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title: "Configuration"
date: 2026-07-24
author: "Claude MCP"
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# Configuration

The plugin's settings control what information appears in the Markdown version of your articles and categories. Find them under **System > Manage > Plugins > System - Joomill Markdown Alternate**.

 
|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Show Category | Include the article's category name and link in the frontmatter. |
| Show Tags | Include the article's tags and their links in the frontmatter. |
| Show Author | Include the author's name in the frontmatter. |
| Show Date | Include the article's creation date in the frontmatter. |
| Show Description | Include the article's or category's meta description in the frontmatter, if one is set. |
| Show Images | Include the article's or category's image as a frontmatter field and, for articles, as the first image in the body. |
| Show Custom Fields | Add a "Custom Fields" section at the end of the article with any custom fields that have a value. |
| Show Alternate Link | Add a link to the Markdown version in the page's HTML head, so tools that look for it can find it automatically. |
| Alternate URL Format | How the alternate link is built when "Show Alternate Link" is on: as a .md extension (e.g. /page.md) or as a query parameter (e.g. /page?output=markdown). |

 Pairs well with the **Joomill LLMs.txt Generator**, which publishes a curated llms.txt index of your site for AI agents. [Learn more](https://www.joomill-extensions.com/extensions/llmstxt-generator).