diff --git a/docs/PROCESSORS.md b/docs/PROCESSORS.md
index 30b2c643d..44def8c92 100644
--- a/docs/PROCESSORS.md
+++ b/docs/PROCESSORS.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-### Processor Plugins
+# Processor Plugins
 
 This section is for developers who want to create a new processor plugin.
 
-### Processor Plugin Guidelines
+## Processor Plugin Guidelines
 
 * A processor must conform to the [telegraf.Processor][] interface.
 * Processors should call `processors.Add` in their `init` function to register
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ This section is for developers who want to create a new processor plugin.
 * The `SampleConfig` function should return valid toml that describes how the
   processor can be configured. This is include in the output of `telegraf
   config`.
-- The `SampleConfig` function should return valid toml that describes how the
+* The `SampleConfig` function should return valid toml that describes how the
   plugin can be configured. This is included in `telegraf config`.  Please
   consult the [Sample Config][] page for the latest style guidelines.
 * The `Description` function should say in one line what this processor does.
-- Follow the recommended [Code Style][].
+* Follow the recommended [Code Style][].
 
-### Processor Plugin Example
+## Processor Plugin Example
 
 ```go
 package printer
@@ -26,47 +26,47 @@ package printer
 // printer.go
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+    "fmt"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
+    "github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+    "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
 type Printer struct {
-	Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
+    Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
 `
 
 func (p *Printer) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
+    return sampleConfig
 }
 
 func (p *Printer) Description() string {
-	return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
+    return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
 }
 
 // Init is for setup, and validating config.
 func (p *Printer) Init() error {
-	return nil
+    return nil
 }
 
 func (p *Printer) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
-	for _, metric := range in {
-		fmt.Println(metric.String())
-	}
-	return in
+    for _, metric := range in {
+        fmt.Println(metric.String())
+    }
+    return in
 }
 
 func init() {
-	processors.Add("printer", func() telegraf.Processor {
-		return &Printer{}
-	})
+    processors.Add("printer", func() telegraf.Processor {
+        return &Printer{}
+    })
 }
 ```
 
-### Streaming Processors
+## Streaming Processors
 
 Streaming processors are a new processor type available to you. They are
 particularly useful to implement processor types that use background processes
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Some differences from classic Processors:
 * Processors should call `processors.AddStreaming` in their `init` function to register
   themselves.  See below for a quick example.
 
-### Streaming Processor Example
+## Streaming Processor Example
 
 ```go
 package printer
@@ -92,30 +92,30 @@ package printer
 // printer.go
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+    "fmt"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
+    "github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
+    "github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
 type Printer struct {
-	Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
+    Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
 `
 
 func (p *Printer) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
+    return sampleConfig
 }
 
 func (p *Printer) Description() string {
-	return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
+    return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
 }
 
 // Init is for setup, and validating config.
 func (p *Printer) Init() error {
-	return nil
+    return nil
 }
 
 // Start is called once when the plugin starts; it is only called once per
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ func (p *Printer) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 // Metrics you don't want to pass downstream should have metric.Drop() called,
 // rather than simply omitting the acc.AddMetric() call
 func (p *Printer) Add(metric telegraf.Metric, acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
-	// print!
-	fmt.Println(metric.String())
-	// pass the metric downstream, or metric.Drop() it.
-	// Metric will be dropped if this function returns an error.
-	acc.AddMetric(metric)
+    // print!
+    fmt.Println(metric.String())
+    // pass the metric downstream, or metric.Drop() it.
+    // Metric will be dropped if this function returns an error.
+    acc.AddMetric(metric)
 
-	return nil
+    return nil
 }
 
 // Stop gives you an opportunity to gracefully shut down the processor.
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ func (p *Printer) Stop() error {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	processors.AddStreaming("printer", func() telegraf.StreamingProcessor {
-		return &Printer{}
-	})
+    processors.AddStreaming("printer", func() telegraf.StreamingProcessor {
+        return &Printer{}
+    })
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/PROFILING.md b/docs/PROFILING.md
index a0851c8f1..428158e69 100644
--- a/docs/PROFILING.md
+++ b/docs/PROFILING.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ By default, the profiling is turned off.
 
 To enable profiling you need to specify address to config parameter `pprof-addr`, for example:
 
-```
+```shell
 telegraf --config telegraf.conf --pprof-addr localhost:6060
 ```
 
