diff --git a/.github/workflows/argos.yml b/.github/workflows/argos.yml
index 2e5d8d9339..f381f3c242 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/argos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/argos.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-blog-only.yml b/.github/workflows/build-blog-only.yml
index 0e467bdd2f..18f6777d7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-blog-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-blog-only.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-hash-router.yml b/.github/workflows/build-hash-router.yml
index 1867f0b162..1c74352a1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-hash-router.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-hash-router.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ jobs:
           # BASE_URL: '/docusaurus/' # hash router +
 
       - name: Upload Website artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: website-hash-router-archive
           path: website/build
 
       #- name: Upload Website Pages artifact
-      #  uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+      #  uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@7b1f4a764d45c48632c6b24a0339c27f5614fb0b # v4.0.0
       #  with:
       #    path: website/build
 
       # Deploy to https://facebook.github.io/docusaurus/
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref_name == 'main' }}
-        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@4f9cc6602d3f66b9c108549d475ec49e8ef4d45e # v4.0.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           publish_dir: website/build
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ jobs:
   #  steps:
   #     - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
   #      id: deployment
-  #      uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
+  #      uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e # v4.0.5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-perf.yml b/.github/workflows/build-perf.yml
index 3b30568b79..c1c7b5d7a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-perf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-perf.yml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ jobs:
         DOCUSAURUS_INFRA: ['SLOWER', 'FASTER']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
       - name: Track build size changes
-        uses: preactjs/compressed-size-action@946a292cd35bd1088e0d7eb92b69d1a8d5b5d76a # v2
+        uses: preactjs/compressed-size-action@8518045ed95e94e971b83333085e1cb99aa18aa8 # v2.9.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           build-script: build:website:fast
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ jobs:
         DOCUSAURUS_INFRA: ['SLOWER', 'FASTER']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-release.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-release.yml
index 0fd54f420e..cbcf9e877a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-release.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Needed to get the commit number with "git rev-list --count HEAD"
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index ffd4b4ebab..e544c63f62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@4e94bd11f71e507f7f87df81788dff88d1dacbfb # 4.31.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-releases.yml
index 8981874054..2b26a9e81f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-releases.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index dc0e454dc1..813363d2fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Dependency Review
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3c4e3dcb1aa7874d2c16be7d79418e9b7efd6261 # 4.8.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lighthouse-report.yml b/.github/workflows/lighthouse-report.yml
index 0e2748b5db..cc6fc8c1eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lighthouse-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lighthouse-report.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
 
       - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-autofix.yml
index 47a7eee75d..a1be962fd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-autofix.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Print Diff
         run: git diff
 
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@04702edda442b2e678b25b537cec683a1493fcb9 # v7.1.0
         with:
           commit_message: 'refactor: apply lint autofix'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d292e59ab9..bcba72d055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/showcase-test.yml b/.github/workflows/showcase-test.yml
index 37f61e9a2c..6b8fd4d16b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/showcase-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/showcase-test.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-e2e.yml
index 3b4d164749..06c703a756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-e2e.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
         node: ['20.0', '20', '22', '24', '25.1']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: yarn
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-8-core
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           DOCUSAURUS_PERF_LOGGER: 'true'
         working-directory: test-website-in-workspace
       - name: Upload Website artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b7c566a772e6b6bfb58ed0dc250532a479d7789f # v6.0.0
         with:
           name: website-e2e-windows
           path: test-website-in-workspace/build
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ jobs:
         variant: [-s, -st]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-swizzle.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-swizzle.yml
index fe9e595af3..bd52ac93a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-swizzle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-swizzle.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
         variant: ['js', 'ts']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Set up Node LTS
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-windows.yml
index 37981c39c6..c1feb517e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-windows.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Support longpaths
         run: git config --system core.longpaths true
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index bc4f4ce8ca..9a71d589f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         node: ['20.0', '20', '22', '24', '25.1']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@2028fbc5c25fe9cf00d9f06a71cc4710d4507903 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: yarn
diff --git a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
index fadb644680..ae9180746b 100755
--- a/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-docusaurus/src/index.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ async function getSiteName(
       return 'A website name is required.';
     }
     const dest = path.resolve(rootDir, siteName);
-    if (await fs.pathExists(dest)) {
+    if (siteName === '.' && (await fs.readdir(dest)).length > 0) {
+      return logger.interpolate`Directory not empty at path=${dest}!`;
+    }
+    if (siteName !== '.' && (await fs.pathExists(dest))) {
       return logger.interpolate`Directory already exists at path=${dest}!`;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/__tests__/docsUtils.test.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/__tests__/docsUtils.test.tsx
index 00263ad590..5d8b30a0cc 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/__tests__/docsUtils.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/__tests__/docsUtils.test.tsx
@@ -568,13 +568,28 @@ describe('useSidebarBreadcrumbs', () => {
 
