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Nik RichersandNik Richers 49ad6546d4 docs: add Deployment & Branching cross-link on Database overview (#48509)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Adds a cross-link from the Database overview's "Next steps" section to
the Deployment & Branching guide, so readers who land on Database
looking for Branching docs can find them without guessing at top-level
nav.

Closes DOCS-1263.

## What is the current behavior?

- Linear item:
[DOCS-1263](https://linear.app/supabase/issue/DOCS-1263/add-deployment-and-branching-cross-link-on-database-overview-next)
- User feedback: someone looking for Branching docs expected them under
Products → Database. The canonical docs live under Build → Deployment &
Branching (`/guides/deployment`, with Branching at
`/guides/deployment/branching`). That placement stays correct (it's a
preview/deploy workflow, not a Database product guide) — the miss is
that Database overview's "Next steps" grid has no link out to it.

## What is the new behavior?

- Added a "Deployment & Branching" card to `databaseNextSteps` in
`apps/docs/data/content-listings/database.data.ts`, linking to
`/guides/deployment` (the Deployment & Branching hub, not a
Branching-only link)
- No nav changes, no URL redirects, no Features sidebar work

## Additional context

- Worktree:
`~/GitHub/supabase/supabase-worktrees/nrichers/docs-1263-add-deployment-branching-cross-link-on-database-overview`
- Change is a single data-file addition (`databaseNextSteps` array),
rendered on `/guides/database/overview` via `<ContentListings
id="database-next-steps" />`
- Verification: reviewed diff for correct schema shape (matches existing
`ContentListingGroup` items, e.g. the existing cross-product `Backups` →
`/guides/platform/backups` entry)

### Proof: Database overview "Next steps" now links out to Deployment &
Branching

**Verified:** docs preview deploy (pass) · both URLs return `200` · new
card renders next to "Roles and permissions" and links to
`/guides/deployment`

### Before & After

| [Before
(production)](https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/overview) |
[After (PR
preview)](https://docs-git-nikrichers-docs-1263-add-deployment-br-fd2915-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/database/overview)
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![Before](https://moijyfpvgnmgoxvwcikq.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pr-proof/supabase/supabase/pr48509/database-next-steps-before-f719b4f6.png)
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![After](https://moijyfpvgnmgoxvwcikq.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/pr-proof/supabase/supabase/pr48509/database-next-steps-after-14b5ec5e.png)
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- **Before:** https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/overview
- **After:**
https://docs-git-nikrichers-docs-1263-add-deployment-br-fd2915-supabase.vercel.app/docs/guides/database/overview

### Test plan

- [x] Visit `/guides/database/overview` on the PR preview and confirm
the "Next steps" grid shows a **Deployment & Branching** card
- [x] Confirm the card links to `/guides/deployment` (not
`/guides/deployment/branching`)
- [x] Confirm no other Next steps cards, nav items, or redirects changed

Co-authored-by: Nik Richers <nik@validmind.ai>
2026-08-03 08:43:30 -07:00
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2026-07-01 12:59:00 +02:00
2026-07-08 12:30:42 +10:00

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