* feat(plugins): v5 plugin system * feat(plugins): explorer as community plugin * feat(plugins): graph as community plugin * chore: update package-lock.json * chore: update package-lock.json * docs: updated plugin-specific docs * chore: update package-lock.json * chore: update package-lock.json * chore: update package-lock.json * Implement Git-based plugin system with dogfooding for community plugins - Remove npm dependencies for @quartz-community/* plugins - Add gitLoader.ts for installing plugins from GitHub - Update quartz.layout.ts to import from .quartz/plugins/ - Add install-plugins.ts script for prebuild hook - Add .quartz/ to .gitignore * Add comprehensive Git-based plugin CLI with lockfile support - Create quartz.lock.json format for tracking exact plugin commits - Add 'npx quartz plugin' commands: install, add, remove, update, list, restore - Plugin state is fully reproducible via lockfile - No npm dependencies required for community plugins * Fix TypeScript errors in git-installed plugins - Install @quartz-community/types as devDependency - Fix plugin imports to define types locally - Fix search inline script fetchData bug - Format code with prettier * fix(types): install types from github * docs: updated plugin-specific docs * Update Dockerfile and add CI/CD documentation - Add plugin install step to Dockerfile - Create docs/ci-cd.md with pipeline configuration guide * Update GitHub Actions workflows for v5 branch and Git-based plugins - Change branch references from v4 to v5 - Add plugin caching to speed up builds - Use 'npx quartz plugin install' instead of 'restore' - Update Docker workflow branch trigger * Update quartz.lock.json with fixed plugin versions * fix(docker): install command * docs: add plugin migration analysis document Comprehensive analysis of which Quartz v4 components and plugins can be migrated to separate repositories, including: - Component analysis (25 components) - Plugin analysis (transformers, emitters, filters) - Migration strategies for different plugin types - Lessons learned from Explorer/Graph/Search migrations - Recommended migration order * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated dependencies * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: tsconfig * feat: build installed plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: update explorer plugin with duplication fix * docs: Quartz v5 * chore: update graph plugin with navigation fix * fix: update explorer plugin with toggle fix * fix: update explorer plugin - ensure toggle buttons always work * fix: create plugin components once to prevent duplicate script registration * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * feat: migrate 7 feature components to community plugins (Phase B) Migrate ArticleTitle, TagList, PageTitle, Darkmode, ReaderMode, ContentMeta, and Footer from internal components to community plugins. Update layout to use Plugin.X() pattern, remove internal component files and their styles/scripts. Add MIGRATION_TASKS.md documenting the full migration roadmap. * chore: updated plugins * refactor: delete 6 internal component duplicates (Phase A) Remove Backlinks, Breadcrumbs, RecentNotes, Search, TableOfContents, Comments, and OverflowList — all replaced by community plugins. Delete associated styles (6) and scripts (3). Switch layout to use Plugin.Breadcrumbs() instead of Component.Breadcrumbs(). * refactor: unify QuartzComponent type to structural interface (Phase C) - Changed QuartzComponent from ComponentType<QuartzComponentProps> to callable type ((props: QuartzComponentProps) => any) - Added optional displayName property for better debugging - Removed ComponentType import from preact - Removed all 13 'as QuartzComponent' type casts from quartz.layout.ts - Community plugin components now directly assignable without casts * feat: add PageType plugin infrastructure (Phase D Step 4) * feat: add PageTypePluginEntry for cross-boundary type compatibility Introduce PageTypePluginEntry with never[] parameter types to accept both internal and community PageType plugins in config arrays without casts, working around branded FullSlug contravariance mismatch. * refactor: update dispatcher to cast PageTypePluginEntry at boundary Add getPageTypes() helper that casts config's PageTypePluginEntry[] to QuartzPageTypePluginInstance[] in one place. Cast VirtualPage.slug to FullSlug at emitPage/defaultProcessedContent call sites. * feat: integrate community PageType plugins (Phase D Step 6) Replace old page-rendering emitters with PageTypeDispatcher emitter and pageTypes array. Restructure quartz.layout.ts from three separate exports to unified layout object with defaults and byPageType record. Install content-page, folder-page, tag-page community plugins. * refactor: delete old page-rendering emitters Remove ContentPage, FolderPage, TagPage, and NotFoundPage emitters now replaced by community PageType plugins and the PageTypeDispatcher. * refactor: remove migrated page body components Delete Content, FolderContent, TagContent page components