   it('returns first level link', () => {
     const pathname = '/somePathName';
-    const sidebar = [testCategory(), testLink({href: pathname})];
+    const sidebar = [testCategory(), testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'})];
 
     expect(createUseSidebarBreadcrumbsMock(sidebar)(pathname)).toEqual([
       sidebar[1],
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('returns doc links only', () => {
+    const pathname = '/somePathName';
+
+    // A link that is not a doc link should not appear in the breadcrumbs
+    // See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/pull/11616
+    const nonDocLink = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const docLink = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'});
+
+    const sidebar = [testCategory(), nonDocLink, docLink];
+
+    expect(createUseSidebarBreadcrumbsMock(sidebar)(pathname)).toEqual([
+      docLink,
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('returns nested category', () => {
     const pathname = '/somePathName';
 
@@ -613,7 +628,7 @@ describe('useSidebarBreadcrumbs', () => {
   it('returns nested link', () => {
     const pathname = '/somePathName';
 
-    const link = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const link = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'docNested'});
 
     const categoryLevel3 = testCategory({
       items: [testLink(), link, testLink()],
@@ -657,6 +672,35 @@ describe('useSidebarBreadcrumbs', () => {
       createUseSidebarBreadcrumbsMock(undefined, false)('/foo'),
     ).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/11612
+  it('returns the category that owns the URL, not a category with a link pointing to it', () => {
+    const categoryA: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
+      label: 'Category A',
+      href: '/category-a',
+      items: [
+        testLink({href: '/category-a/doc1', label: 'Doc 1'}),
+        testLink({href: '/category-a/doc2', label: 'Doc 2'}),
+        // This link points to Category B's generated-index
+        testLink({href: '/category-b', label: 'Go to Category B'}),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const categoryB: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
+      label: 'Category B',
+      href: '/category-b',
+      items: [
+        testLink({href: '/category-b/item1', label: 'Item 1'}),
+        testLink({href: '/category-b/item2', label: 'Item 2'}),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const sidebar: PropSidebar = [categoryA, categoryB];
+
+    expect(createUseSidebarBreadcrumbsMock(sidebar)('/category-b')).toEqual([
+      categoryB,
+    ]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('useCurrentSidebarCategory', () => {
@@ -708,12 +752,16 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarCategory', () => {
     expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/cat2')).toEqual(category2);
   });
 
-  it('works for category link item', () => {
-    const link = testLink({href: '/my/link/path'});
+  it('works for category doc link item', () => {
+    const pathname = '/my/link/path';
+    const nonDocLink = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const docLink = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'});
+
     const category: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat1',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), link, testCategory()],
+      items: [testLink(), testLink(), nonDocLink, docLink, testCategory()],
     });
+
     const sidebar: PropSidebar = [
       testLink(),
       testLink(),
@@ -724,18 +772,28 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarCategory', () => {
     const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
       createUseCurrentSidebarCategoryMock(sidebar);
 
-    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/my/link/path')).toEqual(category);
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory(pathname)).toEqual(category);
   });
 
   it('works for nested category link item', () => {
-    const link = testLink({href: '/my/link/path'});
+    const pathname = '/my/link/path';
+    const nonDocLink = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const docLink = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'});
+
     const category2: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat2',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), link, testCategory()],
+      items: [
+        testLink(),
+        testLink(),
+        testCategory({items: [nonDocLink]}),
+        nonDocLink,
+        docLink,
+        testCategory(),
+      ],
     });
     const category1: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat1',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), category2, testCategory()],
+      items: [testLink(), nonDocLink, testLink(), category2, testCategory()],
     });
     const sidebar: PropSidebar = [
       testLink(),
@@ -780,6 +838,38 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarCategory', () => {
       `"Unexpected: cant find current sidebar in context"`,
     );
   });
+
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/11612
+  it('returns the category that owns the URL, not a category with a link pointing to it', () => {
+    const categoryA: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
+      label: 'Category A',
+      href: '/category-a',
+      items: [
+        testLink({href: '/category-a/doc1', label: 'Doc 1'}),
+        testLink({href: '/category-a/doc2', label: 'Doc 2'}),
+        // This link points to Category B's generated-index
+        testLink({href: '/category-b', label: 'Go to Category B'}),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const categoryB: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
+      label: 'Category B',
+      href: '/category-b',
+      items: [
+        testLink({href: '/category-b/item1', label: 'Item 1'}),
+        testLink({href: '/category-b/item2', label: 'Item 2'}),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const sidebar: PropSidebar = [categoryA, categoryB];
+
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
+      createUseCurrentSidebarCategoryMock(sidebar);
+
+    // When visiting /category-b, we should get Category B (the owner),
+    // not Category A (which just has a link to it)
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/category-b')).toEqual(categoryB);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
@@ -805,10 +895,10 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
       testCategory(),
     ];
 
