diff --git a/write_the/commands/mkdocs/templates.py b/write_the/commands/mkdocs/templates.py
index ee44975..3c26563 100644
--- a/write_the/commands/mkdocs/templates.py
+++ b/write_the/commands/mkdocs/templates.py
@@ -28,7 +28,20 @@
 
 plugins:
 - search
-- mkdocstrings
+- mkdocstrings:
+    handlers:
+      python:
+        options:
+          docstring_style: "google"
+
+markdown_extensions:
+  - pymdownx.highlight:
+      anchor_linenums: true
+      line_spans: __span
+      pygments_lang_class: true
+  - pymdownx.inlinehilite
+  - pymdownx.snippets
+  - pymdownx.superfences
 """
 
 action_template = """