now provided by community PageType plugins. Update components barrel export. * fix: update lockfile to fixed folder-page and tag-page commits Points to commits that remove duplicate PageList/SortFn re-exports, fixing TS2300 duplicate identifier errors in generated plugin index. * chore: updated plugins * fix: populate ctx.trie in PageTypeDispatcher before rendering Components like FolderContent depend on ctx.trie for folder hierarchy. The dispatcher now lazily initializes it via trieFromAllFiles in emit and force-rebuilds it in partialEmit to reflect file changes. * chore: update lockfile to fixed folder-page commit * chore: updated plugins * chore: update explorer plugin to fix SPA folder navigation * feat: extract transformers to community plugins and fix type compatibility - Delete 12 internal transformer files (keep FrontMatter as internal) - Switch quartz.config.ts to use ExternalPlugin.* for all transformers - Align branded types with @quartz-community/types (_brand, FullSlug etc.) - Add vfile DataMap augmentations for fields from extracted transformers - Update all 29 plugins to @quartz-community/types v0.2.1 * Migrate filters to external plugins (remove-draft, explicit-publish) Delete internal RemoveDrafts and ExplicitPublish filter implementations, install them as community plugins, and update quartz.config.ts to use ExternalPlugin.RemoveDrafts(). * Migrate emitters to external plugins (alias-redirects, cname, favicon, content-index, og-image) * refactor: remove inline scripts/styles migrated to plugins Delete dead code: callout, checkbox, mermaid inline scripts and styles are now bundled by the obsidian-flavored-markdown plugin. Clipboard script and styles moved to the syntax-highlighting plugin. listPage.scss was unreferenced. Body.tsx simplified to a pure layout wrapper. * refactor: consolidate utils to re-export from @quartz-community/utils * fix: use dangerouslySetInnerHTML for inline CSS to prevent HTML-escaping Preact was escaping & characters in SCSS-compiled CSS (e.g. & nesting) into &, breaking CSS rules. Using dangerouslySetInnerHTML bypasses the escaping, matching how browsers expect style element content. * chore: update plugins with inline script transpilation fix * chore: updated plugins * docs: update plugin API sections for v5 community plugins * docs: rewrite documentation for v5 plugin system Update feature docs, hosting, CI/CD, getting started, configuration, layout, architecture, creating components, making plugins, and migration guide to reflect the v5 community plugin architecture. * docs: fix outdated v4 references in documentation * chore: remove completed migration planning docs * chore: updated plugins * chore: cleanup * chore: cleanup * chore: bump version to 5.0.0 * chore: updated dependencies * feat: integrate CanvasPage plugin with types, assets, config, layout, and documentation * chore: updated dependencies * chore: updated dependencies * chore: updated linter * chore: update canvas-page plugin to c942fcb * chore: updated plugins * chore: update canvas-page plugin to f88f1b9 * chore: updated plugins * chore: update canvas-page plugin to 079304c * chore: updated plugins * chore: canvas layout * chore: update canvas-page plugin to 38d49e1 * chore: updated plugins * chore: update canvas-page plugin to 505c099 * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * fix: Obsidian flavored markdown * fix: Obsidian flavored markdown * fix: Obsidian flavored markdown * chore: cleanup * chore: updated plugins * feat: configuration files * feat: Quartz TUI * feat(tui): YAML configuration * chore: tsup * chore: tsup * feat: support array categories in plugin manifests Plugins like note-properties export both transformer and component functionality. Allow PluginManifest.category to be a single value or an array, with config-loader resolving to the first processing category (transformer/filter/emitter/pageType) for dispatch. * refactor: remove built-in FrontMatter transformer Frontmatter processing is now handled by the note-properties plugin, which provides the same YAML/TOML parsing plus link extraction and a visual properties panel. The built-in transformer is no longer needed. * feat: add note-properties plugin to default configuration Register note-properties as the first plugin (order 5) in both the user config and the default config. Placed in beforeBody layout zone with priority 15 (between article-title at 10 and content-meta at 20). * docs: add plugin management strategy and syncer v5 notes Document the plugin management system design decisions and provide implementation guidance for the Quartz Syncer v5 integration. * feat: add bases-page plugin to default configuration Enable Obsidian Bases (.base) file support with bases page type and layout entry in both user and default config. * docs: update syncer notes with bases-page, note-properties, and spacer Add all three new plugins to the quick reference table (40 total). Add content, canvas, and bases page types to byPageType documentation. * chore: updated plugins * fix: update CI