Merge pull request #8152 from RoadieHQ/sidebar-pin-default

Pin Sidebar by default

.changeset/yellow-pandas-draw.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Pin sidebar by default for easier navigation

packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Page.tsx

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export type SidebarPinStateContextType = {
 
 export const SidebarPinStateContext = createContext<SidebarPinStateContextType>(
   {
-    isPinned: false,
+    isPinned: true,
     toggleSidebarPinState: () => {},
   },
 );

packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/localStorage.ts

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ export const LocalStorage = {
     try {
       value = JSON.parse(
         window.localStorage.getItem(LocalStorageKeys.SIDEBAR_PIN_STATE) ||
-          'false',
+          'true',
       );
     } catch {
-      return false;
+      return true;
     }
     return !!value;
   },