diff --git a/docs/dev-guide/themes.md b/docs/dev-guide/themes.md
index 6acd36d7..8adac115 100644
--- a/docs/dev-guide/themes.md
+++ b/docs/dev-guide/themes.md
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ this can be used directly by prepending it to a local relative URL, it is best
 to use the [url](#url) template filter, which is smarter about how it applies
 `base_url`.
 
-#### mkdocs_version
+#### properdocs_version
 
 Contains the current ProperDocs version.
 
diff --git a/properdocs/__main__.py b/properdocs/__main__.py
index 2b851a0e..a3d9c7b3 100644
--- a/properdocs/__main__.py
+++ b/properdocs/__main__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import click
 
+from properdocs import replacement  # noqa: F401
 from properdocs import __version__, config, utils
 
 if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
diff --git a/properdocs/commands/build.py b/properdocs/commands/build.py
index fb9de37e..217a38d2 100644
--- a/properdocs/commands/build.py
+++ b/properdocs/commands/build.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def get_context(
         base_url=base_url,
         extra_css=extra_css,
         extra_javascript=extra_javascript,
-        mkdocs_version=properdocs.__version__,
+        properdocs_version=properdocs.__version__,
+        mkdocs_version=f"ProperDocs {properdocs.__version__}",
         build_date_utc=utils.get_build_datetime(),
         config=config,
         page=page,
diff --git a/properdocs/config/defaults.py b/properdocs/config/defaults.py
index b306137e..a14fc4bf 100644
--- a/properdocs/config/defaults.py
+++ b/properdocs/config/defaults.py
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ def load_file(self, config_file: IO) -> None:
         self.load_dict(yaml_load(config_file, loader))
 
 
+MkDocsConfig = ProperDocsConfig  # Legacy alias
+
+
 def get_schema() -> base.PlainConfigSchema:
     """Soft-deprecated, do not use."""
     return ProperDocsConfig._schema
diff --git a/properdocs/exceptions.py b/properdocs/exceptions.py
index 091be448..0cb99c88 100644
--- a/properdocs/exceptions.py
+++ b/properdocs/exceptions.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class ProperDocsException(ClickException):
     """
 
 
+MkDocsException = ProperDocsException  # Legacy alias
+
+
 class Abort(ProperDocsException, SystemExit):
     """Abort the build."""
 
diff --git a/properdocs/plugins.py b/properdocs/plugins.py
index 0bd5a9df..e121d373 100644
--- a/properdocs/plugins.py
+++ b/properdocs/plugins.py
@@ -45,17 +45,18 @@
 
 def get_plugins() -> dict[str, EntryPoint]:
     """Return a dict of all installed Plugins as {name: EntryPoint}."""
-    plugins = entry_points(group='properdocs.plugins')
-
-    # Allow third-party plugins to override core plugins
-    pluginmap = {}
-    for plugin in plugins:
-        if plugin.name in pluginmap and plugin.value.startswith("properdocs.contrib."):
-            continue
-
-        pluginmap[plugin.name] = plugin
-
-    return pluginmap
+    pluginmaps = {'properdocs': {}, 'mkdocs': {}}
+
+    for prefix in pluginmaps:
+        for plugin in entry_points(group=f'{prefix}.plugins'):
+            if getattr(plugin, 'value', '').startswith('mkdocs.'):
+                continue
+            # Allow third-party plugins to override core plugins
+            if plugin.name in pluginmaps[prefix] and plugin.value.startswith(f"{prefix}.contrib."):
+                continue
+            pluginmaps[prefix][plugin.name] = plugin
+
+    return pluginmaps['mkdocs'] | pluginmaps['properdocs']
 
 
 SomeConfig = TypeVar('SomeConfig', bound=Config)
diff --git a/properdocs/replacement.py b/properdocs/replacement.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef68c6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/properdocs/replacement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""After this file is imported, all mkdocs.* imports get redirected to properdocs.* imports."""
+
+import importlib.abc
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+
+
+class _AliasLoader(importlib.abc.Loader):
+    """Loads the module with the given name and replaces the passed spec's module."""
+
+    def __init__(self, realname):
+        self.realname = realname
+
+    def create_module(self, spec):
+        module = importlib.import_module(self.realname)
+        sys.modules[spec.name] = module
+        return module
+
+    def exec_module(self, module):
+        pass
+
+
+class _AliasFinder:
+    """When searching for any mkdocs.* module, find the corresponding properdocs.* module instead."""
+
+    def find_spec(self, fullname, path, target=None):
+        if fullname.startswith("mkdocs."):
+            realname = "properdocs." + fullname.removeprefix("mkdocs.")
+            spec = importlib.util.find_spec(realname)
+            if spec is None:
+                raise ImportError(f"No module named {realname!r}")
+            return importlib.util.spec_from_loader(
+                fullname,
+                _AliasLoader(realname),
+                is_package=spec.submodule_search_locations is not None,
+            )
+        return None
+
+
+sys.meta_path.insert(0, _AliasFinder())
+# Plus, handle the topmost module directly and without waiting for it to be requested.
+sys.modules['mkdocs'] = sys.modules['properdocs']
diff --git a/properdocs/tests/config/config_options_tests.py b/properdocs/tests/config/config_options_tests.py
index 0c14d3e6..b4298fdb 100644
--- a/properdocs/tests/config/config_options_tests.py
+++ b/properdocs/tests/config/config_options_tests.py
@@ -1939,6 +1939,7 @@ class ThemePlugin2(BasePlugin[_FakePluginConfig]):
 class FakeEntryPoint:
     def __init__(self, name, cls):
         self.name = name
+        self.value = 'properdocs'
         self.cls = cls
 
     def load(self):
diff --git a/properdocs/utils/__init__.py b/properdocs/utils/__init__.py
index 16f568e4..76cf386e 100644
--- a/properdocs/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/properdocs/utils/__init__.py
@@ -262,10 +262,21 @@ def get_theme_dir(name: str) -> str:
 @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_themes() -> dict[str, EntryPoint]:
     """Return a dict of all installed themes as {name: EntryPoint}."""
-    themes: dict[str, EntryPoint] = {}
-    eps: dict[EntryPoint, None] = dict.fromkeys(entry_points(group='properdocs.themes'))
-    builtins = {ep.name for ep in eps if ep.dist is not None and ep.dist.name == 'properdocs'}
+    # Ordered set of preferred entry points.
+    eps: dict[EntryPoint, None] = {}
+    builtins: set[str] = set()
+
+    for ep in entry_points(group='mkdocs.themes'):
+        if ep.dist is not None and ep.dist.name != 'mkdocs':
+            eps[ep] = None
+    # These will get preference because they are later in the sequence:
+    for ep in entry_points(group='properdocs.themes'):
+        if ep.dist is not None:
+            eps[ep] = None
+            if ep.dist.name == 'properdocs':
+                builtins.add(ep.name)
 
+    themes: dict[str, EntryPoint] = {}
     for theme in eps:
         assert theme.dist is not None
 
diff --git a/properdocs/utils/templates.py b/properdocs/utils/templates.py
index 0b6a6c20..1700f4d3 100644
--- a/properdocs/utils/templates.py
+++ b/properdocs/utils/templates.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class TemplateContext(TypedDict):
     base_url: str
     extra_css: Sequence[str]  # Do not use, prefer `config.extra_css`.
     extra_javascript: Sequence[str]  # Do not use, prefer `config.extra_javascript`.
+    properdocs_version: str
     mkdocs_version: str
     build_date_utc: datetime.datetime
     config: ProperDocsConfig