@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ or to look at a 30-second CPU profile:
 `go tool pprof http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=30`
 
 To view all available profiles, open `http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/` in your browser.
-
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 99320dee9..431118259 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 [profiling]: /docs/PROFILING.md
 [winsvc]: /docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md
 [faq]: /docs/FAQ.md
-[nightlies]: /docs/NIGHTLIES.md
\ No newline at end of file
+[nightlies]: /docs/NIGHTLIES.md
diff --git a/docs/SQL_DRIVERS_INPUT.md b/docs/SQL_DRIVERS_INPUT.md
index 81049fcee..6a187d0fa 100644
--- a/docs/SQL_DRIVERS_INPUT.md
+++ b/docs/SQL_DRIVERS_INPUT.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ might change between versions. Please check the driver documentation for availab
 
 database             | driver                                                | aliases         | example DSN                                                                            | comment
 ---------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------
-CockroachDB          | [cockroach](https://github.com/jackc/pgx)             | postgres<br>pgx | see _postgres_ driver                                                                  | uses PostgresQL driver
+CockroachDB          | [cockroach](https://github.com/jackc/pgx)             | postgres or pgx | see _postgres_ driver                                                                  | uses PostgresQL driver
 MariaDB              | [maria](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql)       | mysql           | see _mysql_ driver                                                                     | uses MySQL driver
 Microsoft SQL Server | [sqlserver](https://github.com/denisenkom/go-mssqldb) | mssql           | `username:password@host/instance?param1=value&param2=value`                            | uses newer _sqlserver_ driver
 MySQL                | [mysql](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql)       |                 | `[username[:password]@][protocol[(address)]]/dbname[?param1=value1&...&paramN=valueN]` | see [driver docs](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql) for more information
@@ -16,28 +16,35 @@ TiDB                 | [tidb](https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql)        | m
 ## Comments
 
 ### Driver aliases
+
 Some database drivers are supported though another driver (e.g. CockroachDB). For other databases we provide a more
 obvious name (e.g. postgres) compared to the driver name. For all of those drivers you might use an _alias_ name
 during configuration.
 
 ### Example data-source-name DSN
+
 The given examples are just that, so please check the driver documentation for the exact format
 and available options and parameters. Please note that the format of a DSN might also change
 between driver version.
 
 ### Type conversions
+
 Telegraf relies on type conversion of the database driver and/or the golang sql framework. In case you find
 any problem, please open an issue!
 
 ## Help
+
 If nothing seems to work, you might find help in the telegraf forum or in the chat.
 
 ### The documentation is wrong
+
 Please open an issue or even better send a pull-request!
 
 ### I found a bug
+
 Please open an issue or even better send a pull-request!
 
 ### My database is not supported
+
 We currently cannot support CGO drivers in telegraf! Please check if a **pure Go** driver for the [golang sql framework](https://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/) exists.
 If you found such a driver, please let us know by opening an issue or even better by sending a pull-request!
diff --git a/docs/TEMPLATE_PATTERN.md b/docs/TEMPLATE_PATTERN.md
index 42a5abea5..74443a24b 100644
--- a/docs/TEMPLATE_PATTERN.md
+++ b/docs/TEMPLATE_PATTERN.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Template patterns are a mini language that describes how a dot delimited
 string should be mapped to and from [metrics][].
 
 A template has the form:
-```
+
+```text
 "host.mytag.mytag.measurement.measurement.field*"
 ```
 
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ can also be specified multiple times.
 **NOTE:** `measurement` must be specified in your template.
 **NOTE:** `field*` cannot be used in conjunction with `measurement*`.
 
-### Examples
+## Examples
 
-#### Measurement & Tag Templates
+### Measurement & Tag Templates
 
 The most basic template is to specify a single transformation to apply to all
 incoming metrics. So the following template:
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ templates = [
 
 would result in the following Graphite -> Telegraf transformation.
 
-```
+```text
 us.west.cpu.load 100
 => cpu.load,region=us.west value=100
 ```
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ templates = [
 ]
 ```
 
-#### Field Templates
+### Field Templates
 
 The field keyword tells Telegraf to give the metric that field name.
 So the following template:
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ templates = [
 
 would result in the following Graphite -> Telegraf transformation.
 
-```
+```text
 cpu.usage.idle.percent.eu-east 100
 => cpu_usage,region=eu-east idle_percent=100
 ```
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ templates = [
 
 which would result in the following Graphite -> Telegraf transformation.
 
