[RESEARCH] Sidenav behavior when a page is in multiple places

[melissahenderson]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

What type of enhancement are you suggesting?

Brand new component

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I labeled this issue as RESEARCH because I don't know if what I want is possible. If it is, we'd need to see if the effort is worth it.

If a page is listed multiple places within the sidebar section of astro.config.mjs, clicking the page in the sidenav in one area will expand any other area the page is placed in. For example, if I put the Accounting page in the Concepts section and the Resources section, clicking the link to the page in Concepts will cause the Resources section to expand (and vice versa).

Describe the solution you'd like

Ideally, I'd like this not to happen. If I click the Accounting page in Concepts, the Resources section remains collapsed.

Describe alternatives you've considered

One alternative I've considered is making a partial out of the page I want to appear in multiple sections. It would look something like this:

src/content/partials

• accounting.mdx (file with all the content)

src/content/docs/overview/concepts

• accounting-concepts.mdx (with accounting.mdx partial embedded within)

src/content/docs/resources

• accounting-resources.mdx (with accounting.mdx partial embedded within)

astro.config.mjs

• Entry in Overview > Concepts section referencing accounting-concepts.mdx
• Entry in Resources section referencing accounting-resources.mdx

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I don't like this approach primarily because it now takes three files (in this example) to do the work of one file. It's also not a good practice to use partial files for entire pages of content. However, it IS a feasible workaround.

Additional context

Questions:

• Is there a better solution?
• If yes, is it worth the effort to implement?

[JoblersTune]

@melissahenderson The first thing I'd like to understand is why we need a page to appear in two different locations in the menu. Can we chat about that?

[melissahenderson]

@JoblersTune Let me get a few examples, then i'll follow up with you.