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Bug: Some homepage navigation links do not navigate correctly #1505

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@BasithZhang

Description

The footer links Contribute, StackOverflow, and Contributors on the homepage are not accessible and do not navigate to their expected destinations.

Problem Details

  • Contribute
    The link uses a placeholder (href="#") and does not redirect to a contribution guide or GitHub contribution page.

  • StackOverflow
    The link does not redirect to Stack Overflow and instead points to a placeholder (href="#"), making it non-functional.

  • Contributors
    The link does not navigate to the contributors page (e.g., GitHub contributors list) and also uses a placeholder URL.

Why This Is a Bug

These links are expected to redirect users to external resources (GitHub or Stack Overflow).
Using placeholder links (#) makes them inaccessible and breaks expected navigation behavior.

Impact

Users cannot access contribution guidelines, community support (Stack Overflow), or contributor information from the homepage footer.

Test:

https://github.com/BasithZhang/gridjs/blob/feat/add-playwright-tests/tests/playwright/Homepage/homepage.spec.js

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Solved:

https://github.com/BasithZhang/gridjswebsite/blob/feat/local-search/src/pages/index.js

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