From 13754e445a748243302e802717b0bfab2013f975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:33:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] feat: add redirect for localized docs URLs to
 non-localized version

Signed-off-by: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
---
 src/middleware.ts | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 93fec121..1ba614cf 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ export default function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
     return NextResponse.redirect("https://kubestellar.io/docs", 301);
   }
 
+  // Redirect localized docs URLs to non-localized version
+  // e.g., /es/docs/... -> /docs/...
+  const docsPathMatch = request.nextUrl.pathname.match(/^\/([a-z]{2}(?:-[A-Z]{2})?|SC)\/docs\//);
+  if (docsPathMatch) {
+    const url = request.nextUrl.clone();
+    // Remove the locale prefix from the pathname
+    url.pathname = url.pathname.replace(/^\/[a-z]{2}(?:-[A-Z]{2})?\/docs\//, '/docs/').replace(/^\/SC\/docs\//, '/docs/');
+    return NextResponse.redirect(url, 307);
+  }
+
   // Explicitly handle root path to ensure consistent redirect to /en
   // This helps override any cached redirects in browsers like Safari
   if (request.nextUrl.pathname === "/") {
@@ -29,7 +39,7 @@ export default function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
 
 export const config = {
   matcher: [
-    "/((?!docs|api|_next|_vercel|agenda|blog|code|community|drive|infomercial|join_us|joinus|ladder|ladder_stats|linkedin|quickstart|slack|survey|tv|youtube|.*\\..*).*)",
+    "/((?!docs|api|_next|_vercel|agenda|blog|code|community|drive|infomercial|join_us|joinus|ladder_stats|linkedin|quickstart|slack|survey|tv|youtube|.*\\..*).*)",
     "/",
   ],
 };

From b9c5a607b63c6b3c58abb406e38110f0afc0b2f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix: replace standard Link with LocalizedLink for
 improved internationalization support in Navbar

Signed-off-by: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
---
 src/components/Navbar.tsx | 25 +++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/src/components/Navbar.tsx
index cc4dcf46..15a2fc21 100644
--- a/src/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { Link as LocalizedLink } from "@/i18n/navigation";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { GridLines, StarField, LanguageSwitcher } from "./index";
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                       </svg>
                       {t("products")}
                     </Link>
-                    <Link
+                    <LocalizedLink
                       href="/ladder"
                       className="flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-300 hover:bg-emerald-900/30 rounded transition-all duration-200 hover:text-emerald-300 hover:shadow-md"
                     >
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                         ></path>
                       </svg>
                       {t("ladder")}
-                    </Link>
+                    </LocalizedLink>
                     <Link
                       href="/docs/contribution-guidelines/security/security-inc"
                       className="flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-300 hover:bg-emerald-900/30 rounded transition-all duration-200 hover:text-emerald-300 hover:shadow-md"
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                       </svg>
                       {t("programs")}
                     </Link>
-                    <Link
+                    <LocalizedLink
                       href="/#contact"
                       className="flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-300 hover:bg-cyan-900/30 rounded transition-all duration-200 hover:text-cyan-300 hover:shadow-md"
                     >
@@ -758,8 +759,8 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                         ></path>
                       </svg>
                       {t("contactUs")}
-                    </Link>
-                    <Link
+                    </LocalizedLink>
+                    <LocalizedLink
                       href="/partners"
                       className="flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-300 hover:bg-cyan-900/30 rounded transition-all duration-200 hover:text-cyan-300 hover:shadow-md"
                     >
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                         ></path>
                       </svg>
                       {t("partners")}
-                    </Link>
+                    </LocalizedLink>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                   </Link>
                 </div>
                 <div className="relative mb-2">
-                  <Link
+                  <LocalizedLink
                     href="/ladder"
                     className="text-sm sm:text-base font-medium text-gray-300 flex items-center space-x-1 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg"
                   >
@@ -1159,7 +1160,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                       </svg>
                     </div>
                     <span>{t("ladder")}</span>
-                  </Link>
+                  </LocalizedLink>
                 </div>
                 <div className="relative mb-4">
                   <Link
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                   </Link>
                 </div>
                 <div className="relative mb-2">
-                  <Link
+                  <LocalizedLink
                     href="/#contact"
                     className="text-sm sm:text-base font-medium text-gray-300 flex items-center space-x-1 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg"
                   >
@@ -1257,10 +1258,10 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                       </svg>
                     </div>
                     <span>{t("contactUs")}</span>
-                  </Link>
+                  </LocalizedLink>
                 </div>
                 <div className="relative mb-4">
-                  <Link
+                  <LocalizedLink
                     href="/partners"
                     className="text-sm sm:text-base font-medium text-gray-300 flex items-center space-x-1 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg"
                   >
@@ -1280,7 +1281,7 @@ export default function Navbar() {
                       </svg>
                     </div>
                     <span>{t("partners")}</span>
-                  </Link>
+                  </LocalizedLink>
                 </div>
                 <div className="border-t border-gray-400/50 mb-4"></div>
                 <div className="mb-4">

