diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/index.js
index cc8d09fb40..60af7ca865 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const lineNumbersPlugin = require('./lib/lineNumbers')
 const componentPlugin = require('./lib/component')
 const hoistScriptStylePlugin = require('./lib/hoist')
 const convertRouterLinkPlugin = require('./lib/link')
-const containersPlugin = require('./lib/containers')
 const markdownSlotsContainersPlugin = require('./lib/markdownSlotsContainers')
 const snippetPlugin = require('./lib/snippet')
 const emojiPlugin = require('markdown-it-emoji')
@@ -75,10 +74,6 @@ module.exports = (markdown = {}) => {
       .use(hoistScriptStylePlugin)
       .end()
 
-    .plugin(PLUGINS.CONTAINERS)
-      .use(containersPlugin)
-      .end()
-
     .plugin(PLUGINS.MARKDOWN_SLOTS_CONTAINERS)
       .use(markdownSlotsContainersPlugin)
       .end()
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/containers.js b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/containers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ee6be8037..0000000000
--- a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/containers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-const container = require('markdown-it-container')
-
-module.exports = md => {
-  md
-    .use(...createContainer('tip', 'TIP'))
-    .use(...createContainer('warning', 'WARNING'))
-    .use(...createContainer('danger', 'WARNING'))
-    // explicitly escape Vue syntax
-    .use(container, 'v-pre', {
-      render: (tokens, idx) => tokens[idx].nesting === 1
-        ? `<div v-pre>\n`
-        : `</div>\n`
-    })
-    .use(container, 'vue', {
-      render: (tokens, idx) => tokens[idx].nesting === 1
-        ? `<pre class="vue-container"><code>`
-        : `</code></pre>`
-    })
-}
-
-function createContainer (klass, defaultTitle) {
-  return [container, klass, {
-    render (tokens, idx) {
-      const token = tokens[idx]
-      const info = token.info.trim().slice(klass.length).trim()
-      if (token.nesting === 1) {
-        return `<div class="${klass} custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title">${info || defaultTitle}</p>\n`
-      } else {
-        return `</div>\n`
-      }
-    }
-  }]
-}
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/package.json
index 196639d6ba..14607ebad2 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "markdown-it": "^8.4.1",
     "markdown-it-anchor": "^5.0.2",
     "markdown-it-chain": "^1.3.0",
-    "markdown-it-container": "^2.0.0",
     "markdown-it-emoji": "^1.4.0",
     "markdown-it-table-of-contents": "^0.4.0",
     "prismjs": "^1.13.0"
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/.npmignore b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13c38ea313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+__tests__
+__mocks__
+.temp
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/README.md b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc0b2211d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# @vuepress/plugin-container
+
+> markdown container plugin for vuepress
+
+See [documentation](https://vuepress.vuejs.org/plugin/official/plugin-container.html).
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4715ae046a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const container = require('markdown-it-container')
+
+function call (target, ...args) {
+  if (typeof target === 'function') {
+    return target(...args)
+  } else {
+    return target
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = (options, context) => ({
+  multiple: true,
+
+  extendMarkdown (md) {
+    const {
+      validate,
+      marker,
+      before,
+      after,
+      type = '',
+      defaultTitle = type.toUpperCase()
+    } = options
+    if (!type) return
+
+    let { render } = options
+    if (!render) {
+      if (before !== undefined && after !== undefined) {
+        render = (tokens, index) => {
+          const token = tokens[index]
+          return token.nesting === 1 ? call(before, token) : call(after, token)
+        }
+      } else {
+        render = (tokens, index) => {
+          const token = tokens[index]
+          let title = token.info.trim().slice(type.length).trim() || defaultTitle
+          if (title) title = `<p class="custom-block-title">${title}</p>`
+          if (token.nesting === 1) {
+            return `<div class="${type} custom-block">${title}\n`
+          } else {
+            return `</div>\n`
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    md.use(container, type, { render, validate, marker })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dfb8d3b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "@vuepress/plugin-container",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.40",
+  "description": "markdown container plugin for vuepress",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress.git",
+    "directory": "packages/@vuepress/plugin-container"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "documentation",
+    "vue",
+    "vuepress",
+    "generator"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "markdown-it-container": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "author": "Shigma <1700011071@pku.edu.cn>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container#readme"
+}
diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/index.js b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/index.js
index 3cafe568c0..0f214621ce 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/index.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/theme-default/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ module.exports = (options, ctx) => ({
   plugins: [
     '@vuepress/active-header-links',
     '@vuepress/search',
-    '@vuepress/plugin-nprogress'
+    '@vuepress/plugin-nprogress',
+    ['@vuepress/container', { type: 'tip' }],
+    ['@vuepress/container', { type: 'warning' }],
+    ['@vuepress/container', { type: 'danger' }],
+    ['@vuepress/container', {
+      type: 'v-pre',
+      before: '<div v-pre>\n',
+      after: '</div>\n'
+    }]
   ]
 })
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js b/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
index b56d1334ed..e1a7e0466a 100755
--- a/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/.vuepress/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const container = require('markdown-it-container')
+const { fs, path } = require('@vuepress/shared-utils')
 
 module.exports = ctx => ({
   dest: '../../vuepress',
@@ -74,14 +74,17 @@ module.exports = ctx => ({
     ['@vuepress/google-analytics', {
       ga: 'UA-128189152-1'
     }],
+    ['@vuepress/container', {
+      type: 'vue',
+      before: '<pre class="vue-container"><code>',
+      after: '</code></pre>',
+    }],
+    ['@vuepress/container', {
+      type: 'upgrade',
+      before: ({ info }) => `<UpgradePath title="${info.trim().slice(7).trim()}">`,
+      after: '</UpgradePath>',
+    }],
   ],
-  extendMarkdown (md) {
-    md.use(container, 'upgrade', {
-      render: (tokens, idx) => tokens[idx].nesting === 1
-        ? `<UpgradePath title="${tokens[idx].info.trim().slice('upgrade'.length).trim()}">`
-        : '</UpgradePath>'
-    })
-  },
 })
 
 function getGuideSidebar (groupA, groupB) {
@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@ function getGuideSidebar (groupA, groupB) {
   ]
 }
 
