@koehler8/cms 1.0.0-beta.24 → 1.0.0-beta.25

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@koehler8/cms",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.24",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.25",
   "description": "Vertex CMS — lightweight, config-driven Vue 3 framework with theming, extensions, and SSG support",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

package/src/components/Header.vue

@@ -414,6 +414,17 @@ const updateLocaleMenuPosition = () => {
       });
     }
     isLangOpen.value = false;
+    // Persist the user's explicit choice so it survives navigation to the
+    // unprefixed base-locale URL (`/`). The router guard only writes
+    // localStorage when a locale param is present in the URL — clicking
+    // the base locale navigates to `/` (no param), so the write must
+    // happen here instead. Also keeps loadConfigData's localStorage
+    // fallback in sync with the active selection.
+    if (!import.meta.env.SSR && typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+      try {
+        localStorage.setItem('locale', locale);
+      } catch {}
+    }
   };
 
   onMounted(() => {

package/src/router/index.js

@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ export function applyRouterGuards(router, localePrefixes = computeLocalePrefixes
     }
 
     if (!import.meta.env.SSR) {
+      // Browser-language auto-redirect on first visit only. If the user
+      // already has a stored locale preference (set by either an explicit
+      // dropdown click or a previous visit to a locale-prefixed URL),
+      // respect that — don't second-guess them with browser-language
+      // detection. This prevents the bug where clicking "EN" on /de
+      // navigates to / and the auto-detect bounces back to /de because
+      // the browser is set to German.
+      let storedPreference = '';
+      try {
+        storedPreference = (localStorage.getItem('locale') || '').toString().toLowerCase();
+      } catch {}
+      if (storedPreference) return;
+
       const navLang = (navigator.language || navigator.userLanguage || '').toString();
       const shortLang = normalizeLocale(navLang || '');