diff --git a/frappe_desk_theme/frappe_desk_theme/doctype/desk_theme/desk_theme.json b/frappe_desk_theme/frappe_desk_theme/doctype/desk_theme/desk_theme.json
index 8e2069c..240a8d7 100644
--- a/frappe_desk_theme/frappe_desk_theme/doctype/desk_theme/desk_theme.json
+++ b/frappe_desk_theme/frappe_desk_theme/doctype/desk_theme/desk_theme.json
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
   "default_app",
   "column_break_jevx",
   "navbar_text_color",
+  "navbar_toggler_border_color",
+  "navbar_breadcrumb_disabled_color",
   "hide_search",
   "buttons_tab",
   "primary_button_section",
@@ -86,7 +88,10 @@
   "sticky_footer",
   "column_break_footer",
   "footer_powered_by",
-  "footer_text_color"
+  "footer_text_color",
+  "desk_behavior_tab",
+  "fixed_sidebar",
+  "redirect_to_sidebar_on_login"
  ],
  "fields": [
   {
@@ -103,6 +108,16 @@
    "fieldtype": "Color",
    "label": "Text Color"
   },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "navbar_toggler_border_color",
+   "fieldtype": "Color",
+   "label": "Toggler Border Color"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "navbar_breadcrumb_disabled_color",
+   "fieldtype": "Color",
+   "label": "Breadcrumb Disabled Color"
+  },
   {
    "fieldname": "column_break_jevx",
    "fieldtype": "Column Break"
@@ -515,6 +530,25 @@
    "fieldname": "sidebar_hover_text_color",
    "fieldtype": "Color",
    "label": "Hover Text Color"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "desk_behavior_tab",
+   "fieldtype": "Tab Break",
+   "label": "Desk Behavior"
+  },
+  {
+   "description": "Fixed workspace sidebar to show for all modules",
+   "fieldname": "fixed_sidebar",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "label": "Fixed Workspace Sidebar",
+   "options": "Workspace Sidebar"
+  },
+  {
+   "default": "0",
+   "description": "If enabled, after login redirect to the first item from the fixed sidebar instead of the default desktop screen",
+   "fieldname": "redirect_to_sidebar_on_login",
+   "fieldtype": "Check",
+   "label": "Redirect to Sidebar After Login"
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,
diff --git a/frappe_desk_theme/public/css/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.css b/frappe_desk_theme/public/css/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.css
index 020ba77..869e32a 100644
--- a/frappe_desk_theme/public/css/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.css
+++ b/frappe_desk_theme/public/css/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.css
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ label.control-label {
 }
 
 /* ========================================
-   NAVIGATION BAR STYLING
+   NAVIGATION BAR STYLING (Desk Theme > Navbar)
    ======================================== */
 
-/* Main navigation bar - top-level container with custom background */
+/* Main navigation bar - Background Color, Text Color, Toggler Border, Breadcrumb Disabled */
 .navbar {
     background-color: var(--navbar-bg, #fff);
 }
@@ -177,24 +177,46 @@ label.control-label {
     stroke-width: 0;
 }
 
-/* Mobile menu toggle button - border color for hamburger menu */
+/* Mobile menu toggle button - border color for hamburger menu (theme: Navbar > Toggler Border Color) */
 button.navbar-toggler {
-    border-color: var(--navbar-color) !important;
+    border-color: var(--navbar-toggler-border, var(--navbar-color, #dee2e6)) !important;
 }
 
-/* Breadcrumb navigation links - maintains consistent color scheme */
-#navbar-breadcrumbs li a {
-    color: var(--navbar-color);
+/* Page head bar - navbar background only (override any body-bg inheritance or other rules) */
+.page-head,
+.page-head.flex {
+    background-color: var(--navbar-bg, #fff) !important;
 }
 
-/* Breadcrumb separators - adds arrow separators between breadcrumb items */
-#navbar-breadcrumbs li a::before {
-    content: '›';
+/* Page head breadcrumbs - override Frappe's ink-gray vars; use Desk Theme Navbar colors */
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li a {
+    color: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
 }
 