-    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings =
       createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock(sidebar);
 
-    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/cat')).toEqual(category.items);
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings('/cat')).toEqual(category.items);
   });
 
   it('works for sidebar root', () => {
@@ -823,10 +913,10 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
       testCategory(),
     ];
 
-    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings =
       createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock(sidebar);
 
-    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/rootLink')).toEqual(sidebar);
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings('/rootLink')).toEqual(sidebar);
   });
 
   it('works for nested sidebar category', () => {
@@ -852,10 +942,13 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
   });
 
   it('works for category link item', () => {
-    const link = testLink({href: '/my/link/path'});
+    const pathname = '/my/link/path';
+    const nonDocLink = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const docLink = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'});
+
     const category: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat1',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), link, testCategory()],
+      items: [testLink(), testLink(), nonDocLink, docLink, testCategory()],
     });
     const sidebar: PropSidebar = [
       testLink(),
@@ -864,23 +957,24 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
       testCategory(),
     ];
 
-    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings =
       createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock(sidebar);
 
-    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/my/link/path')).toEqual(
-      category.items,
-    );
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings(pathname)).toEqual(category.items);
   });
 
   it('works for nested category link item', () => {
-    const link = testLink({href: '/my/link/path'});
+    const pathname = '/my/link/path';
+    const nonDocLink = testLink({href: pathname});
+    const docLink = testLink({href: pathname, docId: 'doc1'});
+
     const category2: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat2',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), link, testCategory()],
+      items: [testLink(), testLink(), nonDocLink, testCategory()],
     });
     const category1: PropSidebarItemCategory = testCategory({
       href: '/cat1',
-      items: [testLink(), testLink(), category2, testCategory()],
+      items: [testLink(), testLink(), category2, docLink, testCategory()],
     });
     const sidebar: PropSidebar = [
       testLink(),
@@ -889,18 +983,16 @@ describe('useCurrentSidebarSiblings', () => {
       testCategory(),
     ];
 
-    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory =
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings =
       createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock(sidebar);
 
-    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/my/link/path')).toEqual(
-      category2.items,
-    );
+    expect(mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings(pathname)).toEqual(category1.items);
   });
 
   it('throws when sidebar is missing', () => {
-    const mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory = createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock();
+    const mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings = createUseCurrentSidebarSiblingsMock();
     expect(() =>
-      mockUseCurrentSidebarCategory('/cat'),
+      mockUseCurrentSidebarSiblings('/cat'),
     ).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
       `"Unexpected: cant find current sidebar in context"`,
     );
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/docsUtils.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/docsUtils.tsx
index aa00df8510..474a58895a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/docsUtils.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/client/docsUtils.tsx
@@ -234,15 +234,22 @@ function getSidebarBreadcrumbs({
 }): PropSidebarBreadcrumbsItem[] {
   const breadcrumbs: PropSidebarBreadcrumbsItem[] = [];
 
-  function extract(items: PropSidebarItem[]) {
+  function extract(items: PropSidebarItem[]): boolean {
     for (const item of items) {
-      if (
-        (item.type === 'category' &&
-          (isSamePath(item.href, pathname) || extract(item.items))) ||
-        (item.type === 'link' && isSamePath(item.href, pathname))
+      // Extract category item
+      if (item.type === 'category') {
+        if (isSamePath(item.href, pathname) || extract(item.items)) {
+          breadcrumbs.unshift(item);
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      // Extract doc item
+      else if (
+        item.type === 'link' &&
+        item.docId &&
+        isSamePath(item.href, pathname)
       ) {
-        const filtered = onlyCategories && item.type !== 'category';
-        if (!filtered) {
+        if (!onlyCategories) {
           breadcrumbs.unshift(item);
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/website/community/2-resources.mdx b/website/community/2-resources.mdx
index 25b8362bf8..22244d224b 100644
--- a/website/community/2-resources.mdx
+++ b/website/community/2-resources.mdx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ See the <a href={require('@docusaurus/useBaseUrl').default('showcase')}>showcase
 - [docusaurus-i18n](https://github.com/moonrailgun/docusaurus-i18n) - Auto-translate docusaurus documents with openai.
 - [docusaurus-plugin-glossary](https://github.com/mcclowes/docusaurus-plugin-glossary) - A docusaurus plugin for helping users understand key terms.
 - [docusaurus-plugin-cookie-consent](https://github.com/mcclowes/docusaurus-plugin-cookie-consent) - A Docusaurus plugin for allowing users to opt in/out of cookies, and accessing those settings in code.
+- [expose-markdown-docusaurus-plugin](https://github.com/FlyNumber/markdown_docusaurus_plugin) - A Docusaurus plugin that exposes your /docs Markdown files as raw .md URLs. (For LLM's and such).
 
 ## Enterprise usage {#enterprise-usage}