diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/SiteTour.astro b/src/frontend/src/components/SiteTour.astro
index 470d82a17..52b93dc32 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/SiteTour.astro
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/SiteTour.astro
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ const siteTourStrings = {
         'Use this control to collapse the sidebar for more reading space, or bring it back when you need the page and section navigation.'
       ),
     },
-    topicsDropdown: {
-      title: tt('siteTour.steps.topicsDropdown.title', 'Jump to another doc area'),
+    topicsList: {
+      title: tt('siteTour.steps.topicsList.title', 'Jump to another doc area'),
       body: tt(
-        'siteTour.steps.topicsDropdown.body',
-        'Open this menu to move between top-level doc areas without leaving the docs layout.'
+        'siteTour.steps.topicsList.body',
+        'Switch between top-level doc areas from this list without leaving the docs layout.'
       ),
     },
     search: {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/site-tour.ts b/src/frontend/src/components/site-tour.ts
index 394f1e57e..6d52cb984 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/site-tour.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/site-tour.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ declare global {
 
 export type SiteTourStepId =
   | 'sidebar-toggle'
-  | 'topics-dropdown'
+  | 'topics-list'
   | 'search'
   | 'install-cli'
   | 'cookie-preferences'
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface SiteTourStrings {
   };
   steps: {
     sidebarToggle: SiteTourCopy;
-    topicsDropdown: SiteTourCopy;
+    topicsList: SiteTourCopy;
     search: SiteTourCopy;
     installCli: SiteTourCopy;
     cookiePreferences: SiteTourCopy;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const SITE_TOUR_STORAGE_KEY = 'aspire-site-tour-v1';
 export const SITE_TOUR_MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY = '(max-width: 49.999rem)';
 export const SITE_TOUR_STEP_ORDER = [
   'sidebar-toggle',
-  'topics-dropdown',
+  'topics-list',
   'search',
   'install-cli',
   'cookie-preferences',
@@ -176,14 +176,12 @@ export function createSiteTourStepDefinitions(strings: SiteTourStrings): SiteTou
       selectors: ['[data-tour-step="sidebar-toggle"]', '[data-tour-target="sidebar-toggle"]'],
     },
     {
-      id: 'topics-dropdown',
-      title: strings.steps.topicsDropdown.title,
-      body: strings.steps.topicsDropdown.body,
+      id: 'topics-list',
+      title: strings.steps.topicsList.title,
+      body: strings.steps.topicsList.body,
       selectors: [
-        '[data-tour-step="topics-dropdown"] [data-dropdown-trigger]',
-        '[data-tour-target="topics-dropdown"] [data-dropdown-trigger]',
-        '[data-tour-step="topics-dropdown"]',
-        '[data-tour-target="topics-dropdown"]',
+        '[data-tour-step="topics-list"]',
+        '[data-tour-target="topics-list"]',
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -1008,71 +1006,9 @@ class AspireSiteTour {
     return null;
   }
 
