Using Starlight Plugins

Starlight has a rich ecosystem of plugins that can be used to extend the functionality of your documentation site. In this project, we have implemented starlight-image-zoom as an example.

Implemented Plugins

starlight-image-zoom

This library adds zoom capabilities to images in your documentation. Images on the page can be clicked to enlarge them.

Implementation Steps

1. Install the package:

   npm install starlight-image-zoom

2. Configure astro.config.mjs:

   Import the plugin and add it to the plugins array in the Starlight configuration.

   astro.config.mjs

   import starlight from '@astrojs/starlight';
   import starlightImageZoom from 'starlight-image-zoom';
   
   export default defineConfig({
     integrations: [
       starlight({
         // ...
         plugins: [
           starlightImageZoom(),
         ],
       }),
     ],
   });

3. Usage:

   No special markup is required. All images in Markdown/MDX files will automatically support zooming functionality.

   

Other Recommended Plugins

Here are some other useful plugins for Starlight:

• starlight-links-validator: Automatically checks for broken links in your documentation.
• starlight-typedoc: Generates documentation from TypeScript code managed with TypeDoc.
• starlight-openapi: Generates documentation from OpenAPI specifications.

For more information, visit the Starlight Plugins Directory.