Measured entry
shadcn-block-sidebar-01
A documentation-style sidebar block shipped as copied React and TypeScript source through the shadcn registry. It includes grouped navigation, search, a version dropdown, breadcrumbs, a collapsible rail, and a content shell. It depends on the shadcn sidebar and supporting primitives, Tailwind theme conventions, Radix UI, class-variance-authority, and Lucide icons.



Measured
Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.
| Build | OK |
|---|---|
| Mount | OK |
| Console errors | 0 |
| Uncaught page errors | 0 |
| Horizontal overflow | clean at 375, 768, 1440 |
| Axe critical | 0 |
| Axe serious | 0 |
| Axe moderate | 2 |
| Axe minor | 0 |
| Gzip marginal | 66.9 KB (132.3 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline) |
| Bare mode | FAIL |
| Provider required | NO |
| Demo used | none |
What the harness recorded
BARE BUILD
✗ Build failed in 24.91s error during build: [vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/components/ui/separator.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'
Verdict
A credible starting shell for docs and admin layouts, with clean responsive behavior and no runtime failure in the configured harness. It needs a shadcn-style setup and an accessibility pass to remove the duplicate, nested main landmark before production use.
Use it if
- You need a documentation or settings shell with grouped, persistent navigation.
- Your app already uses shadcn primitives, Tailwind theme tokens, and path aliases.
- You want responsive sidebar behavior with a compact mobile trigger and collapsible rail.
Skip it if
- You need a drop-in package for a plain React project with no shadcn infrastructure.
- Your page already defines its main landmark and you cannot adjust the block's content shell to avoid duplicate or nested main landmarks.
- You want application-specific navigation logic rather than replacing static sample links and version data.
Install
| Declared dependencies | radix-ui, class-variance-authority, lucide-react |
|---|---|
| Missing on install | none |
| Bare install | fails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup |
| Provider | no provider required in the harness |
For a non-shadcn project, add Tailwind and the shadcn theme variables, configure the at-sign source alias, provide the shared class-name utility, copy the sidebar, breadcrumb, separator, label, and dropdown-menu primitives, and install Radix UI, class-variance-authority, and Lucide React. Reconcile the block's main landmark with the host layout.
Source and credit
This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.
Author repository
github.com/shadcn-ui/uiAlternatives
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