Blog: Payroll, Documents & Employees Now Accessible from the Sidebar
Payroll, Documents & Employees Now Accessible from the Sidebar
Release: v1.0.12
What Happened
In previous versions of the dashboard, three fully implemented pages — Payroll, Documents, and Employees — were not reachable through the sidebar navigation. The sidebar only listed:
- Overview
- Team
- Activity
- Contracts
- Jobs
- Settings
- Admin
Despite these pages being complete and functional at their respective routes (/dashboard/payroll, /dashboard/documents, /dashboard/employees), users had no in-product way to get to them. This was a navigation configuration gap in src/app/dashboard/layout.tsx.
What Changed
With v1.0.12, the sidebar now includes direct links to all three previously hidden sections:
| Section | Route |
|---|---|
| Payroll | /dashboard/payroll |
| Documents | /dashboard/documents |
| Employees | /dashboard/employees |
No changes were made to the pages themselves — the fix was limited to adding the missing <Link> entries in the dashboard layout file.
Who Is Affected
All users with access to the dashboard will now see the new sidebar entries. There are no permission or role changes in this release — visibility of the links follows the same access rules as the rest of the dashboard.
No Data Impact
Because the pages and their underlying data were already fully implemented, there is no risk of data loss or migration required. Users who previously navigated directly via URL will notice no difference in page behaviour.
Upgrading
No action is required. The updated sidebar is available immediately after deploying v1.0.12. If you maintain a customised version of src/app/dashboard/layout.tsx, add the following links to your sidebar navigation block:
<Link href="/dashboard/payroll">Payroll</Link>
<Link href="/dashboard/documents">Documents</Link>
<Link href="/dashboard/employees">Employees</Link>