From 80bba9eb226fe0f69850fca848cb885ee6aedea0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:48 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix: update DocsNavbar links to use getBaseUrl for
 localized URLs

Signed-off-by: Pratham Kamthan <prathamkamthan1306@gmail.com>
---
 src/components/docs/DocsNavbar.tsx | 32 +++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/docs/DocsNavbar.tsx b/src/components/docs/DocsNavbar.tsx
index 7cb47fd8..ab01e259 100644
--- a/src/components/docs/DocsNavbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/docs/DocsNavbar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
 // import { useSearchParams, usePathname, useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 import { VERSIONS } from '@/config/versions'
-import { getLocalizedUrl } from "@/lib/url";
+import { getLocalizedUrl, getBaseUrl } from "@/lib/url";
 import { VersionSelector } from './VersionSelector';
 
 type DropdownType = "contribute" | "community" | "language" | "github" | null;
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                       </svg>
                     <span>Products</span>
                 </Link>
-              <Link
-                    href="/ladder"
+              <a
+                    href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en/ladder`}
                     className={dropdownItemClasses}
                   >
                       <svg
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                         ></path>
                       </svg>
                     <span>Ladder</span>
-                </Link>
+              </a>
 
               <Link
                 href="/docs/contribution-guidelines/security/security-inc"
@@ -443,24 +443,24 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                 </svg>
                 Programs
               </Link>
-              <Link
-                href="/#contact"
+              <a
+                href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en#contact`}
                 className={dropdownItemClasses}
               >
                 <svg className="w-5 h-5 mr-2.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                   <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M3 8l7.89 4.26a2 2 0 002.22 0L21 8M5 19h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2z" />
                 </svg>
                 Contact Us
-              </Link>
-              <Link
-                href="/partners"
+              </a>
+              <a
+                href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en/partners`}
                 className={dropdownItemClasses}
               >
                 <svg className="w-5 h-5 mr-2.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                   <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M17 20h5v-2a3 3 0 00-5.356-1.857M17 20H7m10 0v-2c0-.656-.126-1.283-.356-1.857M7 20H2v-2a3 3 0 015.356-1.857M7 20v-2c0-.656.126-1.283.356-1.857m0 0a5.002 5.002 0 019.288 0M15 7a3 3 0 11-6 0 3 3 0 016 0zm6 3a2 2 0 11-4 0 2 2 0 014 0zM7 10a2 2 0 11-4 0 2 2 0 014 0z" />
                 </svg>
                 Partners
-              </Link>
+              </a>
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
               </svg>
               Products
             </Link>
-            <Link href="/ladder" className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
+            <a href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en/ladder`} className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
               isDark
                 ? 'text-gray-300 hover:bg-neutral-800'
                 : 'text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100'
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                 <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M13 7h8m0 0v8m0-8l-8 8-4-4-6 6" />
               </svg>
               Ladder
-            </Link>
+            </a>
             <Link href="/docs/contribution-guidelines/security/security-inc" className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
               isDark
                 ? 'text-gray-300 hover:bg-neutral-800'
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
               Programs
             </Link>
 {/* --- REMOVED LADDER LINK FROM HERE --- */}
-            <Link href="/#contact" className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
+            <a href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en#contact`} className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
               isDark
                 ? 'text-gray-300 hover:bg-neutral-800'
                 : 'text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100'
@@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                 <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M3 8l7.89 4.26a2 2 0 002.22 0L21 8M5 19h14a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2z" />
               </svg>
               Contact Us
-            </Link>
-            <Link href="/partners" className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
+            </a>
+            <a href={`${getBaseUrl()}/en/partners`} className={`flex items-center px-3 py-2 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
               isDark
                 ? 'text-gray-300 hover:bg-neutral-800'
                 : 'text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100'
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ export default function DocsNavbar() {
                 <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth="2" d="M17 20h5v-2a3 3 0 00-5.356-1.857M17 20H7m10 0v-2c0-.656-.126-1.283-.356-1.857M7 20H2v-2a3 3 0 015.356-1.857M7 20v-2c0-.656.126-1.283.356-1.857m0 0a5.002 5.002 0 019.288 0M15 7a3 3 0 11-6 0 3 3 0 016 0zm6 3a2 2 0 11-4 0 2 2 0 014 0zM7 10a2 2 0 11-4 0 2 2 0 014 0z" />
               </svg>
               Partners
-            </Link>
+            </a>
 
             {/* Version selector - mobile */}
             <div className={`md:hidden pt-3 border-t mt-3 ${