René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Doc]: Version switcher is broken","articleBody":"### Documentation Link\r\n\r\n_No response_\r\n\r\n### Problem\r\n\r\n- Start at: https://matplotlib.org/stable/ - the switcher shows \"choose version\" (?)\r\n- In the switcher select \"3.10 (dev)\" - you are directed to the correct page but the switcher still shows \"choose version\"\r\n- In the switcher select \"3.9 (stabe)\" - you are directed to the correct page but the switcher still shows \"choose version\"\r\n- In the switcher select \"3.8\" - you are directed to the correct page but the switcher still shows \"stable\"\r\n- In the switcher select \"3.87 - you are directed to the correct page but the switcher again shows \"stable\" and is now broken (i.e. does not have a dropdown anymore)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n### Suggested improvement\r\n\r\nI'm not really sure what's going on. https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/_static/switcher.json is used, which is the correct file.\r\n\r\nquestions:\r\n- is `version: \"3.9.1\"` in switcher.json correct or should this be `version: \"stable\"`?\r\n- I don't really understand the config `switcher` / `version_match`. [pydata-sphinx-theme docs](https://pydata-sphinx-theme.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide/version-dropdown.html#version-switcher-dropdowns) say\r\n\r\n  \u003e a string stating the version of the documentation that is currently being browsed.\r\n\r\n  Is the change in #23175 ok to set this to \"stable\" or does this have to be a unique name across versions?","author":{"url":"https://github.com/timhoffm","@type":"Person","name":"timhoffm"},"datePublished":"2024-08-01T21:11:48.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/28639/matplotlib/issues/28639"}