-  private getTopicsDropdown(): Element | null {
-    return document.querySelector('[data-tour-target="topics-dropdown"]');
-  }
-
-  private isTopicsDropdownOpen(): boolean {
-    const dropdown = this.getTopicsDropdown();
-    if (!(dropdown instanceof HTMLElement)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return (
-      dropdown.dataset.open === 'true' ||
-      dropdown.querySelector('[data-dropdown-trigger]')?.getAttribute('aria-expanded') === 'true'
-    );
-  }
-
-  private getHighlightRect(step: SiteTourStepDefinition, target: HTMLElement): HighlightRect {
+  private getHighlightRect(target: HTMLElement): HighlightRect {
     const rect = target.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-    if (step.id === 'topics-dropdown') {
-      const dropdown = this.getTopicsDropdown();
-      const trigger =
-        target.matches('[data-dropdown-trigger]')
-          ? target
-          : dropdown?.querySelector('[data-dropdown-trigger]');
-      const triggerRect = trigger instanceof HTMLElement ? trigger.getBoundingClientRect() : rect;
-
-      if (!this.isTopicsDropdownOpen()) {
-        return {
-          top: triggerRect.top,
-          left: triggerRect.left,
-          right: triggerRect.right,
-          bottom: triggerRect.bottom,
-          width: triggerRect.width,
-          height: triggerRect.height,
-        };
-      }
-
-      const panel = dropdown?.querySelector('[data-dropdown-panel]:not([hidden])');
-      if (panel instanceof HTMLElement) {
-        const panelRect = panel.getBoundingClientRect();
-        return {
-          top: Math.min(triggerRect.top, panelRect.top),
-          left: Math.min(triggerRect.left, panelRect.left),
-          right: Math.max(triggerRect.right, panelRect.right),
-          bottom: Math.max(triggerRect.bottom, panelRect.bottom),
-          width:
-            Math.max(triggerRect.right, panelRect.right) -
-            Math.min(triggerRect.left, panelRect.left),
-          height:
-            Math.max(triggerRect.bottom, panelRect.bottom) -
-            Math.min(triggerRect.top, panelRect.top),
-        };
-      }
-
-      return {
-        top: triggerRect.top,
-        left: triggerRect.left,
-        right: triggerRect.right,
-        bottom: triggerRect.bottom,
-        width: triggerRect.width,
-        height: triggerRect.height,
-      };
-    }
-
     return {
       top: rect.top,
       left: rect.left,
@@ -1339,7 +1275,7 @@ class AspireSiteTour {
       this.hint.textContent = '';
     }
 
-    const rawRect = this.getHighlightRect(step, target);
+    const rawRect = this.getHighlightRect(target);
     const padding = getStepHighlightPadding(step.id);
     const hole = {
       top: clamp(rawRect.top - padding, 0, window.innerHeight),
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/starlight/Sidebar.astro b/src/frontend/src/components/starlight/Sidebar.astro
index 52a46756c..1a8358feb 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/starlight/Sidebar.astro
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/starlight/Sidebar.astro
@@ -131,15 +131,14 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
           {hasTopicsList && (
             <ul
               class="starlight-sidebar-topics topics-sidebar-list"
-              data-tour-target="topics-dropdown"
-              data-tour-step="topics-dropdown"
+              data-tour-target="topics-list"
+              data-tour-step="topics-list"
             >
               {effectiveTopics.map((topic) => (
                 <li>
                   <a
                     href={topic.link}
                     title={topic.label}
-                    aria-label={topic.label}
                     aria-current={topic.isCurrent ? 'page' : undefined}
                     class:list={{ 'starlight-sidebar-topics-current': topic.isCurrent }}
                   >
@@ -243,15 +242,14 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
         <div class="topic-sidebar-sticky not-content">
           <ul
             class="starlight-sidebar-topics topics-sidebar-list"
-            data-tour-target="topics-dropdown"
-            data-tour-step="topics-dropdown"
+            data-tour-target="topics-list"
+            data-tour-step="topics-list"
           >
             {effectiveTopics.map((topic) => (
               <li>
                 <a
                   href={topic.link}
                   title={topic.label}
-                  aria-label={topic.label}
                   aria-current={topic.isCurrent ? 'page' : undefined}
                   class:list={{ 'starlight-sidebar-topics-current': topic.isCurrent }}
                 >
@@ -402,8 +400,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
         data-tour-target="sidebar-toggle"
         aria-label="Expand sidebar"
         title="Expand sidebar"
-        aria-expanded="false"
-        aria-controls="starlight__sidebar"
+        aria-hidden="true"
       >
         <svg
           viewBox="0 0 24 24"
@@ -459,8 +456,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
         data-tour-target="sidebar-toggle"
         aria-label="Expand sidebar"
         title="Expand sidebar"
-        aria-expanded="false"
-        aria-controls="starlight__sidebar"
+        aria-hidden="true"
       >
         <svg
           viewBox="0 0 24 24"
@@ -1649,14 +1645,29 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
     }
   }
 
