Hi,

I also opened https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20051

Thanks,
Mickael

On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM Mickael Maison <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the updates!
>
> I opened a few more Jiras regarding the website:
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20048
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20049
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20050
>
> Another thing that's probably a matter of taste. I wonder if we could
> use more contrast for the table of content on the right hand side and
> in the footer.
> In both cases, I find the gray text hard to read.
>
> Finally I wonder if we should rebase the markdown branch on top of
> asf-site so we keep the commit history.
>
> Thanks,
> Mickael
>
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > hi Harish
> >
> > Thanks for the explanation. I'll follow that process
> >
> > Best,
> > Chia-Ping
> >
> > Harish Vishwanath <[email protected]> 於 2025年12月22日週一 下午11:23寫道:
> >
> > > Hello Chia-Ping,
> > >
> > > The `docs` directory PRs on apache/kafka repo follows a similar process as
> > > before. Merge in apache/kafka repo, and once we are ready to build the
> > > website, copy them over to apache/kafka-site repo and trigger a build.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Harish
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > hi Harish
> > > >
> > > > Quick question: how should I handle PRs that updates `.md` files in the
> > > > Kafka repo (e.g., #21203)? Can I simply merge it, or do I need to update
> > > > the kafka-site repo as well?
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Chia-Ping
> > > >
> > > > On 2025/12/18 16:31:33 Harish Vishwanath wrote:
> > > > > Thank you, I will work on those.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Harish
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM Mickael Maison <
> > > [email protected]
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I opened a few Jiras for some of the rough edges I mentioned above:
> > > > > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20008
> > > > > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20009
> > > > > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20010
> > > > > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20011
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Mickael
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM Harish Vishwanath
> > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thank you for reporting this issue Federico. I will fix this
> > > shortly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Harish
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM Federico Valeri <
> > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Harish, thanks a lot for this work. The new website is great,
> > > > but I
> > > > > > > > wanted to raise an issue:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20006
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM Matthias J. Sax <
> > > [email protected]
> > > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Nice!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for the holiday gift, Harish and David!
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -Matthias
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 12/17/25 1:33 PM, David Arthur wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Just a quick note, we have made the following changes in
> > > > kafka-site
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > * Default branch is now "markdown" (PRs should target this
> > > > branch)
> > > > > > > > > > * asf-site has been updated with the Hugo-built site
> > > > > > > > > > * Any new commits to "markdown" branch are automatically
> > > > deployed
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > asf-staging (https://kafka.staged.apache.org/ <https://
> > > > > > > > > > kafka.staged.apache.org/>)
> > > > > > > > > > * "Build and Deploy" workflow can be manually run to update
> > > the
> > > > > > live
> > > > > > > > > > website (see screenshot)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > image.png
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We have not yet merged the markdown changes to the Kafka
> > > > release
> > > > > > > > > > branches, though expect that to happen soon.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > So, in other words, we are live!
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > -David A
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM Harish Vishwanath
> > > > > > > > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >     Thank you all for the support. The proposal to cutover
> > > has
> > > > been
> > > > > > > > > accepted
> > > > > > > > > >     with 7 binding (Matthias J. Sax, Lucas Brutschy, David
> > > > Jacot,
> > > > > > > > Mickael
> > > > > > > > > >     Maison, Chia-Ping Tsai, David Arthur, Apoorv Mittal)
> > > and 1
> > > > > > > > > non-binding
> > > > > > > > > >     (Muralidhar Basani) votes.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >     I will work on the next steps and complete this effort 
> > > > > > > > > > at
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > earliest.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >     Regards,
> > > > > > > > > >     Harish
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >     On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM Muralidhar Basani via
> > > dev
> > > > <
> > > > > > > > > >     [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > Hi Harish,
> > > > > > > > > >      > Great effort and a nice initiative.
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > > >      > +1 (non-binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > > >      > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > >      > Murali
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > > >      > On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM Apoorv Mittal
> > > > > > > > > >     <[email protected] <mailto:
> > > [email protected]
> > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > Hi Harish,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > Thanks for the KIP, this is a massive effort. A lot
> > > > has
> > > > > > been
> > > > > > > > > >     achieved
> > > > > > > > > >      > with
> > > > > > > > > >      > > automation and continuous efforts.
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > I am in favour of the cutover and fixing some rough
> > > > edges
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > >     older
> > > > > > > > > >      > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > +1 (binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > Apoorv Mittal
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM David Arthur <
> > > > > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > > > > > >     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > From the time I first wrote any docs for Kafka, I
> > > > > > wondered
> > > > > > > > > >     "why are we
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > editing HTML like we are in the 2000s?" :)
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > This has been a long time coming and will be a
> > > major
> > > > > > quality
> > > > > > > > > >     of life
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > improvement for committers and contributors 
> > > > > > > > > > alike.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > Thanks for driving this, Harish.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > +1 binding
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > -David A
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM Chia-Ping Tsai
