Sidebar Component Test

This post is designed to test the sidebar functionality and ensure pixel-perfect reproduction of the NexT theme’s sidebar components. Since there’s no explicit description in frontmatter, this intro paragraph will be automatically extracted and used.

Sidebar Component Test

Table of Contents Testing

This section tests the TOC component functionality. The TOC should automatically generate from the headings in this post and provide smooth scrolling navigation.

Level 3 Heading

This is a level 3 heading to test TOC depth and navigation.

Level 4 Heading

Testing deeper nesting in the table of contents.

Level 5 Heading

Even deeper nesting for comprehensive TOC testing.

Level 6 Heading

Maximum depth heading for TOC testing.

Site Overview Testing

The sidebar should display real, dynamically calculated statistics:

  • Site author information with avatar (if configured)
  • Site description from configuration
  • Site statistics with actual counts:
    • Posts count: Should show the real number of published posts
    • Categories count: Should count unique categories from posts or category collection
    • Tags count: Should count unique tags from posts or tag collection
  • Social links with proper icons and external link behavior
  • Creative Commons license (if enabled in configuration)

Expected Behavior

  • Post count should increment when new posts are added
  • Category count should reflect the unique categories used in posts
  • Tag count should reflect the unique tags used across all posts
  • All counts should link to their respective archive pages
  • Social links should open in new tabs with proper analytics tracking

This post includes related posts configuration in the frontmatter, which should display in the sidebar when enabled in the theme configuration.

Blogroll Testing

If links are configured in the theme settings, they should appear in the sidebar as a blogroll section.

The sidebar should provide:

  • Tab switching between TOC and Overview
  • Smooth animations and transitions
  • Proper active state highlighting
  • Responsive behavior

Analytics Integration

All sidebar links should have proper analytics tracking:

  • Social link clicks
  • Site state navigation clicks
  • Related post clicks
  • TOC navigation clicks

Content Structure

This post provides enough content structure to thoroughly test all sidebar functionality:

Multiple Sections

Each section should be trackable in the TOC with proper active highlighting.

Scroll Behavior

As you scroll through this content, the TOC should highlight the current section.

Performance

The sidebar should perform well with:

  • Smooth scrolling with proper easing
  • Efficient event handling with proper cleanup
  • Memory leak prevention through event listener cleanup
  • Dynamic statistics calculation without performance impact
  • Proper initialization on page load and navigation
  • ViewTransitions support with cleanup and re-initialization

Statistics Accuracy

This post contains:

  • 5 tags: test, sidebar, components, ui, frontend
  • 3 categories: Development, Testing, Components
  • 3 related posts: example-post, another-post, third-post

The sidebar should correctly count and display these statistics along with any other content in the site.

Conclusion

This test post validates that the sidebar components match the NexT theme’s pixel-perfect HTML structure and provide all expected functionality.