External plugins

Connection

The difference between external plugins and built-in ones is that before connecting them, they must first be installed (npm install), and then added to the plugins section mdit-plugins.

For external plugins, the plugin name is specified in the plugins field.

Example of enabling

Installing and configuring the markdown-it-katex plugin.

The plugin allows displaying mathematical formulas.

1. Install the package with the plugin:

   npm install markdown-it-katex
   

2. Add the following configuration to the .yfm file:

   extensions:
   - name: mdit-plugins
      plugins:
         - "markdown-it-katex"
   

Usage:

$\sqrt{3x-1}+(1+x)^2$

Result:

$\sqrt{3x-1}+(1+x)^2$