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During prerendering, the internal NuxtLink records the path of the page it links to. Custom links without an href and links with a target other than _self behave the same way.

prerender.crawlLinks: false disables this automatic recording and anchor crawling. Routes from prerenderRoutes() and the starter set (the root /, non-dynamic pages, and prerender.routes) are still prerendered.

If prerender.crawlLinks is not set, the crawler follows the hints. This flag only reads prerender.crawlLinks, and this is the default value. nitro.prerender.crawlLinks is no longer used.

prerenderRoutes now lives in its own module.


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A custom link with no anchor, and a link that opens in another tab, record their path while a page is prerendered. crawlLinks set to false turns the hints off.
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Internal routing and prerender hint dispatching inside NuxtLink

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  • docs/1.getting-started/15.prerendering.md
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During prerendering, eligible internal NuxtLink paths are added to the prerender route list. The generated hintPrerenderedLinks setting follows the prerender.crawlLinks option, falling back to nitro.prerender.crawlLinks. Tests cover a custom link target that has no local anchor, and the documentation describes the effect of disabling link hints.

Possibly related PRs

  • nuxt/nuxt#36681: Both changes register prerender paths through the same route collection and response-context flow.
  • nuxt/nuxt#36707: Both changes affect server-side NuxtLink resolution used to supply prerender hints.

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The reviewed link-hint behavior has no identified issue requiring a fix before merge.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 62.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 9 files. (1 skipped: 1… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title is concise, specific, and accurately summarises the main change: prerendering targets of internal NuxtLink components.
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Description check Passed The description links issue #30870 and explains the change: NuxtLink records target paths during prerendering, the new prerender.crawlLinks: false behaviour, and that prerenderRoutes now lives in its …
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The description links issue #30870 and explains the change: NuxtLink records target paths during prerendering, the new prerender.crawlLinks: false behaviour, and that prerenderRoutes now lives in its own module. This matches the changeset, which adds prerenderRoutes in a new module and the hint logic in nuxt-link.ts, templates.ts and prerender-hints.ts. The description does not describe every file, such as the docs, fixtures and tests, but it is clearly related and specific.

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packages/nuxt/test/templates.test.ts: 1

34-41: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test for the generated hintPrerenderedLinks value.

The new tests call hintPrerenderedLinksEnabled directly. They do not check the value that the template writes to #build/nuxt.config.mjs. The expression that chooses that input is prerender.crawlLinks ?? nitro.prerender?.crawlLinks. A change to that expression can pass every current test while prerender.crawlLinks: false stops disabling the hints. For example, || in place of ?? turns an explicit false into the fallback value. A literal true in place of the call has the same effect. Add a test that renders the generated config and asserts hintPrerenderedLinks is false when prerender.crawlLinks is false, and true when it is unset.

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Review comment at @packages/nuxt/test/templates.test.ts around lines 34 - 41:
Add a test that renders the generated config and verifies its
hintPrerenderedLinks value is false when prerender.crawlLinks is false and true
when it is unset. Exercise the generated value through the template’s
prerender.crawlLinks ?? nitro.prerender?.crawlLinks selection rather than
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Review comments at @docs/1.getting-started/15.prerendering.md:
- Line 52: Update the explanation of prerender.crawlLinks: false to clarify that
it disables automatic link discovery only; routes provided by prerenderRoutes()
and the initial routes described above remain eligible for prerendering.

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Review comments at @packages/nuxt/test/templates.test.ts:
- Around line 34-41: Add a test that renders the generated config and verifies
its hintPrerenderedLinks value is false when prerender.crawlLinks is false and
true when it is unset. Exercise the generated value through the template’s
prerender.crawlLinks ?? nitro.prerender?.crawlLinks selection rather than
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  • packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/prerender-routes.ts
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Nitro leaves crawlLinks unset as off, so hinting every internal link aborted fixture prerenders. Routes from prerenderRoutes() and the initial seed stay eligible when crawling is disabled.
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