update doc links + frontpage (#216)

* update doc links + frontpage

* update HISTORY.rst

Author: rnag

HISTORY.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
-=======
+`=======
 History
 =======
 
 
+0.36.2 (2025-12-15)
+------------------
+
+**Documentation**
+
+- Updated the documentation URL to ``https://dcw.ritviknag.com``.
+- Simplified the docs landing page by removing the redundant title header.
+- Refined the front-page layout for improved clarity and mobile readability.
+
+**Notes**
+
+- This release includes documentation and presentation updates only.
+- No functional or behavioral changes were introduced.
+
 0.36.1 (2025-12-15)
 ------------------
 
@@ -265,7 +279,7 @@ Happy Thanksgiving 🦃, y'all! In this release, Dataclass Wizard introduces the
 
 * Fixed compatibility between `Global Meta Settings`_ and :attr:`recursive_classes` (:issue:`142`).
 
-.. _Global Meta Settings: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html#global-meta-settings
+.. _Global Meta Settings: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html#global-meta-settings
 
 0.29.2 (2024-11-24)
 -------------------
@@ -593,7 +607,7 @@ Happy Thanksgiving 🦃, y'all! In this release, Dataclass Wizard introduces the
 * Update the docs and readme with examples and usage of *future
   annotations* in Python 3.7+.
 
-.. _new-style annotations: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/python_compatibility.html#python-3-7
+.. _new-style annotations: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/python_compatibility.html#python-3-7
 .. _PEP 585: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0585/
 .. _PEP 604: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0604/
 

README.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-================
-Dataclass Wizard
-================
 
 .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/main/images/logo.png
    :alt: Dataclass Wizard logo
@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ Dataclass Wizard
 
 **Simple, elegant wizarding tools for Python’s** ``dataclasses``.
 
-📘 Docs → `dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com`_
+📘 Docs → `dcw.ritviknag.com`_
 
 .. image:: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/actions/workflows/dev.yml/badge.svg
    :target: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/actions/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -27,9 +24,7 @@ Dataclass Wizard
    :target: https://pepy.tech/project/dataclass-wizard
    :alt: Downloads per Month
 
-Lightning-fast ⚡, pure Python, and lightweight — Dataclass Wizard makes it easy
-to convert dataclass instances to and from JSON, with built-in support for
-complex dataclass models.
+**Dataclass Wizard** is a fast, well-tested serialization library for Python dataclasses.
 
 -------------------
 
@@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ of *Dataclass Wizard* for unsupported Python versions (3.6 – 3.8):
 .. _PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/dataclass-wizard/
 .. _conda: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/dataclass-wizard
 .. _conda-forge: https://conda-forge.org/
-.. _Changelog: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/history.html
+.. _Changelog: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/history.html
 
 See the package on `PyPI`_ and the `Changelog`_ in the docs for the latest version details.
 
@@ -377,7 +372,7 @@ debugging purposes. Whenever you invoke ``print(obj)`` or ``str(obj)``, for
 example, it'll call this method which will format the dataclass object as
 a prettified JSON string. If you prefer a ``__str__`` method to not be
 added, you can pass in ``str=False`` when extending from the Mixin class
-as mentioned `here <https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/skip_the_str.html>`_.
+as mentioned `here <https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/skip_the_str.html>`_.
 
 Note that the ``__repr__`` method, which is implemented by the
 ``dataclass`` decorator, is also available. To invoke the Python object
@@ -1277,7 +1272,7 @@ Quick Examples
 
    Combine these helpers for flexible serialization rules!
 
-.. _conditional skipping: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/serialization_options.html#skip-if-functionality
+.. _conditional skipping: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/serialization_options.html#skip-if-functionality
 
 Serialization Options
 ---------------------
@@ -1426,7 +1421,7 @@ Easily map environment variables to Python dataclasses with ``EnvWizard``:
     - **Configurable**: Customize variable names, prefixes, and dotenv files.
     - **Validation**: Errors for missing or malformed variables.
 
-    📖 `Full Documentation <https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/env_magic.html>`_
+    📖 `Full Documentation <https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/env_magic.html>`_
 
 Advanced Example: Dynamic Prefix Handling
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -1592,42 +1587,42 @@ Credits
 
 This package was created with Cookiecutter_ and the `rnag/cookiecutter-pypackage`_ project template.
 
