# Revision date The [mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin][1] will add the date on which a Markdown file was last updated at the bottom of each page. !!! success "Bundled with the official Docker image" This plugin is already installed for your convenience when you use the official [Docker image][2], so the installation step can be skipped. Read the [getting started guide][3] to get up and running with Docker. [1]: https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin [2]: https://hub.docker.com/r/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/ [3]: ../getting-started.md#with-docker-recommended !!! warning "Requirements" The date is extracted at the time of the build, so `mkdocs build` must be triggered from within a git repository. ## Installation Install the plugin using `pip`: ``` sh pip install mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin ``` ## Configuration Add the following lines to `mkdocs.yml`: ``` yaml plugins: - search # necessary for search to work - git-revision-date-localized ``` Note that the date is printed according to the locale which is determined through the [theme language][2] that was set in `mkdocs.yml`. [2]: ../getting-started.md/#language ### Language The language (i.e. locale) is deduced from the `theme.language` option. ### Format > Default: `date` To change the date format, set the `type` parameter to one of `date`, `datetime`, `iso_date`, `iso_datetime` or `timeago`, e.g.: ``` yaml plugins: - search # necessary for search to work - git-revision-date-localized: type: date ``` The following formats are supported: ``` gnuplot 28 November, 2019 # type: date 28 November, 2019 13:57:28 # type: datetime 2019-11-28 # type: iso_date 2019-11-28 13:57:26 # type: iso_datetime 20 hours ago # type: timeago ``` ## Usage When enabled, the respective date is automatically added at the bottom of each page, e.g.: --- Last updated: 28 November, 2019