From 09ecd052172b07a0a653cea57f57eb0d311567c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: squidfunk <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:15:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: omit empty submenus for section index pages (#228)

Signed-off-by: squidfunk <martin.donath@squidfunk.com>
---
 dist/partials/nav-item.html | 28 ++++++++++++-----------
 src/partials/nav-item.html  | 44 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dist/partials/nav-item.html b/dist/partials/nav-item.html
index d35af514..cafe9f1a 100644
--- a/dist/partials/nav-item.html
+++ b/dist/partials/nav-item.html
@@ -118,19 +118,21 @@
             {% endif %}
           </div>
         {% endif %}
-        <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="{{ level }}" aria-labelledby="{{ path }}_label" aria-expanded="{{ nav_item.active | tojson }}">
-          <label class="md-nav__title" for="{{ path }}">
-            <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
-            {{ render_title(nav_item) }}
-          </label>
-          <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
-            {% for item in nav_item.children %}
-              {% if not index or item != index %}
-                {{ render(item, path ~ "_" ~ loop.index, level + 1, nav_item) }}
-              {% endif %}
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ul>
-        </nav>
+        {% if not index or nav_item.children | length > 1 %}
+          <nav class="md-nav" data-md-level="{{ level }}" aria-labelledby="{{ path }}_label" aria-expanded="{{ nav_item.active | tojson }}">
+            <label class="md-nav__title" for="{{ path }}">
+              <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
+              {{ render_title(nav_item) }}
+            </label>
+            <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
+              {% for item in nav_item.children %}
+                {% if not index or item != index %}
+                  {{ render(item, path ~ "_" ~ loop.index, level + 1, nav_item) }}
+                {% endif %}
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+          </nav>
+        {% endif %}
       {% else %}
         {{ render_pruned(nav_item, none, index) }}
       {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/partials/nav-item.html b/src/partials/nav-item.html
index fa09a04e..fb5a8f39 100644
--- a/src/partials/nav-item.html
+++ b/src/partials/nav-item.html
@@ -227,27 +227,29 @@
           </div>
         {% endif %}
 
-        <!-- Nested navigation -->
-        <nav
-          class="md-nav"
-          data-md-level="{{ level }}"
-          aria-labelledby="{{ path }}_label"
-          aria-expanded="{{ nav_item.active | tojson }}"
-        >
-          <label class="md-nav__title" for="{{ path }}">
-            <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
-            {{ render_title(nav_item) }}
-          </label>
-          <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
-
-            <!-- Nested navigation item -->
-            {% for item in nav_item.children %}
-              {% if not index or item != index %}
-                {{ render(item, path ~ "_" ~ loop.index, level + 1, nav_item) }}
-              {% endif %}
-            {% endfor %}
-          </ul>
-        </nav>
+        <!-- Only render nested navigation if there are additional pages -->
+        {% if not index or nav_item.children | length > 1 %}
+          <nav
+            class="md-nav"
+            data-md-level="{{ level }}"
+            aria-labelledby="{{ path }}_label"
+            aria-expanded="{{ nav_item.active | tojson }}"
+          >
+            <label class="md-nav__title" for="{{ path }}">
+              <span class="md-nav__icon md-icon"></span>
+              {{ render_title(nav_item) }}
+            </label>
+            <ul class="md-nav__list" data-md-scrollfix>
+
+              <!-- Nested navigation item -->
+              {% for item in nav_item.children %}
+                {% if not index or item != index %}
+                  {{ render(item, path ~ "_" ~ loop.index, level + 1, nav_item) }}
+                {% endif %}
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+          </nav>
+        {% endif %}
 
       <!-- Pruned navigation item -->
       {% else %}