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## Navbar dropdown menus

Group related links in your navbar with new dropdown menus. Organize resources, tools, or external links under a single button to keep your header clean.

```yaml title="docs.yml"
navbar-links:
- type: dropdown
text: Resources # dropdown button text
icon: fa-solid fa-seedling # optional icon
links:
- text: Plant database # link display text
href: https://example.com/plants # destination URL
icon: fa-regular fa-leaf # optional icon
- text: Growing guides
href: https://example.com/guides
```

Learn more in the [navbar links configuration documentation](/learn/docs/configuration/what-is-docs-yml#navbar-links-configuration).

## API Explorer direct requests

You can now send API Explorer requests directly to your API instead of through Fern's proxy. This is useful for testing Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) configuration and debugging authentication flows.

```yaml title="docs.yml"
settings:
disable-explorer-proxy: true
```

<Warning>
Your API must have CORS enabled to allow requests from the documentation domain.
</Warning>

Learn more in the [docs.yml reference documentation](/learn/docs/configuration/what-is-docs-yml#settingsdisable-explorer-proxy).
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## Custom icons across your navigation

You can now use your own image files as icons throughout your `docs.yml` navigation config, including for [navbar link](/learn/docs/configuration/what-is-docs-yml#navbar-links-configuration), [section, page](/learn/docs/configuration/navigation#sidebar-icons), and [product](/learn/docs/configuration/products#add-your-product-configuration) icons.

Icons now support three formats:
- **Font Awesome icons**: Use icon names like `fa-solid fa-seedling` or `fa-regular fa-leaf`. Pro and Brand icons from Font Awesome are supported.
- **Custom image files**: Use relative paths to custom image files (e.g., `./assets/icons/plant-icon.svg`). Paths are relative to the `docs.yml` file.
- **Inline SVG**: Provide an SVG string wrapped in quotes.

```yaml Sidebar icons in docs.yml
navigation:
- section: Home
icon: fa-regular fa-home # Font Awesome icon
contents:
- page: Introduction
icon: ./assets/icons/intro-icon.svg # Custom image file
path: ./pages/intro.mdx
- page: Custom Features
icon: "<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='currentColor'><path d='M12 2L2 7v10c0 5.55 3.84 10.74 9 12 5.16-1.26 9-6.45 9-12V7l-10-5z'/></svg>" # Inline SVG
path: ./pages/custom.mdx
- api: API Reference
icon: fa-regular fa-puzzle
```
## External product links

You can now configure products to link to external URLs (separate applications, third-party documentation, or other external resources) instead of documentation within your site.
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