to Node 24 and regenerate lockfiles for clean install * fix: resolve type errors for CI checks * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * fix: plugin mapping from configuration * fix: CI * fix: CI * docs: rewrite Frontmatter documentation for note-properties plugin * chore: updated plugins * docs: Quartz v5 * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * refactor: extract TUI to standalone plugin repository * chore: linting * docs: Quartz v5 * feat: update and upgrade commands * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: cleanup * chore: cleanup * chore: cleanup * chore: cleanup * chore: cleanup * fix: layout group priority * fix: view classes * fix: include virtual pages in content index for explorer visibility * docs: add board, gallery, and cards view examples to navigation page * chore: updated plugins * fix: include virtualPages in worker serializable build context * fix: set relativePath on virtual pages to prevent explorer crash * fix: exclude 404 * fix(links): virtual page links * fix(links): virtual page transclusion * docs: architecture overview * fix: only call scripts one per page * fix: type error in component registry instantiate method * fix: left layout order * fix(layout): remove tag-list by default * docs(plugins): updated plugin list defaults * fix(layout): priorities * feat: add PageFrame system for custom page layouts * feat: integrate PageFrame into rendering pipeline * feat: add frame resolution to page type dispatcher and config loader * style: add CSS grid overrides for full-width and minimal page frames * feat: set minimal frame for 404 and update canvas-page plugin * docs: add PageFrame system to architecture overview * fix: wrap frame.render() in array to satisfy Body children type * chore: format * fix: use absolute asset paths for 404 page so it works in subdirectories * fix(layout): priorities * docs: page frames * feat: add FrameRegistry for plugin-provided page frames Plugins can now register custom page frames via their manifest's 'frames' field. Frames are loaded alongside components during plugin initialization and resolved by name at render time with fallback to built-in frames. * feat(layout): page frames * fix(layout): linting * fix: inject frame CSS into page so plugin-provided frames render correctly * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * docs: canvas * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * feat: add TreeTransform hook, fix multi-category plugins, and resolve cross-plugin dependencies - Add TreeTransform type and treeTransforms hook to pageType plugins, enabling render-time HAST tree mutations (e.g. bases-page inline codeblock resolution) - Fix config-loader to push multi-category plugins into ALL matching processing buckets instead of only the first match - Add side-effect import for component-only plugins so view registrations (e.g. leaflet-map via globalThis ViewRegistry) execute at load time - Add npm prune --omit=dev and cross-plugin peer dependency symlinking to buildPlugin() to prevent duplicate-singleton issues from nested node_modules * chore: format * chore: test docs * chore: updated plugins * fix: prevent HTML-escaping of inline style and script content in htmlToJsx Add dangerouslySetInnerHTML overrides for <style> and <script> elements so that CSS/JS injected by tree transforms is not HTML-escaped during preact-render-to-string serialization. * chore: update plugin lockfile for htmlToJsx migration * chore: update leaflet-map plugin (fix deferred L.Control) * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated plugins * chore: test npx quartz upgrade * feat(templates): add obsidian, ttrpg, blog templates * docs: move bases * docs: removed leaflet demo * feat(cli): configure baseUrl during create * docs: updated cli commands * docs: updated documentation for v5 * feat(cli): prune and resolve * chore: rebuild lockfile * docs: cli documentation * docs: plugin development and setup guide * chore: deleted redundant files * fix(build): fallback config * chore: updated lockfile * docs: removed outdated v3 setup * feat(cli): allow non-default branch plugins * docs: install branch commands * feat(cli): allow local plugins * docs: install local commands * feat: add render event type and listener for in-place DOM re-initialization * docs: add EncryptedPages plugin documentation * docs: add encrypted pages live demo page - New password-protected demo page (password: quartz) showing the plugin in action - Link to demo from EncryptedPages plugin page with password hint callout * feat: add encrypted-pages plugin to all templates - Enabled by default in default, obsidian, and ttrpg templates - Disabled by default in blog template * chore: updated plugins * chore: updated layouts * chore: updated plugins * feat: stacked pages * feat: added stacked page panes * docs: touch-ups
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Certain emitters may also output HTML files. To enable easy customization, these emitters allow you to fully rearrange the layout of the page.