+const officalPlugins = fs
+  .readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../plugin/official'))
+  .map(filename => 'official/' + filename.slice(0, -3))
+
 function getPluginSidebar (pluginTitle, pluginIntro, officialPluginTitle) {
   return [
     {
@@ -131,20 +138,7 @@ function getPluginSidebar (pluginTitle, pluginIntro, officialPluginTitle) {
     {
       title: officialPluginTitle,
       collapsable: false,
-      children: [
-        'official/plugin-search',
-        'official/plugin-active-header-links',
-        'official/plugin-pwa',
-        'official/plugin-blog',
-        'official/plugin-pagination',
-        'official/plugin-google-analytics',
-        'official/plugin-i18n-ui',
-        'official/plugin-last-updated',
-        'official/plugin-medium-zoom',
-        'official/plugin-back-to-top',
-        'official/plugin-register-components',
-        'official/plugin-clean-urls'
-      ]
+      children: officalPlugins,
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/plugin/official/plugin-container.md b/packages/docs/docs/plugin/official/plugin-container.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..359f3a98cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/plugin/official/plugin-container.md
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+title: container
+metaTitle: A plugin of registering markdown containers | VuePress
+---
+
+# [@vuepress/plugin-container](https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/tree/master/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container)
+
+> A plugin of registering markdown containers
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+yarn add -D @vuepress/plugin-container
+# OR npm install -D @vuepress/plugin-container
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```javascript
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: ['@vuepress/container'] 
+}
+```
+
+## Options
+
+### type
+
+- Type: `string`
+- This is a required option.
+
+The type for the container. For example, if `type` was set to `foo`, only the following syntax will be parsed as a container:
+
+```md
+::: foo bar
+write something here ~
+:::
+```
+
+### defaultTitle
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: the upper case of `type`
+
+The default title for the container. If no title was provided, `defaultTitle` will be showed as the title of the container.
+
+### before
+
+- Type: `string | Function`
+- Default: `undefined`
+
+String to be placed before the block. If specified as a function, a argument `token` will be passed to it. If specified, it will override `defaultTitle`.
+
+### after
+
+- Type: `string | Function`
+- Default: `undefined`
+
+String to be placed after the block. If specified as a function, a argument `token` will be passed to it. If specified, it will override `defaultTitle`.
+
+### validate
+
+- Type: `Function`
+- Default: `undefined`
+
+A function to validate tail after opening marker, should return `true` on success.
+
+### render
+
+- Type: `Function`
+- Default: `undefined`
+
+The renderer function for opening/closing tokens. If specified, it will override `before`, `after` and `defaultTitle`.
+
+### marker
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: `':'`
+
+The character to use in delimiter.
diff --git a/packages/docs/docs/zh/plugin/official/plugin-container.md b/packages/docs/docs/zh/plugin/official/plugin-container.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed29cccc7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docs/docs/zh/plugin/official/plugin-container.md
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+title: container
+metaTitle: Markdown 容器插件 | VuePress
+---
+
+# [@vuepress/plugin-container](https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/tree/master/packages/@vuepress/plugin-container)
+
+> Markdown 容器插件
+
+## 安装
+
+```bash
+yarn add -D @vuepress/plugin-container
+# OR npm install -D @vuepress/plugin-container
+```
+
+## 使用
+
+```javascript
+module.exports = {
+  plugins: ['@vuepress/container'] 
+}
+```
+
+## 选项
+
+### type
+
+- 类型: `string`
+- 这是一个必需的选项
+
+容器的类型。举个例子，如果 `type` 被设置为 `foo`，则仅有下面的语法会被视为对应的容器：
+
+```md
+::: foo bar
+随便写点啥 ~
+:::
+```
+
+### defaultTitle
+
+- 类型: `string`
+- 默认值: `type` 的大写形式
+
+容器的默认标题。如果没有提供标题，则会使用 `defaultTitle` 作为容器的标题。
+
+### before
+
+- 类型: `string | Function`
+- 默认值: `undefined`
+
+要插入在容器前的 HTML。如果设置为一个函数，将传入当前的 `token` 作为第一个参数。如果设置了这个值，它将覆盖 `defaultTitle` 的效果。
+
+### after
+
+- 类型: `string | Function`
+- 默认值: `undefined`
+
+要插入在容器后的 HTML。如果设置为一个函数，将传入当前的 `token` 作为第一个参数。如果设置了这个值，它将覆盖 `defaultTitle` 的效果。
+
+### validate
+
+- 类型: `Function`
+- 默认值: `undefined`
+
+一个用于判定容器是否结束的函数。当认定容器范围结束时应返回一个 `true`。
+
+### render
+
+- 类型: `Function`
+- 默认值: `undefined`
+
+容器开头和结束 token 的渲染函数。如果设置了这个值，它将覆盖 `before`, `after` 和 `defaultTitle` 的效果。
+
+### marker
+
+- 类型: `string`
+- 默认值: `':'`
+
+用于分隔符的字符。