-```
+```text
 cpu.usage.eu-east.idle.percentage 100
 => cpu_usage,region=eu-east idle_percentage=100
 ```
 
-#### Filter Templates
+### Filter Templates
 
 Users can also filter the template(s) to use based on the name of the bucket,
 using glob matching, like so:
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ templates = [
 
 which would result in the following transformation:
 
-```
+```text
 cpu.load.eu-east 100
 => cpu_load,region=eu-east value=100
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ mem.cached.localhost 256
 => mem_cached,host=localhost value=256
 ```
 
-#### Adding Tags
+### Adding Tags
 
 Additional tags can be added to a metric that don't exist on the received metric.
 You can add additional tags by specifying them after the pattern.
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ templates = [
 
 would result in the following Graphite -> Telegraf transformation.
 
-```
+```text
 cpu.usage.idle.eu-east 100
 => cpu_usage,region=eu-east,datacenter=1a idle=100
 ```
diff --git a/docs/TLS.md b/docs/TLS.md
index 74b2512f1..133776b7f 100644
--- a/docs/TLS.md
+++ b/docs/TLS.md
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ possible, plugins will provide the standard settings described below.  With the
 exception of the advanced configuration available TLS settings will be
 documented in the sample configuration.
 
-### Client Configuration
+## Client Configuration
 
 For client TLS support we have the following options:
+
 ```toml
 ## Root certificates for verifying server certificates encoded in PEM format.
 # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
@@ -52,23 +53,23 @@ for the interest of brevity.
 ## Define list of allowed ciphers suites.  If not defined the default ciphers
 ## supported by Go will be used.
 ##   ex: tls_cipher_suites = [
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
-## 	         "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
-## 	         "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
-## 	         "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
-## 	         "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
-## 	         "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA"
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
+##           "TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
+##           "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384",
+##           "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256",
+##           "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
+##           "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA"
 ##       ]
 # tls_cipher_suites = []
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ for the interest of brevity.
 ```
 
 Cipher suites for use with `tls_cipher_suites`:
+
 - `TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA`
 - `TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA`
 - `TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA`
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ Cipher suites for use with `tls_cipher_suites`:
 - `TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256`
 
 TLS versions for use with `tls_min_version` or `tls_max_version`:
+
 - `TLS10`
 - `TLS11`
 - `TLS12`
diff --git a/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md b/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md
index b0b6ee5ad..fe77a16bf 100644
--- a/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md
+++ b/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md
@@ -9,29 +9,31 @@ the general steps to set it up.
 3. Place the telegraf.exe and the telegraf.conf config file into `C:\Program Files\Telegraf`
 4. To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run the following in PowerShell as an administrator (If necessary, you can wrap any spaces in the file paths in double quotes ""):
 
-   ```
+   ```shell
    > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install
    ```
 
 5. Edit the configuration file to meet your needs
 6. To check that it works, run:
 
-   ```
+   ```shell
    > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test
    ```
 
 7. To start collecting data, run:
 
-   ```
+   ```shell
    > net start telegraf
    ```
 
 ## Config Directory
 
 You can also specify a `--config-directory` for the service to use:
+
 1. Create a directory for config snippets: `C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.d`
 2. Include the `--config-directory` option when registering the service:
-   ```
+
+   ```shell
    > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --config-directory C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.d
    ```
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ filtering options.  However, if you do need to run multiple telegraf instances
 on a single system, you can install the service with the `--service-name` and
 `--service-display-name` flags to give the services unique names:
 
-```
+```shell
 > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install --service-name telegraf-1 --service-display-name "Telegraf 1"
 > C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install --service-name telegraf-2 --service-display-name "Telegraf 2"
 ```
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ on a single system, you can install the service with the `--service-name` and
 When Telegraf runs as a Windows service, Telegraf logs messages to Windows events log before configuration file with logging settings is loaded.
 Check event log for an error reported by `telegraf` service in case of Telegraf service reports failure on its start: Event Viewer->Windows Logs->Application
 
-**Troubleshooting  common error #1067**
+### common error #1067
 
 When installing as service in Windows, always double check to specify full path of the config file, otherwise windows service will fail to start
 
diff --git a/docs/developers/CODE_STYLE.md b/docs/developers/CODE_STYLE.md
index 1bbb2b14d..61485aa8c 100644
--- a/docs/developers/CODE_STYLE.md
+++ b/docs/developers/CODE_STYLE.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Code Style
+
 Code is required to be formatted using `gofmt`, this covers most code style
 requirements.  It is also highly recommended to use `goimports` to
 automatically order imports.
 
