Add `#sidebar-nav-active-link-after` slot + expose `VPDocAside`

[mesqueeb]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

In order to win space, I'd love to be able to place the VPDocAside section inside of my sidebar

Describe the solution you'd like

I'm able to achieve this with this custom layout:

<script setup>
import DefaultTheme from 'vitepress/theme'
import VPDocAside from 'vitepress/dist/client/theme-default/components/VPDocAside.vue'

const { Layout } = DefaultTheme
</script>

<template>
  <Layout>
    <template #sidebar-nav-after>
      <VPDocAside />
    </template>
  </Layout>
</template>

<style>
div.aside {
    display: none !important;
}
</style>

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/68de0b4b-def2-4304-995c-fc8a09482138

However, it's even better if we can have it show underneath the active link like so:

The exact feature request to achieve this is:

1. Add #sidebar-nav-active-link-after slot to layout
2. expose VPDocAside, because currently it's only importable via dist

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

I can make a PR to achieve this if the proposal is accepted

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[ghostrider-05]

The solution of your request is I think already implemented with the aside: 'left' option (in the frontmatter or theme configuration)

[mesqueeb]

@ghostrider-05 I guess in a way. That would give me this look:

whereas I am aiming for this look:

You see how the current aside: 'left' wastes a lot of real estate of the browser window?

[ghostrider-05]

Oh didn't know that it is seperate from the sidebar. I thought it would the same as in VuePress, that is why I suggested aside. In VuePress it is combined with the sidebar as in your screenshots: https://v2.vuepress.vuejs.org/guide/getting-started.html