-.. _dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com
+.. _dcw.ritviknag.com: https://dcw.ritviknag.com
 .. _Cookiecutter: https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter
 .. _`rnag/cookiecutter-pypackage`: https://github.com/rnag/cookiecutter-pypackage
-.. _`Contributing`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/contributing.html
+.. _`Contributing`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/contributing.html
 .. _`open an issue`: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/issues
-.. _`JSONPyWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonpywizard
-.. _`EnvWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#envwizard
-.. _`on EnvWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/env_magic.html
-.. _`JSONListWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonlistwizard
-.. _`JSONFileWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonfilewizard
-.. _`TOMLWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#tomlwizard
-.. _`YAMLWizard`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#yamlwizard
-.. _`Container`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/dataclass_wizard.html#dataclass_wizard.Container
-.. _`Supported Types`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/overview.html#supported-types
+.. _`JSONPyWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonpywizard
+.. _`EnvWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#envwizard
+.. _`on EnvWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/env_magic.html
+.. _`JSONListWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonlistwizard
+.. _`JSONFileWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#jsonfilewizard
+.. _`TOMLWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#tomlwizard
+.. _`YAMLWizard`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/wizard_mixins.html#yamlwizard
+.. _`Container`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/dataclass_wizard.html#dataclass_wizard.Container
+.. _`Supported Types`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/overview.html#supported-types
 .. _`Mixin`: https://stackoverflow.com/a/547714/10237506
-.. _`Meta`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
+.. _`Meta`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
 .. _`pydantic`: https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/
-.. _`Using Field Properties`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
-.. _`field properties`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
-.. _`custom mapping`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/custom_key_mappings.html
-.. _`wiz-cli`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/wiz_cli.html
+.. _`Using Field Properties`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
+.. _`field properties`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
+.. _`custom mapping`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/custom_key_mappings.html
+.. _`wiz-cli`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/wiz_cli.html
 .. _`key limitations`: https://florimond.dev/en/posts/2018/10/reconciling-dataclasses-and-properties-in-python/
-.. _`more complete example`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/examples.html#a-more-complete-example
+.. _`more complete example`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/examples.html#a-more-complete-example
 .. _custom formats: https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#strftime-and-strptime-format-codes
-.. _`Patterned Date and Time`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/patterned_date_time.html
+.. _`Patterned Date and Time`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/patterned_date_time.html
 .. _Union: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Union
-.. _`Dataclasses in Union Types`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html
-.. _`Cyclic or "Recursive" Dataclasses`: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/cyclic_or_recursive_dataclasses.html
+.. _`Dataclasses in Union Types`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html
+.. _`Cyclic or "Recursive" Dataclasses`: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/cyclic_or_recursive_dataclasses.html
 .. _as milestones: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/milestones
 .. _longstanding issue: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/issues/62
-.. _Easier Debug Mode: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/easier_debug_mode.html
-.. _Handling Unknown JSON Keys: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/handling_unknown_json_keys.html
-.. _custom paths to access nested keys: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/nested_key_paths.html
+.. _Easier Debug Mode: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/easier_debug_mode.html
+.. _Handling Unknown JSON Keys: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/handling_unknown_json_keys.html
+.. _custom paths to access nested keys: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/nested_key_paths.html
 .. _annotations: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Annotated
 .. _typing: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html
 .. _dataclasses: https://docs.python.org/3/library/dataclasses.html
-.. _V1 Opt-in documentation for Patterned Date and Time: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_patterned_date_time.html
+.. _V1 Opt-in documentation for Patterned Date and Time: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_patterned_date_time.html
 .. _`Field Guide to V1 Opt-in`: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/wiki/Field-Guide-to-V1-Opt%E2%80%90in
-.. _V1 Alias: https://dataclass-wizard.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html
+.. _V1 Alias: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html

dataclass_wizard/__init__.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     >>> #   {"myStr": "string", "listOfInt": [], "myDt": "2010-12-10T15:55:30Z"}
 
 For full documentation and more advanced usage, please see
-<https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io>.
+<https://dcw.ritviknag.com>.
 
