[Bug]: Blog article navigation links are backwards
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Description
Summary
The "Previous" and "Next" blog navigation links on https://react.dev/blog appear to be reversed.
Page
https://react.dev/blog/[date]/[articalName]
Details
❌ Current Behavior:
- The "Previous" link points to a newer post.
-The "Next" link points to an older post.
✅ Expected Behavior:
-"Previous" should go to an older post.
-"Next" should go to a newer post — matching typical blog UX.
Example:
On this post:
https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19](https://react.dev/blog/2025/04/23/react-labs-view-transitions-activity-and-more
At the bottom:
-"Previous" goes to a newer post
-"Next" goes to an older post
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Research direction
Start from the blog article page at https://react.dev/blog/[date]/[articalName] and trace the Previous/Next navigation. Compare the links with adjacent post dates; done means Previous leads to an older post and Next leads to a newer post.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, react
- Domain
- documentation, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100