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@morsssss morsssss commented Apr 3, 2026

We've long known the "Getting started" area is too big , and contains many items that are not about just getting started with the API. People tend to add new docs entries to this area because we all want our new content to be at the top - but it can't all be at the top. I moved a few items down some time ago, and now the area has once again grown bloated.

A few of us have long wanted to at least divide this area into two sections. So, here's what I did:

  • Changed "intro" to "quickstart", added redirect
  • Made "Getting started" area only about getting started, for new users
  • Made new "Essentials" and "Developer tools" areas for other things

And a bonus:

  • Made some links that opened a new tab, not open a new tab

I'm not sure about the word "Essentials", but it's the best I could think of. Claude's suggestions were worse.
I wasn't sure we wanted a "Developer tools" section with two items, but when I added this, I thought it looked quite nice, so I kept it.

Comments and improvements desired! I'll let this change marinate until at least after Easter holidays, so folks have a chance to notice it.

Changed "intro" to "quickstart", added redirect
Made "Getting started" area only about getting started, for new users
Made new "Essentials" and "Developer tools" areas for other things
Made some links that opened a new tab, not open a new tab
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Pull request overview

This PR refactors the top-of-sidebar information architecture to keep “Getting Started” focused on onboarding, while moving broader material into new “Essentials” and “Developer Tools” sections and updating relevant internal links/redirects.

Changes:

  • Renames “Introduction” to “Quickstart” and adds a redirect from /docs/getting-started/intro to /docs/getting-started/quickstart.
  • Reorganizes docs.json navigation groups (new “Essentials” and “Developer Tools”, and reorders “Guides”/“Cookbook” under “Learning & How Tos”).
  • Updates the translation beginner guide to use internal /api-reference/... links, and adds it as a recommended next step in Quickstart.

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File Description
docs/learning-how-tos/examples-and-guides/translation-beginners-guide.mdx Switches several API reference links from external to internal /api-reference/... routes.
docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx Updates page title to “Quickstart” and adds a link to the translation beginner guide in the “quick steps” list.
docs.json Restructures sidebar groups and adds the /docs/getting-started/intro/docs/getting-started/quickstart redirect.

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