-  function syncAriaExpanded(
+  /**
+   * Keep the disclosure-button pair semantically correct: only one button
+   * in each pair is visually present (the other is `visibility: hidden`),
+   * so only the visible one should advertise `aria-controls` /
+   * `aria-expanded`. The hidden one gets `aria-hidden="true"` and drops
+   * those attrs entirely, so assistive tech sees a single live control
+   * for the sidebar disclosure at any time.
+   */
+  function syncToggleA11y(
     collapseBtn: HTMLElement,
     expandBtn: HTMLElement,
     isCollapsed: boolean
   ): void {
-    const value = isCollapsed ? 'false' : 'true';
-    collapseBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', value);
-    expandBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', value);
+    const active = isCollapsed ? expandBtn : collapseBtn;
+    const inactive = isCollapsed ? collapseBtn : expandBtn;
+
+    active.setAttribute('aria-expanded', isCollapsed ? 'false' : 'true');
+    active.setAttribute('aria-controls', 'starlight__sidebar');
+    active.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
+
+    inactive.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    inactive.removeAttribute('aria-expanded');
+    inactive.removeAttribute('aria-controls');
   }
 
   function initSidebarCollapse() {
@@ -1679,7 +1690,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
 
     // Sync aria-expanded with the data-sidebar-collapsed attribute that
     // Head.astro set from localStorage before this script ran.
-    syncAriaExpanded(
+    syncToggleA11y(
       collapseBtn,
       expandBtn,
       document.documentElement.hasAttribute('data-sidebar-collapsed')
@@ -1721,7 +1732,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
       return;
     }
 
-    syncAriaExpanded(
+    syncToggleA11y(
       collapseBtn,
       expandBtn,
       document.documentElement.hasAttribute('data-topic-sidebar-collapsed')
@@ -1758,8 +1769,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
       window.clearTimeout(topicSidebarExpandTimer);
       root.removeAttribute('data-topic-sidebar-expanding');
       root.setAttribute('data-topic-sidebar-collapsed', '');
-      collapseBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-      expandBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+      syncToggleA11y(collapseBtn, expandBtn, true);
       // Focus the now-visible button so keyboard users stay anchored.
       try {
         expandBtn.focus({ preventScroll: true });
@@ -1777,8 +1787,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
         }, SIDEBAR_EXPAND_ANIMATION_MS);
       }
       root.removeAttribute('data-topic-sidebar-collapsed');
-      collapseBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-      expandBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+      syncToggleA11y(collapseBtn, expandBtn, false);
       if (wasCollapsed) {
         try {
           collapseBtn.focus({ preventScroll: true });
@@ -1806,8 +1815,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
       window.clearTimeout(sidebarExpandTimer);
       root.removeAttribute('data-sidebar-expanding');
       root.setAttribute('data-sidebar-collapsed', '');
-      collapseBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-      expandBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+      syncToggleA11y(collapseBtn, expandBtn, true);
       try {
         expandBtn.focus({ preventScroll: true });
       } catch {
@@ -1822,8 +1830,7 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
         }, SIDEBAR_EXPAND_ANIMATION_MS);
       }
       root.removeAttribute('data-sidebar-collapsed');
-      collapseBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
-      expandBtn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+      syncToggleA11y(collapseBtn, expandBtn, false);
       if (wasCollapsed) {
         try {
           collapseBtn.focus({ preventScroll: true });
@@ -1846,6 +1853,11 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
     document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', initTopicSidebarUi);
     document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initBannerHeightTracking);
     document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', initBannerHeightTracking);
+    // Remove teleported toggle buttons from <body> *before* the swap so
+    // they can't conflict with the fresh buttons rendered into the next
+    // page's sidebar (and so any stale handlers bound to them are dropped
+    // along with the nodes themselves).
+    document.addEventListener('astro:before-swap', cleanupTeleportedToggles);
     document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', teleportSidebarToggles);
     document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', teleportSidebarToggles);
   }
@@ -1858,6 +1870,34 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
 
