Layout Slots Reference

The Layout component accepts slot props (React.ReactNode) for injecting content at specific positions without replacing built-in components. This is the recommended way to extend Rspress before considering eject.

Official reference: https://rspress.rs/ui/layout-components/layout

All Available Slots

Slot	Position
`beforeNav`	Before the entire navigation bar
`afterNav`	After the entire navigation bar
`beforeNavTitle`	Before the nav title/logo (top-left)
`navTitle`	Replaces the nav title content
`afterNavTitle`	After the nav title/logo
`beforeNavMenu`	Before the nav menu items
`afterNavMenu`	After the nav menu items

Sidebar & Outline

Slot	Position
`beforeSidebar`	Above the left sidebar
`afterSidebar`	Below the left sidebar
`beforeOutline`	Above the right outline (TOC) panel
`afterOutline`	Below the right outline panel

Home Page

Slot	Position
`beforeHero`	Before the Hero section
`afterHero`	After the Hero section
`beforeFeatures`	Before the Features grid
`afterFeatures`	After the Features grid

Doc Page

Slot	Position
`beforeDoc`	At the very beginning of the doc page
`afterDoc`	At the very end of the doc page
`beforeDocContent`	Before the document content area
`afterDocContent`	After the document content area
`beforeDocFooter`	Before the doc footer (prev/next nav)
`afterDocFooter`	After the doc footer

Global

Slot	Position
`top`	At the very top of the entire page
`bottom`	At the very bottom of the entire page
`components`	Custom MDX component overrides (`Record<string, React.ComponentType>`)

Usage Pattern

All examples below follow the same structure in theme/index.tsx. The key parts:

Import Layout from @rspress/core/theme-original (not @rspress/core/theme — that causes circular imports)
Re-export everything: export * from '@rspress/core/theme-original'
Export your custom Layout that wraps the original with slot props

Basic — Single Slot

// theme/index.tsx
import { Layout as OriginalLayout } from '@rspress/core/theme-original';
export * from '@rspress/core/theme-original';

export function Layout() {
  return <OriginalLayout beforeNavTitle={<MyLogo />} />;
}

Multiple Slots

// theme/index.tsx
import { Layout as OriginalLayout } from '@rspress/core/theme-original';
export * from '@rspress/core/theme-original';

export function Layout() {
  return (
    <OriginalLayout
      top={<div className="announcement-bar">New version released!</div>}
      bottom={<footer>© 2025 My Company</footer>}
      afterOutline={<div>Related resources</div>}
    />
  );
}

With i18n Hooks

// theme/index.tsx
import { Layout as OriginalLayout } from '@rspress/core/theme-original';
import { useLang } from '@rspress/core/runtime';
export * from '@rspress/core/theme-original';

function LocalizedBanner() {
  const lang = useLang();
  return <div>{lang === 'zh' ? '欢迎' : 'Welcome'}</div>;
}

export function Layout() {
  return <OriginalLayout top={<LocalizedBanner />} />;
}

Override MDX Components

The components slot accepts a Record<string, React.ComponentType> to override how MDX elements render:

// theme/index.tsx
import { Layout as OriginalLayout } from '@rspress/core/theme-original';
export * from '@rspress/core/theme-original';

function CustomH1({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return (
    <h1 style={{ borderBottom: '2px solid var(--rp-c-brand)' }}>{children}</h1>
  );
}

export function Layout() {
  return <OriginalLayout components={{ h1: CustomH1 }} />;
}

Available Hooks

Use these hooks inside slot components. Import from @rspress/core/runtime.

Hook	Purpose
`useDark()`	Returns whether dark mode is active
`useLang()`	Returns current language code
`useVersion()`	Returns current doc version
`usePage()`	Returns current page metadata
`usePages()`	Returns all pages metadata
`useSite()`	Returns site-level configuration
`useFrontmatter()`	Returns current page frontmatter
`useI18n()`	Returns i18n translation function

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