Links API

Introduction

You can configure the navigation links displayed on every page with Links API. It is available on Home Layout and Docs Layout.

Link Item

A link to navigate to a URL/href, can be external.

app/layout.config.tsx

import { BookIcon } from 'lucide-react';
import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      icon: <BookIcon />,
      text: 'Blog',
      url: '/blog',
    },
  ],
};

Active Mode

The conditions to be marked as active.

Mode	Description
`url`	When browsing the specified url
`nested-url`	When browsing the url and its child pages like `/blog/post`
`none`	Never be active

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      text: 'Blog',
      url: '/blog',
      active: 'nested-url',
    },
  ],
};

Secondary

Set the item as secondary, secondary items will be displayed differently on navbar.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      text: 'Blog',
      url: '/blog',
      secondary: true,
    },
  ],
};

Filter

You can restrict where the item is displayed.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      on: 'menu',
      url: '/blog',
      text: 'Blog',
    },
  ],
};

Icon Item

Same as link item, but is shown as an icon button on navbar. Icon items are secondary by default.

app/layout.config.tsx

import { BookIcon } from 'lucide-react';
import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      type: 'icon',
      label: 'Visit Blog', // `aria-label`
      icon: <BookIcon />,
      text: 'Blog',
      url: '/blog',
    },
  ],
};

Button Item

Same as link item, but is shown as a button.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      type: 'button',
      text: 'Feedback',
      url: '/feedback',
    },
  ],
};

A navigation menu containing link items.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      type: 'menu',
      text: 'Guide',
      items: [
        {
          text: 'Getting Started',
          description: 'Learn to use Fumadocs',
          url: '/docs',
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
};

Note that the description field will only be displayed on the navbar in Home Layout.

Specify the props for Radix UI Navigation Menu item in Home Layout.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      type: 'menu',
      text: 'Guide',
      items: [
        {
          text: 'Getting Started',
          url: '/docs',
          menu: {
            className: 'row-span-2',
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
};

Custom Item

Display a custom component.

app/layout.config.tsx

import type { BaseLayoutProps } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/shared';
 
export const baseOptions: BaseLayoutProps = {
  links: [
    {
      type: 'custom',
      children: <div>Hey</div>,
    },
  ],
};

Introduction

Link Item

Active Mode

Secondary

Filter

Icon Item

Button Item

Navigation Menu

Menu Props

Custom Item

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