   /* ── Sidebar toggle teleport ──────────────────────────────────── */
 
+  /**
+   * Remove any toggle buttons that were previously teleported to
+   * `<body>`. Called as an `astro:before-swap` listener so stale
+   * buttons (and the click handlers bound to them) are discarded
+   * before the next page's HTML morph runs. After the swap, the
+   * new page's freshly-rendered buttons get found, bound, and
+   * re-teleported by `initSidebarCollapse` / `teleportSidebarToggles`.
+   */
+  function cleanupTeleportedToggles() {
+    const ids = [
+      'sidebar-collapse-btn',
+      'sidebar-expand-btn',
+      'topic-sidebar-collapse-btn',
+      'topic-sidebar-expand-btn',
+    ];
+    for (const id of ids) {
+      // querySelectorAll guards against the (invalid but possible) case
+      // where a stale teleported button and a fresh in-sidebar button
+      // briefly share the same id during a swap.
+      const matches = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`#${id}`);
+      matches.forEach((btn) => {
+        if (btn.parentElement === document.body) {
+          btn.remove();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Move the floating sidebar collapse/expand toggle buttons to
    * `<body>` so they escape the sidebar's stacking context. The
@@ -1875,6 +1915,19 @@ const hasTopicsList = Boolean(currentTopic && effectiveTopics.length > 0);
       'topic-sidebar-collapse-btn',
       'topic-sidebar-expand-btn',
     ];
+    // Defensive sweep: if any stale teleported buttons survived the
+    // last swap (e.g. an aborted view transition), drop them so they
+    // can't shadow the fresh in-sidebar buttons via getElementById.
+    for (const id of ids) {
+      const matches = document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(`#${id}`);
+      if (matches.length <= 1) continue;
+      matches.forEach((btn) => {
+        if (btn.parentElement === document.body) {
+          btn.remove();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
     for (const id of ids) {
       const btn = document.getElementById(id);
       if (btn && btn.parentElement !== document.body) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/da.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/da.json
index c03dc7a36..bd0f148d1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/da.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/da.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Vis eller skjul sidepanelet",
         "body": "Brug denne kontrol til at skjule sidepanelet for at få mere læseplads, eller vis det igen, når du har brug for side- og sektionsnavigation."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Gå til et andet dokumentområde",
         "body": "Åbn denne menu for at skifte mellem overordnede dokumentområder uden at forlade dokumentlayoutet."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/de.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/de.json
index e77c8c724..417968268 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/de.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/de.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Seitenleiste ein- oder ausblenden",
         "body": "Mit diesem Steuerelement kannst du die Seitenleiste ausblenden, um mehr Platz zum Lesen zu haben, oder sie wieder einblenden, wenn du die Seiten- und Abschnittsnavigation brauchst."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Zu einem anderen Dokumentbereich wechseln",
         "body": "Öffne dieses Menü, um zwischen Dokumentbereichen der obersten Ebene zu wechseln, ohne das Dokumentlayout zu verlassen."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/en.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/en.json
index dcb4f014d..ca16c1599 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/en.json
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
         "title": "Show or hide the sidebar",
         "body": "Use this control to collapse the sidebar for more reading space, or bring it back when you need the page and section navigation."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Jump to another doc area",
-        "body": "Open this menu to move between top-level doc areas without leaving the docs layout."
+        "body": "Switch between top-level doc areas from this list without leaving the docs layout."
       },
       "search": {
         "title": "Search the docs",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/es.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/es.json
index 8e2e18b2e..ac6e45b6b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/es.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/es.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Mostrar u ocultar la barra lateral",
