Docs subfolder sidebar_label with Autogenerated Sidebar

[ezbeazy]

Setting sidebar_label in the front matter of a index.md file in a subfolder causes the sidebar dropdown item to be linked and display the contents of the index.md file.

Is there a way to change the sidebar_label of a docs/ subfolder without editing sidebar.js? and without the drop down label being linked?

FILE STRUCTURE

docs/
how_to/
do_x.md
do_y.md

SIDEBAR

How To
How To Do X
How To Do Y

Might it even be easier to have the file structure have an opinionated default that hyphens or underscores in the file structure are replaced with spaces? Or to have a boolean front matter field for 'sidebar_link'?

I know folders allow spaces and are case sensitive, but not ideal.

[slorber]

Please create a repro, it is hard to understand what is your problem based on text

[ezbeazy]

Here you go sir
https://github.com/ezbeazy/docusaurus-test

Created the 3 possible structures of docs subfolders
https://github.com/ezbeazy/docusaurus-test/tree/main/docs

Rewording the question more simply:

Is there a way to change the sidebar_label of a doc subdir in an autogenerated sidebar without the sidebar item linking to an index.md?

[ezbeazy]

sorry just noticed those links were directing to the wrong url for some reason. The urls were correct and now linked properly.