diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminContentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminContentController.php
index 305d917f2..6f5fcd109 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminContentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminContentController.php
@@ -193,16 +193,26 @@ class AdminContentController extends BasePageController
*/
protected function normalizeContentUrl(array $data): array
{
- if (isset($data['url'])) {
- // Ensure URL starts with /
- if ($data['url'] !== '/' && !str_starts_with($data['url'], '/')) {
- $data['url'] = '/'.$data['url'];
- }
+ if (isset($data['url']) && $data['url'] !== '') {
+ $url = $data['url'];
- // Ensure URL ends with /
- if (!str_ends_with($data['url'], '/')) {
- $data['url'] .= '/';
+ // Check if URL is external (has protocol or is a domain pattern)
+ $hasProtocol = str_starts_with($url, 'http://') || str_starts_with($url, 'https://');
+ $isDomain = !str_starts_with($url, '/') && preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}/', $url);
+
+ // Only normalize internal URLs (those starting with / or root)
+ if (!$hasProtocol && !$isDomain) {
+ // Ensure internal URL starts with /
+ if ($url !== '/' && !str_starts_with($url, '/')) {
+ $data['url'] = '/' . $url;
+ }
+
+ // Ensure internal URL ends with /
+ if (!str_ends_with($data['url'], '/')) {
+ $data['url'] .= '/';
+ }
}
+ // External URLs are left as-is
}
return $data;
diff --git a/app/View/Composers/GlobalDataComposer.php b/app/View/Composers/GlobalDataComposer.php
index cece08f89..2d0c293a1 100644
--- a/app/View/Composers/GlobalDataComposer.php
+++ b/app/View/Composers/GlobalDataComposer.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\View\Composers;
use App\Events\UserLoggedIn;
use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Models\Content;
use App\Models\Settings;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ class GlobalDataComposer
$viewData['site'] = $siteArray; // Now it's a proper array, not a Settings model
}
+ // Load useful links for sidebar
+ $usefulLinks = Content::active()
+ ->ofType(Content::TYPE_USEFUL)
+ ->orderBy('ordinal')
+ ->get();
+ $viewData['usefulLinks'] = $usefulLinks;
+
if (Auth::check()) {
$userdata = User::find(Auth::id());
$userdata->categoryexclusions = User::getCategoryExclusionById(Auth::id());
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
index 6ac652faf..5e41ca0f6 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -111,6 +111,67 @@
+
+ @if(isset($usefulLinks) && $usefulLinks->isNotEmpty())
+
+ @endif
+
@auth
@php
@@ -143,5 +204,104 @@
@endauth
+@push('styles')
+
+@endpush