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  • Removed doc entries for Develop/Best Practices/Release Notes
  • Moved TiDB Installation Packages from the Release Notes category to the References category
  • Moved files into best-practices/ and develop/ (ddl-introduction.md -> best-practices/, best-practices-on-public-cloud.md -> best-practices/, java-app-best-practices.md -> develop/).
  • Updated internal links in multiple docs (faq, performance-tuning-practices, SQL DDL docs, DXF doc, upgrade guide, telemetry) to point to the new paths.

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Move and reorganize documentation pages into proper folders and update references. Renamed/moved files into best-practices/ and develop/ (ddl-introduction.md -> best-practices/, best-practices-on-public-cloud.md -> best-practices/, java-app-best-practices.md -> develop/). Cleaned up TOC (removed inlined Develop/Best Practices lists and duplicate Release Notes entries, added TiDB Installation Packages entry). Updated internal links in multiple docs (faq, performance-tuning-practices, SQL DDL docs, DXF doc, upgrade guide, telemetry) to point to the new paths and use the canonical release notes URL.
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This pull request refines the documentation structure and navigation for the upcoming TiDB 8.1 release. It involves a significant cleanup of the Table of Contents by removing outdated or less relevant top-level sections and reorganizing existing content into more logical categories. This restructuring is complemented by comprehensive updates to internal links throughout the documentation, ensuring that users can seamlessly navigate to the correct information despite the underlying file system changes.

Highlights

  • TOC Simplification: The "Develop", "Best Practices", and "Release Notes" sections have been entirely removed from the TOC.md file to streamline navigation for release 8.1.
  • Content Reorganization: Several documentation files, including best-practices-on-public-cloud.md, ddl-introduction.md, and java-app-best-practices.md, have been moved into new best-practices/ and develop/ subdirectories for better organization.
  • Internal Link Updates: All internal links pointing to the reorganized or removed sections have been updated across various documentation files (e.g., faq/sql-faq.md, performance-tuning-practices.md, telemetry.md, upgrade-tidb-using-tiup.md, tidb-distributed-execution-framework.md, and sql-statements/sql-statement-admin-show-ddl.md) to ensure accuracy and prevent broken links.
  • TiDB Installation Packages Relocation: The "TiDB Installation Packages" entry has been moved from the removed "Release Notes" category to the "References" category within TOC.md.

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  • TOC.md
    • Removed the entire "Develop" section and its numerous sub-entries.
    • Removed the entire "Best Practices" section and its sub-entries.
    • Removed the entire "Release Notes" section and its extensive version-specific sub-entries.
    • Moved "TiDB Installation Packages" from the removed "Release Notes" section to the "References" section.
  • best-practices-on-public-cloud.md
    • File renamed and moved to best-practices/best-practices-on-public-cloud.md.
  • best-practices/java-app-best-practices.md
    • File renamed and moved to develop/java-app-best-practices.md.
  • ddl-introduction.md
    • File renamed and moved to best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
  • faq/sql-faq.md
    • Updated the link for "Execution Principles and Best Practices of DDL Statements" from /ddl-introduction.md to /best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
  • performance-tuning-practices.md
    • Updated the link for "Best Practices for Developing Java Applications with TiDB" from /best-practices/java-app-best-practices.md to /develop/java-app-best-practices.md.
  • sql-statements/sql-statement-admin-show-ddl.md
    • Updated two instances of the link for "How the Online DDL Asynchronous Change Works in TiDB" from /ddl-introduction.md to /best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
    • Updated the link for "DDL introduction" from /ddl-introduction.md to /best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
  • telemetry.md
  • tidb-distributed-execution-framework.md
    • Updated the link for "Execution Principles and Best Practices of DDL Statements" from /ddl-introduction.md to /best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
  • upgrade-tidb-using-tiup.md
    • Updated three instances of the link for "Release Notes" from /releases/release-notes.md to https://docs.pingcap.com/releases/tidb-self-managed/.
    • Updated the link for "concurrent DDL framework" from /ddl-introduction.md to /best-practices/ddl-introduction.md.
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This pull request primarily refactors the documentation by removing the 'Develop', 'Best Practices', and 'Release Notes' sections from the table of contents and moving several files to new locations. The corresponding internal links have been updated across multiple documents. The changes are consistent with the PR description and help simplify the documentation structure. I've added a couple of minor suggestions to ensure consistent capitalization for 'Release Notes' link text, in line with the repository's style guide.

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