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Problem

On www.prisma.io, clicking Docs or Blog in the header (or footer) does nothing. Reproduced in the browser: the click fires a Next.js client-side RSC navigation (GET /docs?_rsc=... returns 200) but the URL never changes and no error is logged.

Root cause

/docs and /blog are separate Next.js apps served through the multi-zone rewrites in apps/site/next.config.mjs (DOCS_ORIGIN/BLOG_ORIGIN). The redesigned header and footer render those links with next/link, which attempts a soft client-side navigation. The RSC fetch returns the other zone's payload, which the site app's router cannot reconcile, so the navigation is silently dropped. Direct loads of /docs work fine, which is why only in-app clicks are dead. Per Next.js multi-zone rules, cross-zone links must be plain <a> tags.

Fix

  • New SiteLink component: renders a plain <a> for cross-zone paths (hard navigation), next/link for everything else.
  • Zone paths centralized in src/lib/zones.ts; utm-persistence.tsx now shares the same constant instead of duplicating the list.
  • Header (desktop + mobile) and footer nav maps use SiteLink.

All other /docs//blog links on the site (PrismButton, LearnMore, etc.) already render plain anchors and were unaffected.

Verification

Ran the site dev server and clicked Docs and Blog in the header: both now perform a full navigation and land on the docs/blog pages. Same-app links (Pricing, Customers) keep client-side routing. tsc --noEmit and pnpm check pass.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved navigation to documentation and blog sections by ensuring these links load through the correct navigation flow.
    • Updated header and footer navigation for more consistent behavior across desktop and mobile layouts.
    • Improved campaign tracking persistence when moving between site sections.
  • Refactor

    • Standardized internal and cross-section link handling across the site.

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next/link soft navigation cannot cross into the docs and blog zones: the RSC
fetch returns the other app's payload, the router drops it, and the click does
nothing. Render those links as plain anchors via SiteLink.
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Walkthrough

The site adds shared cross-zone path detection for /docs and /blog. SiteLink uses hard navigation for those paths and Next.js client-side navigation for other paths. Header, footer, and UTM persistence use the shared behavior.

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Cross-zone navigation

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Cross-zone navigation contract
apps/site/src/lib/zones.ts, apps/site/src/components/site-link.tsx
The site defines shared /docs and /blog path matching. SiteLink renders plain anchors for matching paths and Link for other paths.
Header and footer navigation wiring
apps/site/src/components/header.tsx, apps/site/src/components/footer.tsx
Configured desktop, mobile, and footer navigation items now use SiteLink. Existing destinations, labels, styling, and mobile menu handling remain unchanged.
Shared UTM path configuration
apps/site/src/components/utm-persistence.tsx
UtmPersistence now uses the shared CROSS_ZONE_PATHS configuration instead of a local path list.

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The PR restores Docs and Blog navigation with full page loads while preserving client-side routing for same-site links. A bounded edge case remains for future Docs or Blog links that include query strings or fragments, which should be normalized before classification.

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In `@apps/site/src/lib/zones.ts`:
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