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## Navbar dropdown menus

navigation, docs.yml

Group related links in your navbar with new dropdown menus. Organize resources, tools, or external links under a single button to keep your header clean.

**`docs.yml`**

```yaml title="docs.yml"
navbar-links:
  - type: dropdown
    text: Resources  # dropdown button text
    icon: fa-solid fa-seedling  # optional icon
    links:
      - text: Plant database  # link display text
        href: https://example.com/plants  # destination URL
        icon: fa-regular fa-leaf  # optional icon
      - text: Growing guides
        href: https://example.com/guides
```

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## API Explorer direct requests

api-reference, docs.yml

You can now send API Explorer requests directly to your API instead of through Fern's proxy. This is useful for testing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) configuration and debugging authentication flows.

**`docs.yml`**

```yaml title="docs.yml"
settings:
  disable-explorer-proxy: true
```

> **Warning**
>
> Your API must have CORS enabled to allow requests from the documentation domain.

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