-Please try to keep lines length under 80 characters, the exact number of 
+Please try to keep lines length under 80 characters, the exact number of
 characters is not strict but it generally helps with readability.
diff --git a/docs/developers/DEPRECATION.md b/docs/developers/DEPRECATION.md
index a3da79a5a..fe262eeed 100644
--- a/docs/developers/DEPRECATION.md
+++ b/docs/developers/DEPRECATION.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Deprecation
+
 Deprecation is the primary tool for making changes in Telegraf.  A deprecation
 indicates that the community should move away from using a feature, and
 documents that the feature will be removed in the next major update (2.0).
@@ -36,14 +37,17 @@ Add the deprecation warning to the plugin's README:
 Log a warning message if the plugin is used.  If the plugin is a
 ServiceInput, place this in the `Start()` function, for regular Input's log it only the first
 time the `Gather` function is called.
+
 ```go
 log.Println("W! [inputs.logparser] The logparser plugin is deprecated in 1.10. " +
-	"Please use the tail plugin with the grok data_format as a replacement.")
+    "Please use the tail plugin with the grok data_format as a replacement.")
 ```
+
 ## Deprecate options
 
 Mark the option as deprecated in the sample config, include the deprecation
 version and any replacement.
+
 ```toml
   ## Broker URL
   ##   deprecated in 1.7; use the brokers option
@@ -54,17 +58,19 @@ In the plugins configuration struct, mention that the option is deprecated:
 
 ```go
 type AMQPConsumer struct {
-	URL string `toml:"url"` // deprecated in 1.7; use brokers
+    URL string `toml:"url"` // deprecated in 1.7; use brokers
 }
 ```
 
 Finally, use the plugin's `Init() error` method to display a log message at warn level.  The message should include the offending configuration option and any suggested replacement:
+
 ```go
 func (a *AMQPConsumer) Init() error {
-	if p.URL != "" {
-		p.Log.Warnf("Use of deprecated configuration: 'url'; please use the 'brokers' option")
-	}
-	return nil
+    if p.URL != "" {
+        p.Log.Warnf("Use of deprecated configuration: 'url'; please use the 'brokers' option")
+    }
+
+    return nil
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/developers/LOGGING.md b/docs/developers/LOGGING.md
index 60de15699..e009968c4 100644
--- a/docs/developers/LOGGING.md
+++ b/docs/developers/LOGGING.md
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ need to be specified for each log call.
 
 ```go
 type MyPlugin struct {
-	Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
+    Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
 }
 ```
 
 You can then use this Logger in the plugin.  Use the method corresponding to
 the log level of the message.
+
 ```go
 p.Log.Errorf("Unable to write to file: %v", err)
 ```
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ p.Log.Errorf("Unable to write to file: %v", err)
 
 In other sections of the code it is required to add the log level and module
 manually:
+
 ```go
 log.Printf("E! [agent] Error writing to %s: %v", output.LogName(), err)
 ```
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ support setting the log level on a per module basis, it is especially important
 to not over do it with debug logging.
 
 If the plugin is listening on a socket, log a message with the address of the socket:
+
 ```go
 p.log.InfoF("Listening on %s://%s", protocol, l.Addr())
 ```
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ normal on some systems.
 
 The log level is indicated by a single character at the start of the log
 message.  Adding this prefix is not required when using the Plugin Logger.
+
 - `D!` Debug
 - `I!` Info
 - `W!` Warning
diff --git a/docs/developers/METRIC_FORMAT_CHANGES.md b/docs/developers/METRIC_FORMAT_CHANGES.md
index 32bfe0a2d..7d6477c25 100644
--- a/docs/developers/METRIC_FORMAT_CHANGES.md
+++ b/docs/developers/METRIC_FORMAT_CHANGES.md
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 When making changes to an existing input plugin, care must be taken not to change the metric format in ways that will cause trouble for existing users.  This document helps developers understand how to make metric format changes safely.
 
 ## Changes can cause incompatibilities
+
 If the metric format changes, data collected in the new format can be incompatible with data in the old format.  Database queries designed around the old format may not work with the new format.  This can cause application failures.
 
