Summary
The sidebar renders each page as a link. When the user clicks the link for the page they are already on, nothing changes on screen. Analytics records a dead click.
Details
components/layouts/docs.tsx:408-429: SidebarItem renders a Link to item.url for the active page too.- The
fumadocs-core Link makes a same-URL navigation. The router gives no visible change: no route change, no scroll.
- Microsoft Clarity counts a click with no response as a dead click.
Evidence
A session on 2026-09-17 shows repeated visits to /overview/authentication within 13 minutes. This pattern matches clicks on the active item or section header:
https://clarity.microsoft.com/player/t1dtcswrhy/182d7p1/1ylmxzs
Suggested fix
When the user clicks the active sidebar item, scroll to the top of the page. Give some visible response for same-URL navigation.
Summary
The sidebar renders each page as a link. When the user clicks the link for the page they are already on, nothing changes on screen. Analytics records a dead click.
Details
components/layouts/docs.tsx:408-429:SidebarItemrenders aLinktoitem.urlfor the active page too.fumadocs-coreLinkmakes a same-URL navigation. The router gives no visible change: no route change, no scroll.Evidence
A session on 2026-09-17 shows repeated visits to
/overview/authenticationwithin 13 minutes. This pattern matches clicks on the active item or section header:https://clarity.microsoft.com/player/t1dtcswrhy/182d7p1/1ylmxzs
Suggested fix
When the user clicks the active sidebar item, scroll to the top of the page. Give some visible response for same-URL navigation.