In v5, the layout is defined in quartz.config.yaml. Each plugin controls its own layout position via layout.position and layout.priority fields. The top-level layout section provides two additional mechanisms:
layout.groupsdefines flex containers (liketoolbar) that group multiple components into a single row or column. See layout-components for details.layout.byPageTypecontains per-page-type overrides (content, folder, tag, 404) for beforeBody, left, right sections, and optionally atemplateto control the page's #Page Frames.
Each page is composed of multiple different sections which contain QuartzComponents. The following code snippet lists all of the valid sections that you can add components to:
export interface FullPageLayout {
head: QuartzComponent // single component
header: QuartzComponent[] // laid out horizontally
beforeBody: QuartzComponent[] // laid out vertically
pageBody: QuartzComponent // single component
afterBody: QuartzComponent[] // laid out vertically
left: QuartzComponent[] // vertical on desktop and tablet, horizontal on mobile
right: QuartzComponent[] // vertical on desktop, horizontal on tablet and mobile
footer: QuartzComponent // single component
}
These correspond to following parts of the page:
| Layout | Preview |
|---|---|
| Desktop (width > 1200px) | !quartz-layout-desktop.png |
| Tablet (800px < width < 1200px) | !quartz-layout-tablet.png |
| Mobile (width < 800px) | !quartz-layout-mobile.png |
Note
There are two additional layout fields that are not shown in the above diagram.
headis a single component that renders the<head>tag in the HTML. This doesn't appear visually on the page and is only is responsible for metadata about the document like the tab title, scripts, and styles.headeris a set of components that are laid out horizontally and appears before thebeforeBodysection. This enables you to replicate the old Quartz 3 header bar where the title, search bar, and dark mode toggle. By default, Quartz doesn't place any components in theheader.
Layout components are configured in the layout section of quartz.config.yaml. Plugins declare their position and priority, and the layout system arranges them automatically:
plugins:
- source: github:quartz-community/explorer
enabled: true
layout:
position: left
priority: 50
- source: github:quartz-community/graph
enabled: true
layout:
position: right
priority: 10
- source: github:quartz-community/search
enabled: true
layout:
position: left
priority: 20
- source: github:quartz-community/backlinks
enabled: true
layout:
position: right
priority: 30
- source: github:quartz-community/article-title
enabled: true
layout:
position: beforeBody
priority: 10
- source: github:quartz-community/content-meta
enabled: true
layout:
position: beforeBody
priority: 20
- source: github:quartz-community/tag-list
enabled: true
layout:
position: beforeBody
priority: 30
- source: github:quartz-community/footer
enabled: true
options:
links:
GitHub: https://github.com/jackyzha0/quartz
Discord Community: https://discord.gg/cRFFHYye7t
layout:
groups:
toolbar:
direction: row
gap: 0.5rem
byPageType:
content: {}
folder:
exclude:
- reader-mode
positions:
right: []
tag:
exclude:
- reader-mode
positions:
right: []
"404":
positions:
beforeBody: []
left: []
right: []
For advanced layout overrides using TypeScript (e.g. custom component wrappers or conditional logic), you can use the TS override in quartz.ts:
import { loadQuartzConfig, loadQuartzLayout } from "./quartz/plugins/loader/config-loader"
const config = await loadQuartzConfig()
export default config
export const layout = await loadQuartzLayout({
defaults: {
// override default layout for all page types
},
byPageType: {
content: {
// override layout for content pages only
},
folder: {
// override layout for folder pages only
},
},
})
Fields defined in defaults can be overridden by specific entries in byPageType.
