# What changed in vitepress

> 6 changes in vitepress 1 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 breaking, 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-27. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/vitepress/

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## vitepress 1

### Breaking changes

- The pattern is resolved relative to srcDir instead of root. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)

### New APIs and options

- Navbar items can selectively disable the external link icon. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)

### Fixes and other changes

- The local nav separator is visible on pages without an outline. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- Empty titles are removed from search results. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- Inner-page items are ignored when determining next and previous links. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- The sidebar expand caret no longer appears when there are no children. (1.0.0) — [upgrade guide](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)