diff --git a/docs/reference/_category_.json b/docs/reference/_category_.json
index d6302ac2..1a36ae90 100644
--- a/docs/reference/_category_.json
+++ b/docs/reference/_category_.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"label": "Reference",
-	"position": 4,
 	"link": {
-		"type": "generated-index",
-		"title": "Reference Documentation",
-		"description": "Reference documentation and technical specifications",
-		"keywords": ["reference", "specifications"]
+		"type": "doc",
+		"id": "reference/index"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docusaurus.config.ts b/docusaurus.config.ts
index e91d0ce6..40bfb6a3 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -83,14 +83,65 @@ const config: Config = {
 				includeCurrentVersion: false,
 				versions: {
 					'4.6': {
-						banner: 'none', // No banner for this version
+						// No banner for 4.6 as its the latest version
+						banner: 'none',
 					},
 					'4.5': {
 						// No banner for 4.5 as its still actively maintained
 						banner: 'none',
 					},
 				},
+				// Converts npm commands in markdown code blocks to show npm/yarn/pnpm tabs
 				remarkPlugins: [[require('@docusaurus/remark-plugin-npm2yarn'), { sync: true }]],
+				// Filter out index files that are used as category links
+				async sidebarItemsGenerator({ defaultSidebarItemsGenerator, ...args }) {
+					const sidebarItems = await defaultSidebarItemsGenerator(args);
+
+					// Function to recursively process sidebar items
+					function filterIndexFiles(items: any[]): any[] {
+						return items
+							.filter((item) => {
+								// Filter out index.md files at the root of autogenerated directories
+								// when they would be duplicates of category links
+								if (item.type === 'doc' && item.id?.endsWith('/index')) {
+									// Check if the category metadata has a link to this index
+									const dirName = args.item?.dirName;
+									if (dirName && item.id === `${dirName}/index`) {
+										const categoryMeta = args.categoriesMetadata?.[dirName];
+										if (categoryMeta?.link?.type === 'doc' && categoryMeta.link.id === item.id) {
+											const versionName = args.version?.versionName || 'current';
+											console.log(`✂️ 🔗 [v${versionName}] Removing ${item.id} from ${dirName} (category link exists)`);
+											return false;
+										}
+									}
+									// Keep other index files that are in subcategories
+									return true;
+								}
+
+								// Process categories recursively
+								if (item.type === 'category' && item.items) {
+									return {
+										...item,
+										items: filterIndexFiles(item.items),
+									};
+								}
+
+								return true;
+							})
+							.map((item) => {
+								// For categories, recursively filter their items
+								if (item.type === 'category' && item.items) {
+									return {
+										...item,
+										items: filterIndexFiles(item.items),
+									};
+								}
+								return item;
+							});
+					}
+
+					return filterIndexFiles(sidebarItems);
+				},
 			},
 		],
 
diff --git a/sidebars.ts b/sidebars.ts
index f70a5d08..f284d39c 100644
--- a/sidebars.ts
+++ b/sidebars.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ const sidebars: SidebarsConfig = {
 		{
 			type: 'category',
 			label: 'Reference',
+			link: {
+				type: 'doc',
+				id: 'reference/index',
+			},
 			items: [{ type: 'autogenerated', dirName: 'reference' }],
 		},
 	],
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-4.5/reference/_category_.json b/versioned_docs/version-4.5/reference/_category_.json
index d6302ac2..1a36ae90 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-4.5/reference/_category_.json
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-4.5/reference/_category_.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"label": "Reference",
-	"position": 4,
 	"link": {
-		"type": "generated-index",
-		"title": "Reference Documentation",
-		"description": "Reference documentation and technical specifications",
-		"keywords": ["reference", "specifications"]
+		"type": "doc",
+		"id": "reference/index"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-4.6/reference/_category_.json b/versioned_docs/version-4.6/reference/_category_.json
index d6302ac2..1a36ae90 100644
--- a/versioned_docs/version-4.6/reference/_category_.json
+++ b/versioned_docs/version-4.6/reference/_category_.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"label": "Reference",
-	"position": 4,
 	"link": {
-		"type": "generated-index",
-		"title": "Reference Documentation",
-		"description": "Reference documentation and technical specifications",
-		"keywords": ["reference", "specifications"]
+		"type": "doc",
+		"id": "reference/index"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/versioned_sidebars/version-4.5-sidebars.json b/versioned_sidebars/version-4.5-sidebars.json
index 11a21717..b160e1f2 100644
--- a/versioned_sidebars/version-4.5-sidebars.json
+++ b/versioned_sidebars/version-4.5-sidebars.json
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 		{
 			"type": "category",
 			"label": "Reference",
+			"link": {
+				"type": "doc",
+				"id": "reference/index"
+			},
 			"items": [
 				{
 					"type": "autogenerated",
diff --git a/versioned_sidebars/version-4.6-sidebars.json b/versioned_sidebars/version-4.6-sidebars.json
index 11a21717..b160e1f2 100644
--- a/versioned_sidebars/version-4.6-sidebars.json
+++ b/versioned_sidebars/version-4.6-sidebars.json
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 		{
 			"type": "category",
 			"label": "Reference",
+			"link": {
+				"type": "doc",
+				"id": "reference/index"
+			},
 			"items": [
 				{
 					"type": "autogenerated",