Sidebar implementation in Next Js and Changing styles

[ehsaan-changa]

I am implementing the sidebar in next-Js by including it on every page. Since next-Js has inbuilt routing sidebar is getting rendered on every page .Is there any other way to implement it so that it just gets rendered once . Or is it fine ??

One more Question is that is there any way or some kind of prop for changing the styling of side bar and designing it as per our own colors ??

[TwilioPasteBot]

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Sorry, the Paste documentation does not provide specific guidance on implementing the sidebar in a Next.js application or how to prevent the href prop from reloading the page. However, it's important to note that each SidebarNavigationItem should be provided with an href, a valid URL that the user will navigate to upon interaction. This facilitates opening links in new tabs via CMD/CTRL + clicking or right-clicking on the item, ensuring proper keyboard navigation for keyboard-only users.

<SidebarNavigationItem href="/valid-url">Navigation Item</SidebarNavigationItem>

For your specific use case, you might want to consider using Next.js's Link component or a similar solution to prevent full page reloads. Please consult the Next.js documentation or community for more guidance.

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[SiTaggart]

Hi @ehsaan-changa
When you say you are including the sidebar on every page, what do you mean? Are you using Page Layouts?

We use page layouts on our docsite for the Sidebar to be used on every page. Not sure if that answers your question.

I'm assuming you found an answer to an original question about the Sidebar Nav links, and hooking into the Next router. For reference, we wrap it in the Next Link component and pass down the href https://github.com/twilio-labs/paste/blob/main/packages/paste-website/src/components/site-wrapper/sidebar/SidebarAnchor.tsx

As for Customizations and themeing, as long as you're not building a Twilio application internally, this series of customization docs will hopefully explain how to theme and customize Paste applications https://paste.twilio.design/customization

Thanks

[ehsaan-changa]

Hey @SiTaggart ,
Thanks for the reply , yes i am using page Layouts . I know that we cant import sidebar only once in our layout and wrap _app.ts with it, but the issue is i have to pass separate items to sidebar for separate routes that's why i am not doing that .

Thanks for the answer about href prop.

For customizing sidebar i have done that already according to your provided link . Can you please tell me how to style the selected navItem, what is the selector for that ???

Thanks

[SiTaggart]

Hi

It's potentailly a little buried, but as outlined in the Elements API docs, you are able to nest any CSS selector under an element name. That includes attribute selectors for targeting ARIA attributes that are used for accessibility.

THe selected item has the aria-current="page" attribute added, so you could add an attribute selector like

"SIDEBAR_NAVIGATION_ITEM": {
  "&[aria-current='page']": {
    ...styles
  },
  "&[aria-current='page']:hover": {
    ...styles
  },
  "&[aria-current='page']:focus": {
    ...styles
  }
}

etc

[ehsaan-changa]

Hey @SiTaggart Thanks for the reply , This solved my Problem 👍