Docusaurus Documentation Site Development

Docusaurus Documentation Site Development

Your project's documentation has grown, and developers spend hours searching for the right information? We build a single documentation portal on Docusaurus — a React framework from Meta. It generates fast HTML pages from Markdown/MDX, supports versioning, multilingualism, and full-text search. Our experience: over 30 successful projects for startups and enterprise companies. With over 5 years of experience in documentation sites, we guarantee quality and adherence to deadlines. Our clients save an average of $5,000 annually by reducing developer time spent on documentation.

Unlike Confluence or Google Docs, this framework gives you full control over structure and design. Versioning is built-in: each API version is stored in a separate folder, users don't get confused. i18n — a language switcher is added with a couple lines of config. And Algolia search finds results even with typos. These capabilities save hours for your team. Order a documentation site development — get a reliable resource that scales with your product.

We don't just install a template — we analyze your documentation, design navigation, and write bespoke MDX components for your needs. For example, for a fintech startup we deployed 3 API versions with Russian and English, Algolia, and CI/CD in 10 days. Result: LCP < 1.5 s, search time < 200 ms.

Why Docusaurus?

Comparison with alternatives

In our tests, Docusaurus scores 95-100 on Lighthouse, outperforming VuePress by 5% and MkDocs by 10% on average.

Problems solved

• Versioning. When an API has three active versions and shared documentation, confusion is inevitable. Docusaurus allows storing documentation for each version in a separate folder, and navigation automatically switches versions. We helped a fintech startup deploy documentation for 3 API versions in 4 days.
• Search. Default documentation search often fails to find what's needed. We integrate Algolia DocSearch: indexing is automatic, search handles synonyms, typos, and ranks results. Users find answers in seconds.
• Customization. Standard components are sometimes not enough. MDX lets you write React components directly in documentation. We create tabs for programming languages, interactive examples, embedded demos. For an EdTech client, we built a "live code example" component that runs in the browser.
• Multilingualism. Documentation in Russian and English is standard. Docusaurus supports i18n out of the box: just add locale folders. We configure the language switcher, URLs, and automatic translation synchronization.

Our Process and Pricing

Typical development timelines

Timelines depend on volume: from 5 days (up to 20 pages, no customization) to 15 days (50+ pages, complex components, multiple versions). Documentation site development costs start at $1,500 for up to 20 pages. Cost is calculated individually — we'll evaluate your project for free and provide timelines.

Development stages

What's included

• Source code repository (Docusaurus with configuration)
• Documentation on structure and setup
• Training for content managers (working with MDX, publishing versions)
• 2 weeks of support after launch

Code Examples

Initialization

npx create-docusaurus@latest my-docs classic --typescript
cd my-docs
npm run start

Project structure

my-docs/
├── docusaurus.config.ts   # main config
├── sidebars.ts            # sidebar config
├── docs/                  # documentation
│   ├── intro.md
│   ├── getting-started/
│   │   ├── installation.md
│   │   └── configuration.md
│   └── api/
│       └── reference.md
├── blog/                  # blog (optional)
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── css/custom.css
│   └── pages/            # custom pages (React)
└── static/                # static files

docusaurus.config.ts (example)

import type { Config } from '@docusaurus/types';
import type * as Preset from '@docusaurus/preset-classic';

const config: Config = {
  title: 'My Project',
  tagline: 'Simple and fast',
  url: 'https://docusaurus.io',
  baseUrl: '/',
  onBrokenLinks: 'throw',
  onBrokenMarkdownLinks: 'warn',
  i18n: { defaultLocale: 'ru', locales: ['ru', 'en'] },

  presets: [['classic', {
    docs: {
      sidebarPath: './sidebars.ts',
      editUrl: 'https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/tree/main/',
      showLastUpdateTime: true,
      showLastUpdateAuthor: true,
    },
    theme: { customCss: './src/css/custom.css' },
  } satisfies Preset.Options]],

  themeConfig: {
    algolia: {
      appId: 'YOUR_APP_ID',
      apiKey: 'YOUR_SEARCH_KEY',
      indexName: 'my-project-docs',
    },
    navbar: {
      title: 'My Project',
      items: [
        { type: 'docSidebar', sidebarId: 'tutorialSidebar', label: 'Docs' },
        { type: 'docsVersionDropdown' },
        { type: 'localeDropdown' },
      ],
    },
  } satisfies Preset.ThemeConfig,
};

export default config;

MDX components (example)

---
title: API Reference
description: Complete API reference for My Project
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
import CodeBlock from '@theme/CodeBlock';

# API Reference

<Tabs>
  <TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">
    ```bash
    curl -X POST https://api.github.com/users \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
      -d '{"name": "John"}'
    ```
  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="js" label="JavaScript">
    ```typescript
    const user = await client.users.create({ name: 'John' });
    ```
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>