 Some metric format changes don't cause incompatibilities.  Also, some unsafe changes are necessary.  How do you know what changes are safe and what to do if your change isn't safe?
 
 ## Guidelines
+
 The main guideline is just to keep compatibility in mind when making changes.  Often developers are focused on making a change that fixes their particular problem and they forget that many people use the existing code and will upgrade.  When you're coding, keep existing users and applications in mind.
 
 ### Renaming, removing, reusing
+
 Database queries refer to the metric and its tags and fields by name.  Any Telegraf code change that changes those names has the potential to break an existing query.  Similarly, removing tags or fields can break queries.
 
 Changing the meaning of an existing tag value or field value or reusing an existing one in a new way isn't safe.  Although queries that use these tags/field may not break, they will not work as they did before the change.
@@ -18,9 +21,11 @@ Changing the meaning of an existing tag value or field value or reusing an exist
 Adding a field doesn't break existing queries.  Queries that select all fields and/or tags (like "select * from") will return an extra series but this is often useful.
 
 ### Performance and storage
+
 Time series databases can store large amounts of data but many of them don't perform well on high cardinality data.  If a metric format change includes a new tag that holds high cardinality data, database performance could be reduced enough to cause existing applications not to work as they previously did.  Metric format changes that dramatically increase the number of tags or fields of a metric can increase database storage requirements unexpectedly.  Both of these types of changes are unsafe.
 
 ### Make unsafe changes opt-in
+
 If your change has the potential to seriously affect existing users, the change must be opt-in.  To do this, add a plugin configuration setting that lets the user select the metric format.  Make the setting's default value select the old metric format.  When new users add the plugin they can choose the new format and get its benefits.  When existing users upgrade, their config files won't have the new setting so the default will ensure that there is no change.
 
 When adding a setting, avoid using a boolean and consider instead a string or int for future flexibility.  A boolean can only handle two formats but a string can handle many.  For example, compare use_new_format=true and features=["enable_foo_fields"]; the latter is much easier to extend and still very descriptive.
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ When adding a setting, avoid using a boolean and consider instead a string or in
 If you want to encourage existing users to use the new format you can log a warning once on startup when the old format is selected.  The warning should tell users in a gentle way that they can upgrade to a better metric format.  If it doesn't make sense to maintain multiple metric formats forever, you can change the default on a major release or even remove the old format completely.  See [[Deprecation]] for details.
 
 ### Utility
+
 Changes should be useful to many or most users.  A change that is only useful for a small number of users may not accepted, even if it's off by default.
 
 ## Summary table
@@ -39,4 +45,5 @@ Changes should be useful to many or most users.  A change that is only useful fo
 | field   | unsafe | unsafe | ok as long as it's useful for existing users and is worth the added space |
 
 ## References
+
 InfluxDB Documentation: "Schema and data layout"
diff --git a/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md b/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
index 000479c94..b8d4d1739 100644
--- a/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
+++ b/docs/developers/PACKAGING.md
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ building the rpm/deb as it is less system dependent.
 
 Pull the CI images from quay, the version corresponds to the version of Go
 that is used to build the binary:
-```
+
+```shell
 docker pull quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.9.7
 ```
 
 Start a shell in the container:
-```
+
+```shell
 docker run -ti quay.io/influxdb/telegraf-ci:1.9.7 /bin/bash
 ```
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ From within the container:
     * Change `include_packages` to change what package you want, run `make help` to see possible values
 
 From the host system, copy the build artifacts out of the container:
-```
+
+```shell
 docker cp romantic_ptolemy:/go/src/github.com/influxdata/telegraf/build/telegraf-1.10.2-1.x86_64.rpm .
 ```
diff --git a/docs/developers/PROFILING.md b/docs/developers/PROFILING.md
index 81cdf1980..c1f02e408 100644
--- a/docs/developers/PROFILING.md
+++ b/docs/developers/PROFILING.md
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 # Profiling
+
 This article describes how to collect performance traces and memory profiles
 from Telegraf. If you are submitting this for an issue, please include the
 version.txt generated below.
 
 Use the `--pprof-addr` option to enable the profiler, the easiest way to do
 this may be to add this line to `/etc/default/telegraf`:
-```
+
+```shell
 TELEGRAF_OPTS="--pprof-addr localhost:6060"
 ```
 
 Restart Telegraf to activate the profile address.
 
