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Tab variants

Create multiple content variations within a single tab using the new variants feature. This allows you to show different perspectives, user types, or implementation approaches for the same topic without creating separate tabs.

You can now define variants for tabs with different layouts, titles, subtitles, and icons. Each variant can have its own navigation structure, and you can explicitly set which variant should be the default.

docs.yml
1navigation:
2 - tab: guides
3 variants:
4 - title: For developers
5 layout:
6 - section: Getting started
7 contents:
8 - page: Quick start
9 path: ./pages/dev-quickstart.mdx
10 - title: For product managers
11 default: true
12 layout:
13 - section: Getting started
14 contents:
15 - page: Overview
16 path: ./pages/pm-overview.mdx
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Custom icons across your navigation

You can use your own image files as icons throughout your docs.yml navigation config, including for navbar link, section, page, and product icons.

Icons support three formats:

  • Font Awesome icons: Use icon names like fa-solid fa-seedling or fa-regular fa-leaf. Pro and Brand icons from Font Awesome are supported.
  • Custom image files: Use relative paths to custom image files (e.g., ./assets/icons/plant-icon.svg). Paths are relative to the YAML file where the icon is referenced (e.g., docs.yml).
  • Inline SVG: Provide an SVG string wrapped in quotes.
Sidebar icons in docs.yml
1navigation:
2 - section: Home
3 icon: fa-regular fa-home # Font Awesome icon
4 contents:
5 - page: Introduction
6 icon: ./assets/icons/intro-icon.svg # Custom image file
7 path: ./pages/intro.mdx
8 - page: Custom Features
9 icon: "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='currentColor'><path d='M12 2L2 7v10c0 5.55 3.84 10.74 9 12 5.16-1.26 9-6.45 9-12V7l-10-5z'/></svg>" # Inline SVG
10 path: ./pages/custom.mdx
11 - api: API Reference
12 icon: fa-regular fa-puzzle
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External product links

You can now configure products to link to external URLs (separate applications, third-party documentation, or other external resources) instead of documentation within your site.

External products appear in the product switcher alongside internal products but navigate users to the specified URL when selected. Unlike internal products, external products are defined directly in docs.yml using href—no standalone product .yml file is needed.

To define an external product, add an item to the products list in docs.yml with an href instead of a path:

docs.yml
1products:
2 - display-name: API Documentation
3 path: ./products/api-docs.yml
4 icon: fa-solid fa-book
5 slug: api-docs
6 subtitle: Complete API reference
7
8 - display-name: Dashboard # External product
9 href: https://dashboard.example.com
10 icon: fa-solid fa-chart-line
11 subtitle: Analytics and insights
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