         "body": "Usa este control para contraer la barra lateral y ganar espacio de lectura, o volver a mostrarla cuando necesites la navegación por páginas y secciones."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Ir a otra sección de la documentación",
         "body": "Abre este menú para moverte entre áreas principales de la documentación sin salir del diseño de docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/fr.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/fr.json
index 5773f24f0..2f0560e09 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/fr.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/fr.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Afficher ou masquer la barre latérale",
         "body": "Utilisez ce contrôle pour replier la barre latérale et gagner de l’espace de lecture, ou l’afficher à nouveau lorsque vous avez besoin de la navigation par page et par section."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Accéder à une autre zone de documentation",
         "body": "Ouvrez ce menu pour passer d’une zone principale de documentation à une autre sans quitter la mise en page des docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/hi.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/hi.json
index 705f6214c..fdaa72779 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/hi.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/hi.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "साइडबार दिखाएँ या छिपाएँ",
         "body": "इस नियंत्रण का उपयोग करके साइडबार को समेटें ताकि पढ़ने के लिए अधिक जगह मिले, या जब पेज और सेक्शन नेविगेशन चाहिए हो तो इसे फिर दिखाएँ।"
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "दस्तावेज़ के किसी अन्य क्षेत्र पर जाएँ",
         "body": "डॉक्स लेआउट छोड़े बिना शीर्ष-स्तरीय दस्तावेज़ क्षेत्रों के बीच जाने के लिए यह मेनू खोलें।"
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/id.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/id.json
index 2bd733393..fe2e0737e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/id.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/id.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Tampilkan atau sembunyikan sidebar",
         "body": "Gunakan kontrol ini untuk menutup sidebar agar ruang baca lebih luas, atau tampilkan kembali saat Anda memerlukan navigasi halaman dan bagian."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Pindah ke area dokumentasi lain",
         "body": "Buka menu ini untuk berpindah antar area dokumentasi tingkat atas tanpa meninggalkan tata letak docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/it.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/it.json
index b6efec5c8..53d68faf8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/it.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/it.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Mostra o nascondi la barra laterale",
         "body": "Usa questo controllo per comprimere la barra laterale e ottenere più spazio di lettura, oppure per mostrarla di nuovo quando ti serve la navigazione per pagina e sezione."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Vai a un’altra area della documentazione",
         "body": "Apri questo menu per spostarti tra le aree principali della documentazione senza lasciare il layout docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ja.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ja.json
index e46b7fe07..89a752ecd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ja.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ja.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "サイドバーの表示/非表示",
         "body": "このコントロールを使うと、サイドバーを折りたたんで閲覧スペースを広げたり、ページやセクションのナビゲーションが必要なときに再表示したりできます。"
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "別のドキュメント領域へ移動",
         "body": "このメニューを開くと、ドキュメントのレイアウトを離れずに上位レベルのドキュメント領域を切り替えられます。"
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ko.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ko.json
index 7cdfe8242..3fc5568c1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ko.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ko.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "사이드바 표시 또는 숨기기",
         "body": "이 컨트롤을 사용하면 읽기 공간을 넓히기 위해 사이드바를 접거나, 페이지 및 섹션 탐색이 필요할 때 다시 표시할 수 있습니다."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "다른 문서 영역으로 이동",
         "body": "이 메뉴를 열면 문서 레이아웃을 벗어나지 않고 상위 문서 영역 사이를 이동할 수 있습니다."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/pt-BR.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/pt-BR.json
index fabbfc58f..829b06c40 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/pt-BR.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/pt-BR.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Mostrar ou ocultar a barra lateral",
         "body": "Use este controle para recolher a barra lateral e ganhar mais espaço para leitura, ou mostrá-la novamente quando precisar da navegação por página e seção."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Ir para outra área da documentação",