-#### Trace Profile
+## Trace Profile
+
 Collect a trace during the time where the performance issue is occurring.  This
 example collects a 10 second trace and runs for 10 seconds:
-```
+
+```shell
 curl 'http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/trace?seconds=10' > trace.bin
 telegraf --version > version.txt
 go env GOOS GOARCH >> version.txt
@@ -22,34 +26,41 @@ go env GOOS GOARCH >> version.txt
 
 The `trace.bin` and `version.txt` files can be sent in for analysis or, if desired, you can
 analyze the trace with:
-```
+
+```shell
 go tool trace trace.bin
 ```
 
-#### Memory Profile
+## Memory Profile
+
 Collect a heap memory profile:
-```
+
+```shell
 curl 'http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/heap' > mem.prof
 telegraf --version > version.txt
 go env GOOS GOARCH >> version.txt
 ```
 
 Analyze:
-```
+
+```shell
 $ go tool pprof mem.prof
 (pprof) top5
 ```
 
-#### CPU Profile
+## CPU Profile
+
 Collect a 30s CPU profile:
-```
+
+```shell
 curl 'http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/profile' > cpu.prof
 telegraf --version > version.txt
 go env GOOS GOARCH >> version.txt
 ```
 
 Analyze:
-```
+
+```shell
 go tool pprof cpu.prof
 (pprof) top5
 ```
diff --git a/docs/developers/SAMPLE_CONFIG.md b/docs/developers/SAMPLE_CONFIG.md
index d0969212f..2f67535de 100644
--- a/docs/developers/SAMPLE_CONFIG.md
+++ b/docs/developers/SAMPLE_CONFIG.md
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ The sample config file is generated from a results of the `SampleConfig()` and
 
 You can generate a full sample
 config:
-```
+
+```shell
 telegraf config
 ```
 
 You can also generate the config for a particular plugin using the `-usage`
 option:
-```
+
+```shell
 telegraf --usage influxdb
 ```
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ In the config file we use 2-space indention.  Since the config is
 [TOML](https://github.com/toml-lang/toml) the indention has no meaning.
 
 Documentation is double commented, full sentences, and ends with a period.
+
 ```toml
   ## This text describes what an the exchange_type option does.
   # exchange_type = "topic"
@@ -29,14 +32,15 @@ Documentation is double commented, full sentences, and ends with a period.
 Try to give every parameter a default value whenever possible.  If an
 parameter does not have a default or must frequently be changed then have it
 uncommented.
+
 ```toml
   ## Brokers are the AMQP brokers to connect to.
   brokers = ["amqp://localhost:5672"]
 ```
 
-
 Options where the default value is usually sufficient are normally commented
 out.  The commented out value is the default.
+
 ```toml
   ## What an exchange type is.
   # exchange_type = "topic"
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ out.  The commented out value is the default.
 
 If you want to show an example of a possible setting filled out that is
 different from the default, show both:
+
 ```toml
   ## Static routing key.  Used when no routing_tag is set or as a fallback
   ## when the tag specified in routing tag is not found.
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ different from the default, show both:
 
