Sidebar Integration and Recommendations

A well-organized sidebar can greatly enhance the user experience. We'll provide recommendations and guide you through the process of integrating a dynamic sidebar into your documentation.

Install `vitepress-sidebar`

For an enhanced documentation experience, we recommend using vitepress-sidebar. This tool automates the generation of sidebars based on your documentation structure.

To install vitepress-sidebar, run the following command:

bash

npm i -D vitepress-sidebar

npm i -D vitepress-sidebar

Configure your Vitepress

After installing vitepress-sidebar, you'll need to configure it within your Vitepress project. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Import Necessary Modules: Start by importing the required modules in your config.mts file:

typescript

import { defineConfig } from "vitepress";
import { generateSidebar } from "vitepress-sidebar";

import { defineConfig } from "vitepress";
import { generateSidebar } from "vitepress-sidebar";

Generate Sidebar: Use the generateSidebar function to create a dynamic sidebar based on your documentation structure:

typescript

const getSideBar = (): any => {
  const generatedSidebar = generateSidebar([
    {
      documentRootPath: "docs",
      useTitleFromFileHeading: true,
      hyphenToSpace: true,
      keepMarkdownSyntaxFromTitle: true,
    },
  ]);
  return generatedSidebar ?? [];
};

const getSideBar = (): any => {
  const generatedSidebar = generateSidebar([
    {
      documentRootPath: "docs",
      useTitleFromFileHeading: true,
      hyphenToSpace: true,
      keepMarkdownSyntaxFromTitle: true,
    },
  ]);
  return generatedSidebar ?? [];
};

Update Vitepress Configuration: Integrate the generated sidebar into your Vitepress configuration:

typescript

export default defineConfig({
  title: "<your package title>",
  description: "<your package description>",
  themeConfig: {
    nav: [
      { text: "Home", link: "/" },
      { text: "API", link: "/code/README" },
    ],
    sidebar: getSideBar(),
    outline: { level: [2, 6] },
  },
});

export default defineConfig({
  title: "<your package title>",
  description: "<your package description>",
  themeConfig: {
    nav: [
      { text: "Home", link: "/" },
      { text: "API", link: "/code/README" },
    ],
    sidebar: getSideBar(),
    outline: { level: [2, 6] },
  },
});

With these steps, you'll have a dynamic sidebar integrated into your Vitepress documentation, enhancing the navigation experience for your users.

Sidebar Integration and Recommendations ​

Install vitepress-sidebar ​

Configure your Vitepress ​

Sidebar Integration and Recommendations

Install `vitepress-sidebar`

Configure your Vitepress