         "body": "Abra este menu para alternar entre áreas principais da documentação sem sair do layout de docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ru.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ru.json
index 379cf788b..daa16ea56 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ru.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/ru.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Показать или скрыть боковую панель",
         "body": "Используйте этот элемент управления, чтобы свернуть боковую панель и освободить больше места для чтения, или снова показать её, когда потребуется навигация по страницам и разделам."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Перейти в другой раздел документации",
         "body": "Откройте это меню, чтобы переключаться между основными разделами документации, не покидая макет docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/tr.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/tr.json
index 884f1ac72..92cfe2a90 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/tr.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/tr.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Kenar çubuğunu göster veya gizle",
         "body": "Okuma alanını genişletmek için bu denetimi kullanarak kenar çubuğunu daraltın ya da sayfa ve bölüm gezintisine ihtiyaç duyduğunuzda yeniden gösterin."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Başka bir belge alanına git",
         "body": "Docs düzeninden ayrılmadan üst düzey belge alanları arasında geçiş yapmak için bu menüyü açın."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/uk.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/uk.json
index e4a342a02..103332660 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/uk.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/uk.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "Показати або приховати бічну панель",
         "body": "Використовуйте цей елемент керування, щоб згорнути бічну панель і звільнити більше місця для читання, або знову показати її, коли вам потрібна навігація сторінками й розділами."
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "Перейти до іншого розділу документації",
         "body": "Відкрийте це меню, щоб перемикатися між основними розділами документації, не залишаючи макет docs."
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/zh-CN.json b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/zh-CN.json
index 96ad02de5..4aa6302a1 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/zh-CN.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/i18n/zh-CN.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         "title": "显示或隐藏侧边栏",
         "body": "使用此控件可折叠侧边栏以获得更多阅读空间，或者在需要页面和分区导航时再次显示它。"
       },
-      "topicsDropdown": {
+      "topicsList": {
         "title": "前往其他文档区域",
         "body": "打开此菜单，可在不离开文档布局的情况下切换到其他顶级文档区域。"
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/unit/site-tour.vitest.test.ts b/src/frontend/tests/unit/site-tour.vitest.test.ts
index e7006ae13..bc1266a74 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/unit/site-tour.vitest.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/unit/site-tour.vitest.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const siteTourStrings: SiteTourStrings = {
   },
   steps: {
     sidebarToggle: { title: 'Show or hide the sidebar', body: 'Sidebar body' },
-    topicsDropdown: { title: 'Jump to another doc area', body: 'Topics body' },
+    topicsList: { title: 'Jump to another doc area', body: 'Topics body' },
     search: { title: 'Search the docs', body: 'Search body' },
     installCli: { title: 'View CLI install commands', body: 'Install body' },
     cookiePreferences: { title: 'Manage cookie consent', body: 'Cookie body' },
@@ -94,19 +94,19 @@ describe('site tour helpers', () => {
 
     expect(filterStepDefinitions(steps, ['search'], 'new', null).map((step) => step.id)).toEqual([
       'sidebar-toggle',
-      'topics-dropdown',
+      'topics-list',
       'install-cli',
     ]);
     expect(
-      filterStepDefinitions(steps, [], 'single', 'topics-dropdown').map((step) => step.id)
-    ).toEqual(['topics-dropdown']);
+      filterStepDefinitions(steps, [], 'single', 'topics-list').map((step) => step.id)
+    ).toEqual(['topics-list']);
   });
 
   it('resolves the nearest next available step when the stored step is missing', () => {
     const steps = [{ id: 'search' }, { id: 'edit-page' }];
 
     expect(resolveStoredStepIndex(steps, 'search')).toBe(0);
-    expect(resolveStoredStepIndex(steps, 'topics-dropdown')).toBe(0);
+    expect(resolveStoredStepIndex(steps, 'topics-list')).toBe(0);
     expect(resolveStoredStepIndex(steps, 'footer-preferences')).toBe(1);
     expect(resolveStoredStepIndex(steps, 'unknown-step')).toBe(0);
   });