 Unless parameters are closely related, add a space between them.  Usually
 parameters is closely related have a single description.
+
 ```toml
   ## If true, queue will be declared as an exclusive queue.
   # queue_exclusive = false
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/LABELS.md b/docs/maintainers/LABELS.md
index 1ee6cc751..5b8b8bb21 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/LABELS.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/LABELS.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ For bugs you may want to add `panic`, `regression`, or `upstream` to provide
 further detail.
 
 Summary of Labels:
+
 | Label | Description | Purpose |
 | --- | ----------- | ---|
 | `area/*` | These labels each corresponding to a plugin or group of plugins that can be added to identify the affected plugin or group of plugins | categorization |
@@ -40,9 +41,9 @@ Summary of Labels:
 | `good first issue` | This is a smaller issue suited for getting started in Telegraf, Golang, and contributing to OSS | community |
 | `help wanted` | Request for community participation, code, contribution | community |
 | `need more info` | Issue triaged but outstanding questions remain | community |
-| `performance` | Issues or PRs that address performance issues | categorization| 
+| `performance` | Issues or PRs that address performance issues | categorization|
 | `platform/*` | Issues that only apply to one platform | categorization |
-| `plugin/*` | 1. Request for new * plugins 2. Issues/PRs that are related to * plugins | categorization |
+| `plugin/*` | Request for new plugins and issues/PRs that are related to plugins | categorization |
 | `ready for final review` | Pull request has been reviewed and/or tested by multiple users and is ready for a final review | triage |
 | `rfc` | Request for comment - larger topics of discussion that are looking for feedback | community |
 | `support` |Telegraf questions, may be directed to community site or slack | triage |
@@ -66,7 +67,3 @@ We close issues for the following reasons:
 | `closed/not-reproducible` | Given the information we have we can't reproduce the issue |
 | `closed/out-of-scope` | The feature request is out of scope for Telegraf - highly unlikely to be worked on |
 | `closed/question` | This issue is a support question, directed to community site or slack |
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/PULL_REQUESTS.md b/docs/maintainers/PULL_REQUESTS.md
index 90c49fd5a..5a627d4cc 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/PULL_REQUESTS.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/PULL_REQUESTS.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Before Review
 
-Ensure that the CLA is signed (the `telegraf-tiger` bot performs this check).  The 
+Ensure that the CLA is signed (the `telegraf-tiger` bot performs this check).  The
 only exemption would be non-copyrightable changes such as fixing a typo.
 
 Check that all tests are passing.  Due to intermittent errors in the CI tests
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ history and this method allows us to normalize commit messages as well as
 simplifies backporting.
 
 ### Rewriting the commit message
+
 After selecting "Squash and Merge" you may need to rewrite the commit message.
 Usually the body of the commit messages should be cleared as well, unless it
-is well written and applies to the entire changeset.  
-- Use imperative present tense for the first line of the message: 
-  - Use "Add tests for" (instead of "I added tests for" or "Adding tests for") 
-- The default merge commit messages include the PR number at the end of the 
-commit message, keep this in the final message.  
+is well written and applies to the entire changeset.
+
+- Use imperative present tense for the first line of the message:
+  - Use "Add tests for" (instead of "I added tests for" or "Adding tests for")
+- The default merge commit messages include the PR number at the end of the
+commit message, keep this in the final message.
 - If applicable mention the plugin in the message.
 
 **Example Enhancement:**
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ commit message, keep this in the final message.
 
 If required, backport the patch and the changelog update to the current
 release branch.  Usually this can be done by cherry picking the commits:
-```
+
+```shell
 git cherry-pick -x aaaaaaaa bbbbbbbb
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/RELEASES.md b/docs/maintainers/RELEASES.md
index 3c05cdf96..7eb2522cf 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/RELEASES.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/RELEASES.md
@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@
 ## Release Branch
 
 On master, update `etc/telegraf.conf` and commit:
+
 ```sh
 ./telegraf config > etc/telegraf.conf
 ```
 
 Create the new release branch:
+
 ```sh
 git checkout -b release-1.15
 ```
 
 Push the changes:
+
 ```sh
 git push origin release-1.15 master
 ```
 
 Update next version strings on master:
+
 ```sh
 git checkout master
 echo 1.16.0 > build_version.txt
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ Release candidates are created only for new minor releases (ex: 1.15.0).   Tags
 are created but some of the other tasks, such as adding a changelog entry are
 skipped.  Packages are added to the github release page and posted to
 community but are not posted to package repos or docker hub.
+
 ```sh
 git checkout release-1.15
 git commit --allow-empty -m "Telegraf 1.15.0-rc1"
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ git push origin release-1.15 v1.15.0-rc1
 
 On master, set the release date in the changelog and cherry-pick the change
 back:
+
 ```sh
 git checkout master
 vi CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ Double check that the changelog was applied as desired, or fix it up and
 amend the change before pushing.
 
 Tag the release:
+
 ```sh
 git checkout release-1.8
 # This just improves the `git show 1.8.0` output
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ git tag -s v1.8.0 -m "Telegraf 1.8.0"
 
 Check that the version was set correctly, the tag can always be altered if a
 mistake is made but only before you push it to Github:
+
 ```sh
 make
 ./telegraf --version
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@ Telegraf v1.8.0 (git: release-1.8 aaaaaaaa)
 
 When you push a branch with a tag to Github, CircleCI will be triggered to
 build the packages.
+
 ```sh
 git push origin master release-1.8 v1.8.0
 ```
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ Update apt and yum repositories hosted at repos.influxdata.com.
 Update the package signatures on S3, these are used primarily by the docker images.
 
 Update docker image [influxdata/influxdata-docker](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdata-docker):
+
 ```sh
 cd influxdata-docker
 git co master