Community component plugins are installed via npx quartz plugin add github:quartz-community/<name>. See layout-components for built-in layout utilities (Flex, MobileOnly, DesktopOnly, etc.).
You can also checkout the guide on creating components if you're interested in further customizing the behaviour of Quartz.
Page Frames
Page frames control the overall HTML structure of a page — specifically, how the layout slots (sidebars, header, content, footer) are arranged inside the page shell. Different page types can use different frames to produce fundamentally different layouts.
Quartz ships with three built-in frames:
| Frame | Description | Used by |
|---|---|---|
default |
Three-column layout with left sidebar, center content (header, beforeBody, content, afterBody), right sidebar, and footer. This is the standard Quartz layout. | ContentPage, FolderPage, TagPage, BasesPage |
full-width |
No sidebars. Single center column spanning the full width with header, content, afterBody, and footer. | — |
minimal |
No sidebars, no header or beforeBody chrome. Only content and footer. | NotFoundPage (404) |
Plugins can also provide their own frames. For example, the canvas-page plugin ships a "canvas" frame that provides a fullscreen canvas with a togglable sidebar.
How frames are resolved
Each page type can declare a default frame in its plugin source code via the frame property. The resolution order is:
- YAML config override:
layout.byPageType.<name>.templateinquartz.config.yaml - Plugin-registered frame: Frames registered by plugins via the Frame Registry (loaded from the plugin's
framesexport) - Plugin declaration: The
frameproperty set in the page type plugin's source code - Fallback:
"default"
For example, to override canvas pages to use the minimal frame:
layout:
byPageType:
canvas:
template: minimal
Custom frames
There are two ways to provide custom frames:
1. Plugin-provided frames (recommended for reusable frames):
Plugins can ship their own frames by declaring them in package.json and exporting them from a ./frames subpath. See making plugins#Providing Custom Frames for details. When a plugin with frames is installed, its frames are automatically registered in the Frame Registry and available by name.
2. Core frames (for project-specific frames):
You can also create frames directly in quartz/components/frames/ by implementing the PageFrame interface and registering the frame in quartz/components/frames/index.ts. See the advanced/architecture for the full PageFrame interface.
Frames are applied as a data-frame attribute on the .page element, which you can target in CSS:
.page[data-frame="my-frame"] > #quartz-body {
/* custom grid layout */
}
Frame CSS should be scoped with [data-frame="name"] selectors to avoid conflicts with other frames.
Layout breakpoints
Quartz has different layouts depending on the width the screen viewing the website.
The breakpoints for layouts can be configured in variables.scss.
mobile: screen width below this size will use mobile layout.desktop: screen width above this size will use desktop layout.- Screen width between
mobileanddesktopwidth will use the tablet layout.
$breakpoints: (
mobile: 800px,
desktop: 1200px,
);
Style
Most meaningful style changes like colour scheme and font can be done simply through the configuration#General Configuration options. However, if you'd like to make more involved style changes, you can do this by writing your own styles. Quartz uses Sass for styling.
You can see the base style sheet in quartz/styles/base.scss and write your own in quartz/styles/custom.scss.
Note
Some components may provide their own styling as well! Community plugins bundle their own styles. If you'd like to customize styling for a specific component, double check the component definition to see how its styles are defined.