diff --git a/src/hook.js b/src/hook.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..311103d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export default class Hook {
+  constructor () {
+    this.beforeHooks = []
+    this.afterHooks = []
+    this.initHooks = []
+    this.readyHooks = []
+  }
+
+  beforeEach (fn) {
+    this.beforeHooks.push(fn)
+  }
+
+  afterEach (fn) {
+    this.afterHooks.push(fn)
+  }
+
+  init (fn) {
+    this.initHooks.push(fn)
+  }
+
+  ready (fn) {
+    this.readyHooks.push(fn)
+  }
+
+  emit (name, data, next) {
+    let newData = data
+    const queue = this[name + 'Hooks']
+    const step = function (index) {
+      const hook = queue[index]
+      if (index >= queue.length) {
+        next && next(newData)
+      } else {
+        if (typeof hook === 'function') {
+          if (hook.length === 2) {
+            hook(data, result => {
+              newData = result
+              step(index + 1)
+            })
+          } else {
+            const result = hook(data)
+            newData = result !== undefined ? result : newData
+            step(index + 1)
+          }
+        } else {
+          step(index + 1)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    step(0)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index f07ef5d86..3065d1802 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as utils from './util'
 import { scrollIntoView, activeLink } from './event'
 import * as render from './render'
+import Hook from './hook'
 
 const OPTIONS = utils.merge({
   el: '#app',
@@ -33,11 +34,14 @@ if (script) {
   if (OPTIONS.name === true) OPTIONS.name = ''
 }
 
+const hook = new Hook()
+
 // utils
 window.$docsify = OPTIONS
 window.Docsify = {
   installed: true,
-  utils: utils.merge({}, utils)
+  utils: utils.merge({}, utils),
+  hook
 }
 
 // load options
@@ -107,21 +111,26 @@ const mainRender = function (cb) {
 }
 
 const Docsify = function () {
-  const dom = document.querySelector(OPTIONS.el) || document.body
-  const replace = dom !== document.body
-  const main = function () {
-    mainRender(_ => {
-      scrollIntoView()
-      activeLink('nav')
-      ;[].concat(window.$docsify.plugins).forEach(fn => fn && fn())
-    })
-  }
+  setTimeout(_ => {
+    ;[].concat(OPTIONS.plugins).forEach(fn => typeof fn === 'function' && fn(hook))
+    window.Docsify.hook.emit('init')
+
+    const dom = document.querySelector(OPTIONS.el) || document.body
+    const replace = dom !== document.body
+    const main = function () {
+      mainRender(_ => {
+        scrollIntoView()
+        activeLink('nav')
+      })
+    }
 
-  // Render app
-  render.renderApp(dom, replace)
-  main()
-  if (!/^#\//.test(window.location.hash)) window.location.hash = '#/'
-  window.addEventListener('hashchange', main)
+    // Render app
+    render.renderApp(dom, replace)
+    main()
+    if (!/^#\//.test(window.location.hash)) window.location.hash = '#/'
+    window.addEventListener('hashchange', main)
+    window.Docsify.hook.emit('ready')
+  }, 0)
 }
 
 export default Docsify()
diff --git a/src/plugins/ga.js b/src/plugins/ga.js
index d45fac22f..40c455f21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ga.js
+++ b/src/plugins/ga.js
@@ -28,18 +28,15 @@ const install = function () {
   if (install.installed) return
   install.installed = true
 
-  if (!window.Docsify || !window.Docsify.installed) {
-    console.error('[Docsify] Please load docsify.js first.')
-    return
-  }
-
   if (!window.$docsify.ga) {
     console.error('[Docsify] ga is required.')
     return
   }
 
-  collect()
-  window.$docsify.plugins = [].concat(window.$docsify.plugins, collect)
+  window.$docsify.plugins = [].concat(function (hook) {
+    hook.init(collect)
+    hook.beforeEach(collect)
+  }, window.$docsify.plugins)
 }
 
 export default install()
diff --git a/src/plugins/search.js b/src/plugins/search.js
index a34307db8..b76e1d02b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search.js
+++ b/src/plugins/search.js
@@ -324,13 +324,6 @@ const install = function () {
   if (install.installed) return
   install.installed = true
 
-  if (!window.Docsify || !window.Docsify.installed) {
-    console.error('[Docsify] Please load docsify.js first.')
-    return
-  }
-
-  window.$docsify.plugins = [].concat(window.$docsify.plugins, searchPlugin)
-
   const userConfig = window.$docsify.search
   const isNil = window.Docsify.utils.isNil
 
@@ -342,7 +335,15 @@ const install = function () {
     CONFIG.placeholder = userConfig.placeholder || CONFIG.placeholder
   }
 
-  new SearchComponent()
+  window.$docsify.plugins = [].concat(hook => {
+    const isAuto = CONFIG.paths === 'auto'
+
+    hook.ready(() => {
+      new SearchComponent()
+      !isAuto && searchPlugin()
+    })
+    isAuto && hook.beforeEach(searchPlugin)
+  }, window.$docsify.plugins)
 }
 
 export default install()
diff --git a/src/render.js b/src/render.js
index 83d7e30cf..bc08ec960 100644
--- a/src/render.js
+++ b/src/render.js
@@ -123,25 +123,34 @@ export function renderApp (dom, replace) {
  * article
  */
 export function renderArticle (content) {
-  renderTo('article', content ? markdown(content) : 'not found')
-  if (!$docsify.loadSidebar) renderSidebar()
-
-  if (content && typeof Vue !== 'undefined') {
-    CACHE.vm && CACHE.vm.$destroy()
-
-    const script = [].slice.call(
-      document.body.querySelectorAll('article>script'))
-        .filter(script => !/template/.test(script.type)
-      )[0]
-    const code = script ? script.innerText.trim() : null
-
-    script && script.remove()
-    CACHE.vm = code
-      ? new Function(`return ${code}`)()
-      : new Vue({ el: 'main' }) // eslint-disable-line
-    CACHE.vm && CACHE.vm.$nextTick(_ => event.scrollActiveSidebar())
+  const hook = window.Docsify.hook
+  const renderFn = function (data) {
+    renderTo('article', data)
+    if (!$docsify.loadSidebar) renderSidebar()
+
+    if (data && typeof Vue !== 'undefined') {
+      CACHE.vm && CACHE.vm.$destroy()
+
+      const script = [].slice.call(
+        document.body.querySelectorAll('article>script'))
+          .filter(script => !/template/.test(script.type)
+        )[0]
+      const code = script ? script.innerText.trim() : null
+
+      script && script.remove()
+      CACHE.vm = code
+        ? new Function(`return ${code}`)()
+        : new Vue({ el: 'main' }) // eslint-disable-line
+      CACHE.vm && CACHE.vm.$nextTick(_ => event.scrollActiveSidebar())
+    }
+    if ($docsify.auto2top) setTimeout(() => event.scroll2Top($docsify.auto2top), 0)
   }
-  if ($docsify.auto2top) setTimeout(() => event.scroll2Top($docsify.auto2top), 0)
+
+  hook.emit('before', content, result => {
+    const html = result ? markdown(result) : ''
+
+    hook.emit('after', html, result => renderFn(result || 'not found'))
+  })
 }
 
 /**