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# Building an optimized site
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Material for MkDocs, by default, allows to build optimized sites that rank great
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on search engines, load fast (even on slow networks), and work perfectly without
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JavaScript. Additionally, the [built-in optimize plugin] adds support for
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further useful automatic optimization techniques.
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[built-in optimize plugin]: #built-in-optimize-plugin
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## Configuration
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### Built-in projects plugin
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<!-- md:sponsors -->
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<!-- md:version insiders-4.38.0 -->
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<!-- md:plugin [projects] – built-in -->
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<!-- md:flag experimental -->
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The built-in projects plugin allows to split your documentation into multiple
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distinct MkDocs projects, __build them concurrently__ and
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__serve them together__. Add the following to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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plugins:
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- projects
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```
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For a list of all settings, please consult the [plugin documentation].
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[projects]: ../plugins/projects.md
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[plugin documentation]: ../plugins/projects.md
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??? info "Use cases for the projects plugin"
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Ideal use cases for the projects plugin are:
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- Building a multi-language site
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- Building a blog alongside your documentation
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- Splitting large code bases for better performance
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Note that the plugin is currently experimental. We're releasing it early,
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so that we can improve it together with our users and make it even more
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powerful as we discover new use cases.
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#### Scope
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<!-- md:version 8.0.0 -->
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<!-- md:default none -->
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There might be a use case, where you want to share user-level settings like
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the selected [color palette], or [cookie consent] across all projects. To do
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so, add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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extra:
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scope: /
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```
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!!! example "How it works"
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Suppose you have this site structure:
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```
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.
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└── /
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├── subsite-a/
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├── subsite-b/
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└── subsite-c/
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```
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By default, each site will have its own scope (`/subsite-a/`, `/subsite-b/`,
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`/subsite-c/`). To modify this behaviour, add the following lines to
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`mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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extra:
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scope: /
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```
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By setting it to `/`, it should allow you to share the following preferences
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across the main site and all subsites:
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- [Cookie consent][cookie consent]
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- [Linking of content tabs, i.e. active tab]
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- [Color palette][color palette]
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[Scope support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/8.0.0
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[cookie consent]: ../setup/ensuring-data-privacy.md#cookie-consent
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[Linking of content tabs, i.e. active tab]: ../reference/content-tabs.md
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[color palette]: ../setup/changing-the-colors.md#color-palette
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### Built-in optimize plugin
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<!-- md:sponsors -->
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<!-- md:version insiders-4.29.0 -->
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<!-- md:plugin [optimize] – built-in -->
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<!-- md:flag experimental -->
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The built-in optimize plugin automatically identifies and optimizes all media
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files as part of the build using compression and conversion techniques. Add
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the following lines to `mkdocs.yml`:
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``` yaml
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plugins:
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- optimize
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```
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For a list of all settings, please consult the [plugin documentation][optimize].
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[optimize]: ../plugins/optimize.md
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