of site_url

this was in response to
https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/issues/4678#issuecomment-1327681673

* re-wording to say why site_url is always needed
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@ -37,13 +37,22 @@ This will create the following structure:
### Minimal configuration
Simply add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml` to enable the theme:
Simply set the `site_name` and add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml` to enable the theme:
``` yaml
``` yaml hl_lines="2-5"
site_name: My site
site_url: https://mydomain.org/mysite
theme:
name: material
```
The `site_url` setting is important for a number of reasons.
By default, MkDocs will assume that your site is hosted at the root of
your domain. This is not the case, for example, when [publishing to GitHub
pages] - unless you use a custom domain. Another reason is that some of the
plugins require the `site_url` to be set, so you should always do this.
[publishing to GitHub pages]: publishing-your-site.md#github-pages
[installation methods]: getting-started.md#installation
???+ tip "Recommended: [configuration validation and auto-complete]"