Making Documentation Easy for Widgetbook with docs.page
How docs.page empowers Widgetbook to focus entirely on content for their documentation.
3 min read
Background
From Open Source to a Growing Community
Widgetbook began as an open-source tool to help Flutter teams organise and test UI components. Backed by Venture Capital, the Germany-based startup has been developing with Flutter since 2018 and is deeply embedded in the Flutter community.
What started as a small project has grown into a community-driven platform used globally. With tools like Widgetbook Cloud, teams can share, test, and validate UI changes efficiently while keeping design systems consistent.
The Challenge
Documentation Distracted from Core Work
As a growing startup serving a community of Flutter developers, reliable and professional documentation was critical for Widgetbook. However, managing documentation internally brought challenges.
"Before docs.page," recalls Julius Michel, COO of Widgetbook, "managing documentation was slowing us down. We were spending too much time on deployment, styling, and domain setup—tasks that took focus away from what truly mattered: creating great content."
This manual process hindered the efficiency of the team and impacted their ability to deliver useful documentation for their growing community.
The Solution
docs.page Handles the Rest
To address these challenges, Widgetbook turned to docs.page to streamline their documentation workflow. By leveraging key features of docs.page, such as:
- Automated Deployment: Automating the process of publishing documentation updates from your code-base, saving valuable developer time.
- Seamless Styling: Ensuring a consistent brand appearance across all documentation pages with pre-designed themes and easy customization.
- Effortless Domain Setup: Providing a professional and user-friendly experience for developers using Widgetbook by enabling the use of custom domains.
Widgetbook was able to significantly improve their documentation process.
Julius Michel, COO of Widgetbook, explains:
“docs.page allowed us to focus on what matters most: content and just content. [docs.page] handled everything else: deployment, styling, domain customization, and more.”
The Results
Focus and Efficiency
By adopting docs.page, Widgetbook experienced a significant impact:
- Gained Focus: No more distractions from manual setup or infrastructure.
- Saved Time: Documentation deployment and styling are handled automatically.
- Delivered Quality: Users get clear, polished, and up-to-date documentation that reflects Widgetbook’s commitment to its community.
Key Takeaways
Quick, Easy, and Feature-Rich Documentation
For a team passionate about helping developers succeed, docs.page made it easy to focus on creating content, without the worry of infrastructure and set-up.
One of Widgetbook’s developers put it simply:
“What used to be our challenges became theirs.”
If you want to publish professional looking documentation without the hassle, overhead, docs.page can help.
Start publishing with docs.page today for free, or get in touch to learn more.
Want to check out Widgetbook too? Try it yourself or book a demo.