> > > > > > > > > >     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > +1 (binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > Out of curiosity. Why was 3.5 chosen as the
> > > > baseline?
> > > > > > Is
> > > > > > > > > >     3.5 a kind
> > > > > > > > > >      > of
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > lucky number?
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > > David Jacot via dev <[email protected]
> > > > > > > > > >     <mailto:[email protected]>> 於 2025年12月12日 下午2:48
> > > > > > > > > >      > 寫道:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > > +1 (binding). Thanks for driving this,
> > > Harish!
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM Mickael
> > > > Maison <
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > [email protected] <mailto:
> > > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> Hi,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> Thanks for contributing this!
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> There are still a few rough edges but the
> > > from
> > > > a
> > > > > > quick
> > > > > > > > > >     browse it
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> already looks really good.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> Really happy we managed to keep the rotating
> > > > Apache
> > > > > > > > logo
> > > > > > > > > >     Easter
> > > > > > > > > >      > egg
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> +1 (binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> Mickael
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM Lucas
> > > > Brutschy
> > > > > > via
> > > > > > > > dev
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>> <[email protected] <mailto:
> > > > > > [email protected]>>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>> Thanks, Harish!
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>> +1 (binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM Matthias J.
> > > > Sax <
> > > > > > > > > >      > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> +1 (binding)
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> Thanks a ton(!) for all the efforts on 
> > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > Harish.
> > > > > > > > > It's a
> > > > > > > > > >      > > mountain
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > to
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> be moved to make this happen, and I am 
> > > > > > > > > > very
> > > > > > happy to
> > > > > > > > > >     see this
> > > > > > > > > >      > > going
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> over
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> the finish line.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> Also call out to David Arthur, for his
> > > > > > outstanding
> > > > > > > > > >     support!
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> The bug-bash we did was great, but it's 
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > nature of
> > > > > > > > > >     web-pages
> > > > > > > > > >      > to
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> literally always have some errors. So I am
> > > > > > totally in
> > > > > > > > > >     favor to
> > > > > > > > > >      > > just
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> make
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> the switch, and avoid chasing a moving
> > > > target.
> > > > > > For
> > > > > > > > 4.1
> > > > > > > > > >     and older
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> releases, docs should be stable, and if we
> > > > cut
> > > > > > over
> > > > > > > > > >     now, we can
> > > > > > > > > >      > > just
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> fix-forward anything for upcoming 4.2
> > > > release,
> > > > > > so I
> > > > > > > > > >     think it's
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > pretty
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> good timing to do to now IMHO. The release
> > > > will
> > > > > > force
> > > > > > > > > us
> > > > > > > > > >      > naturally
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > to
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> check docs, and find issue.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> -Matthias
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>> On 12/5/25 7:43 AM, Harish Vishwanath
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> Hi all,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> Following the community review, I would
> > > > like to
> > > > > > call
> > > > > > > > > >     for a vote
> > > > > > > > > >      > > on
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> cutting
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> over to markdown based AK website (KIP
> > > > 1133).
> > > > > > Fully
> > > > > > > > > >     functional
> > > > > > > > > >      > > site
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> is live
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> on staging at
> > > > https://kafka.staged.apache.org/
> > > > > > > > > >     <https://kafka.staged.apache.org/>.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> If the Vote Passes:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - I will migrate the source documentation
> > > > in the
> > > > > > > > docs
> > > > > > > > > >     directory
> > > > > > > > > >      > > of
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> the
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> apache/kafka repository to Markdown for
> > > > versions
> > > > > > > > *3.5
> > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > >      > newer.*
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - Older versions (pre-3.5) will be left
> > > > as-is
> > > > > > (HTML)
> > > > > > > > > >     in the
> > > > > > > > > >      > kafka
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> repo to
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> avoid disruption.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - Update CI/CD deploy the markdown branch
> > > > to the
> > > > > > > > live
> > > > > > > > > >      > production
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >> site.
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> For reference:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - KIP 1133:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > KIP-1133%3A+AK+Documentation+and+Website+in+Markdown#KIP1133:AKDocumentationandWebsiteinMarkdown-AKwebsitedocumentation
> > > > > > > > > <
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1133%3A+AK+Documentation+and+Website+in+Markdown#KIP1133:AKDocumentationandWebsiteinMarkdown-AKwebsitedocumentation
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - Previous discussions:
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/yr5rqyx1d6lvyb9t9tbf26stsh214v4r
> > > > > > > > > >     <
> > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/yr5rqyx1d6lvyb9t9tbf26stsh214v4r>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> - Markdown source for AK website:
> > > `markdown`
> > > > > > branch
> > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> https://github.com/apache/kafka-site
> > > > <https://
> > > > > > > > > >     github.com/apache/kafka-site>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> Regards,
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>> Harish
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > --
> > > > > > > > > >      > > > David Arthur
> > > > > > > > > >      > > >
> > > > > > > > > >      > >
> > > > > > > > > >      >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > David Arthur
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >

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