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Support links with any protocol in sidebars #4092

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Add failing tests
delucis Jul 21, 2026
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Handle sidebar links by checking for any protocol component
delucis Jul 21, 2026
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Loosen `hasProtocol` check to allow colons in path names
delucis Jul 21, 2026
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Add changeset
delucis Jul 21, 2026
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Use slower but more correct protocol check
delucis Jul 21, 2026
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/every-breads-camp.md
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---
'@astrojs/starlight': patch
---

Fixes support for links containing a protocol like `mailto:` in the sidebar
8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation-attributes.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation-badges.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation-hidden.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation-order.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation-unicode.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/navigation.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -192,6 +192,14 @@ describe('getSidebar', () => {
"label": "API (deprecated)",
"type": "group",
},
{
"attrs": {},
"badge": undefined,
"href": "mailto:me@example.com",
"isCurrent": false,
"label": "E-mail me",
"type": "link",
},
]
`);
});
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/__tests__/sidebar/vitest.config.ts
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Expand Up @@ -50,5 +50,10 @@ export default defineVitestConfig({
label: 'API (deprecated)',
items: [{ autogenerate: { directory: '/Deprecated API/' } }],
},
// A link using the `mailto:` protocol.
{
label: 'E-mail me',
link: 'mailto:me@example.com',
},
],
});
6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions packages/starlight/utils/navigation.ts
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Expand Up @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import type {
SidebarAutogenerateRouteData,
} from './routing/types';
import { localeToLang, localizedFilePath, slugToPathname } from './slugs';
import { isAbsoluteUrl } from './url';
import { hasProtocol } from './url';
import type { StarlightConfig } from './user-config';

const DirKey = Symbol('DirKey');
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/** Create a link entry from a manual link item in user config. */
function linkFromSidebarLinkItem(item: SidebarLinkItem, locale: string | undefined) {
let href = item.link;
if (!isAbsoluteUrl(href)) {
if (!hasProtocol(href)) {
href = ensureLeadingSlash(href);
// Inject current locale into link.
if (locale) href = '/' + locale + href;
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opts: MakeLinkOptions & { autogenerate: SidebarAutogenerateRouteData }
): SidebarAutoLink;
function makeSidebarLink({ attrs, badge, href, label, autogenerate }: MakeLinkOptions) {
if (!isAbsoluteUrl(href)) {
if (!hasProtocol(href)) {
href = formatPath(href);
}
return makeLink({ label, href, badge, attrs, autogenerate });
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions packages/starlight/utils/url.ts
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const HTTPProtocolRegEx = /^https?:\/\//;
const ProtocolRegEx = /^[a-z][a-z\d+.-]*:/i;

/** Check if a string starts with one of `http://` or `https://`. */
export const isAbsoluteUrl = (link: string) => HTTPProtocolRegEx.test(link);

/** Check if a string contains a protocol (e.g., `http:`, `https:`, `mailto:`). */
export const hasProtocol = (link: string) => ProtocolRegEx.test(link);
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