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MDX 3

Version 3 already! This major version contains a couple small changes. For most folks, updating Node.js and plugins is all that’s needed!

By Titus Wormer
Reading time: 2-3 minutes

Published on October 24, 2023

MDX 2

Version 2 of MDX was released after years of hard work, and has many improvements. Here are the highlights:

By Titus Wormer
Reading time: 5-8 minutes

Published on February 1, 2022

MDXConf

MDXConf is a free and online conference for the MDX community. Whether you’re just learning about MDX or an expert, there’ll be something for you!

By John Otander
Reading time: 2 minutes

Published on July 31, 2020

An exciting new feature in MDX v1 is global shortcodes. This allows you to expose components to all of your documents in your app or website. This is a useful feature for common components like YouTube embeds, Twitter cards, or anything else frequently used in your documents.

By John Otander
Reading time: 1-2 minutes

Published on May 14, 2019

MDX goes stable

It’s been a year and a half since the first MDX commit and a year since MDX was first announced at ZEIT Day. MDX is a radical paradigm shift in how to write immersive content using components. It’s an open, authorable format that makes it fun to write again.

By John Otander
Reading time: 5-7 minutes

Published on April 11, 2019

Custom pragma

MDXTag, for those that aren’t aware, is a critical piece in the way MDX replaces HTML primitives like <pre> and <h1> with custom React Components. I’ve previously written about the way MDXTag works when trying to replace the <pre> tag with a custom code component. mdx-utils contains the methodology for pulling the props around appropriately through the MDXTag elements that are inbetween pre and code.

By Chris Biscardi
Reading time: 3-5 minutes

Published on March 11, 2019