Prepare 9.4.12 release

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.4.12+insiders-4.45.0 (2023-11-24)
+
+  * Added support for sorting blog categories by post count or custom function
+  * Improved tags plugin to generate Unicode-aware slugs by default
+  * Fixed non-deterministic order of multiple authors in blog plugin
+
+mkdocs-material-9.4.12 (2023-11-24)
+
+  * Improved blog plugin to generate Unicode-aware slugs by default
+  * Fixed non-deterministic order of categories in blog plugin
+
 mkdocs-material-9.4.11+insiders-4.44.0 (2023-11-23)
 
   * Added pagination settings for archive pages in blog plugin

docs/changelog/index.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.4.12 <small>November 24, 2023</small> { id="9.4.12" }
+
+- Improved blog plugin to generate Unicode-aware slugs by default
+- Fixed non-deterministic order of categories in blog plugin
+
 ### 9.4.11 <small>November 23, 2023</small> { id="9.4.11" }
 
 - Fixed #6364: Search plugin crashing when enabling theme while serving

docs/insiders/changelog/index.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs Insiders
 
+### 4.45.0 <small>November 24, 2023</small> { id="4.45.0" }
+
+- Added support for sorting blog categories by post count or custom function
+- Improved tags plugin to generate Unicode-aware slugs by default
+- Fixed non-deterministic order of multiple authors in blog plugin
+
 ### 4.44.0 <small>November 23, 2023</small> { id="4.44.0" }
 
 - Added pagination settings for archive pages in blog plugin

docs/plugins/blog.md

@@ -882,6 +882,46 @@ plugins:
 
 ---
 
+#### <!-- md:setting config.categories_sort_by -->
+
+<!-- md:sponsors -->
+<!-- md:version insiders-4.45.0 -->
+<!-- md:default `material.plugins.blog.view_name` -->
+
+Use this setting to specify a custom function for sorting categories. For
+example, if you want to sort categories by the number of posts they contain,
+use the following configuration:
+
+``` yaml
+plugins:
+  - blog:
+      categories_sort_by: !!python/name:material.plugins.blog.view_post_count
+```
+
+Don't forget to enable [`categories_sort_reverse`][config.categories_sort_reverse].
+You can define your own comparison function, which must return something
+that can be compared while sorting, i.e., a string or number.
+
+---
+
+#### <!-- md:setting config.categories_sort_reverse -->
+
+<!-- md:sponsors -->
+<!-- md:version insiders-4.45.0 -->
+<!-- md:default `false` -->
+
+Use this setting to reverse the order in which categories are sorted. By
+default, categories are sorted in ascending order, but you can reverse ordering
+as follows:
+
+``` yaml
+plugins:
+  - blog:
+      categories_sort_reverse: true
+```
+
+---
+
 #### <!-- md:setting config.categories_allowed -->
 
 <!-- md:version 9.2.0 -->

docs/schema/plugins/blog.json

@@ -265,6 +265,27 @@
               "type": "string",
               "default": "\"-\""
             },
+            "categories_sort_by": {
+              "title": "Sort categories by this function",
+              "markdownDescription": "https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/plugins/blog/#config.categories_sort_by",
+              "default": "!!python/name:material.plugins.blog.view_name",
+              "oneOf": [
+                {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                {
+                  "enum": [
+                    "!!python/name:material.plugins.blog.view_name",
+                    "!!python/name:material.plugins.blog.view_post_count"
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            "categories_sort_reverse": {
+              "title": "Soft categories in reverse",
+              "markdownDescription": "https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/plugins/blog/#config.categories_sort_reverse",
+              "default": false
+            },
             "categories_allowed": {
               "title": "Categories allowed",
               "markdownDescription": "https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/plugins/blog/#config.categories_allowed",

docs/setup/setting-up-a-blog.md

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ the blog, but can be helpful for customizations:
 
 - [`archive_pagination`][config.archive_pagination]
 - [`archive_pagination_per_page`][config.archive_pagination_per_page]
+- [`categories_sort_by`][config.categories_sort_by]
+- [`categories_sort_reverse`][config.categories_sort_reverse]
 - [`categories_pagination`][config.categories_pagination]
 - [`categories_pagination_per_page`][config.categories_pagination_per_page]
 
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ We'll add more settings here, as we discover new use cases.
 
   [config.archive_pagination]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.archive_pagination
   [config.archive_pagination_per_page]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.archive_pagination_per_page
+  [config.categories_sort_by]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.categories_sort_by
+  [config.categories_sort_reverse]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.categories_sort_reverse
   [config.categories_pagination]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.categories_pagination
   [config.categories_pagination_per_page]: ../plugins/blog.md#config.categories_pagination_per_page
 

material/__init__.py

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.4.11"
+__version__ = "9.4.12"

material/templates/base.html

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.4.11">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.4.12">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.4.11",
+  "version": "9.4.12",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.4.11",
+      "version": "9.4.12",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.4.11",
+  "version": "9.4.12",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",