Sidebar: on by default, redesigned on mobile, and configurable per route
The sidebar is now enabled for all new sites, has a dedicated slide-out drawer on mobile with breadcrumb navigation, and can be restricted to specific URL paths.
We've shipped three improvements to sidebar navigation that make Flowershow sites easier to explore out of the box — especially on mobile — and give you more control over where the sidebar appears.
Sidebar enabled by default
New Flowershow sites now render the sidebar without any configuration. Previously, enabling it required opting in via config.json. Existing sites are not affected — your current settings continue to work as before.
Redesigned mobile experience
On small screens, the sidebar previously shared space with the navbar in ways that made navigation cramped. It now gets its own dedicated slide-out drawer, toggled by a chevron icon in a breadcrumb bar that shows where you are in the site hierarchy. The breadcrumb updates as you navigate, so you always have context even when the sidebar is hidden.
Route-specific sidebar visibility
For sites that mix documentation with landing pages or blogs, you can now restrict the sidebar to specific URL prefixes using the sidebar.paths option in config.json:
{
"sidebar": {
"paths": ["/docs", "/guides"]
}
}
The sidebar will appear only on routes that start with one of these prefixes. Per-page opt-out via showSidebar: false in frontmatter continues to work as before.