 :copyright: (c) 2021-2025 by Ritvik Nag.
 :license: Apache 2.0, see LICENSE for more details.

dataclass_wizard/bases_meta.py

@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def LoadMeta(**kwargs) -> META:
         >>> LoadMeta(key_transform='CAMEL').bind_to(MyClass)
         >>> fromdict(MyClass, {"myStr": "value"})
 
-    .. _Docs: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
+    .. _Docs: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
     """
     base_dict = kwargs | {'__slots__': ()}
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def DumpMeta(**kwargs) -> META:
         >>> DumpMeta(key_transform='CAMEL').bind_to(MyClass)
         >>> asdict(MyClass, {"myStr": "value"})
 
-    .. _Docs: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
+    .. _Docs: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
     """
 
     # Set meta attributes here.
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def EnvMeta(**kwargs) -> META:
 
         >>> EnvMeta(key_transform_with_dump='SNAKE').bind_to(MyClass)
 
-    .. _Docs: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
+    .. _Docs: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/meta.html
     """
 
     # Set meta attributes here.

dataclass_wizard/property_wizard.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def property_wizard(*args, **kwargs):
     the docs. I also added `an answer`_ on a SO article that deals with using
     such properties in dataclasses.
 
-    .. _Using Field Properties: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
+    .. _Using Field Properties: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/using_field_properties.html
     .. _an answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/68488125/10237506
     """
     cls: Type = type(*args, **kwargs)

dataclass_wizard/v1/dumpers.py

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def dump_from_union(cls, tp: TypeInfo, extras: Extras):
                 #                    '  * `v1_unsafe_parse_dataclass_in_union = True`\n'
                 #                    f'    - Set on class `{extras["cls_name"]}`\n\n'
                 #                    'For more information, refer to:\n'
-                #                    '  https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html')
+                #                    '  https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html')
                 #     raise e from None
 
             string = cls.get_string_for_annotation(tp_new, extras)

dataclass_wizard/v1/enums.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class KeyAction(Enum):
     - `WARN`: Log a warning for each unknown key.
 
     For capturing unknown keys (e.g., including them in a dataclass), use the `CatchAll` field.
-    More details: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/handling_unknown_json_keys.html#capturing-unknown-keys-with-catchall
+    More details: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/handling_unknown_json_keys.html#capturing-unknown-keys-with-catchall
     """
     IGNORE = 0  # Silently skip unknown keys.
     RAISE = 1   # Raise an exception for the first unknown key.

dataclass_wizard/v1/loaders.py

@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def load_to_union(cls, tp: TypeInfo, extras: Extras):
                                    '  * `v1_unsafe_parse_dataclass_in_union = True`\n'
                                    f'    - Set on class `{extras["cls_name"]}`\n\n'
                                    'For more information, refer to:\n'
-                                   '  https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html')
+                                   '  https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/dataclasses_in_union_types.html')
                     raise e from None
 
             string = cls.get_string_for_annotation(tp_new, extras)

docs/common_use_cases/custom_key_mappings.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Map a JSON Key to a Field
     This change is part of the ongoing improvements in version ``v0.35.0+``, and the old functionality will no longer be maintained in future releases.
 
 .. _Field Guide to V1 Opt‐in: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/wiki/Field-Guide-to-V1-Opt%E2%80%90in
-.. _V1 Alias: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html
+.. _V1 Alias: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html
 
 The ``dataclass-wizard`` library provides a set of built-in *key transform* helper
 functions that automatically transform the casing of keys in a JSON or Python

docs/common_use_cases/nested_key_paths.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Map a Nested JSON Key Path to a Field
     This change is part of the ongoing improvements in version ``v0.35.0+``, and the old functionality will no longer be maintained in future releases.
 
 .. _Field Guide to V1 Opt‐in: https://github.com/rnag/dataclass-wizard/wiki/Field-Guide-to-V1-Opt%E2%80%90in
-.. _V1 Alias: https://dataclass-wizard.readthedocs.io/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html
+.. _V1 Alias: https://dcw.ritviknag.com/en/latest/common_use_cases/v1_alias.html
 
 The ``dataclass-wizard`` library allows mapping deeply nested JSON paths to individual dataclass fields using a custom object path notation. This feature supports both :type:`Annotated` types and :class:`dataclasses.Field` for flexible and precise JSON deserialization.