-/* Disabled breadcrumb items - styling for non-clickable breadcrumb elements */
-#navbar-breadcrumbs li.disabled a {
-    color: var(--navbar-color) !important;
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li a svg,
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li a svg use {
+    fill: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
+    stroke: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
+}
+
+/* Breadcrumb separators - match navbar color (Frappe uses "/", we keep theme color) */
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li a::before {
+    color: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
+}
+
+/* Last/current breadcrumb item - Desk Theme Breadcrumb Disabled Color (overrides Frappe's li:last-child) */
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li.disabled a,
+.page-head .navbar-breadcrumbs li:last-child a {
+    color: var(--breadcrumb-disabled-color, var(--navbar-color, #6c757d)) !important;
+}
+
+/* Sidebar toggle in page head - match navbar color */
+.page-head .sidebar-toggle-btn.navbar-brand,
+.page-head .sidebar-toggle-btn.navbar-brand svg,
+.page-head .sidebar-toggle-btn.navbar-brand svg use {
+    color: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
+    fill: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
+    stroke: var(--navbar-color, #555) !important;
 }
 
 /* Navigation link buttons - text and icon color consistency */
@@ -210,10 +232,10 @@ button.navbar-toggler {
 }
 
 /* ========================================
-   BUTTON STYLING
+   BUTTON STYLING (Desk Theme > Buttons)
    ======================================== */
 
-/* Primary buttons - main action buttons throughout the application */
+/* Primary buttons - Background/Text/Hover from theme */
 .btn-primary,
 .btn-primary:active {
     background-color: var(--btn-primary-bg,#171717) !important;
@@ -225,14 +247,14 @@ button.navbar-toggler {
     color: var(--btn-primary-color) !important;
 }
 
-/* Primary button hover state - provides visual feedback on mouse over */
+/* Primary button hover state - fallback to primary when not set in theme */
 .btn-primary:hover {
-    background-color: var(--btn-primary-hover-bg);
+    background-color: var(--btn-primary-hover-bg, var(--btn-primary-bg, #171717));
 }
 
-/* Primary button hover text - maintains readability during hover state */
+/* Primary button hover text - fallback to primary color when not set in theme */
 .btn-primary:hover span {
-    color: var(--btn-primary-hover-color);
+    color: var(--btn-primary-hover-color, var(--btn-primary-color, #fff));
 }
 
 /* Secondary/default buttons - alternative action buttons with distinct styling */
@@ -243,11 +265,11 @@ button.navbar-toggler {
     color: var(--btn-secondary-color);
 }
 
-/* Secondary button hover effects - consistent interaction feedback */
+/* Secondary button hover effects - fallback to secondary when not set in theme */
 .btn.btn-default.ellipsis:hover,
 .btn-default:hover {
-    background-color: var(--btn-secondary-hover-bg,#f3f3f3);
-    color: var(--btn-secondary-hover-color);
+    background-color: var(--btn-secondary-hover-bg, var(--btn-secondary-bg, #f3f3f3));
+    color: var(--btn-secondary-hover-color, var(--btn-secondary-color, inherit));
 }
 
 /* ========================================
@@ -260,8 +282,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 /* Page containers - main content wrapper background */
-.content.page-container,
-.page-head {
+.content.page-container {
     background-color: var(--body-bg,#fff);
 }
 
diff --git a/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.js b/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.js
index 3672609..192aa95 100644
--- a/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.js
+++ b/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/frappe_desk_theme.bundle.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		this.footerHtmlCache = null;
 		this.footerCacheKey = null; // Track what theme data the footer was cached for
 		this.stickyFooterListenerSetup = false;
+		// Internal flag to ensure we only perform one redirect from sidebar after login
+		this.didInitialSidebarLoginRedirect = false;
 		this.init();
 	}
 
@@ -525,6 +527,15 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		if (theme.navbar_text_color) {
 			root.style.setProperty("--navbar-color", theme.navbar_text_color);
 		}
+		if (theme.navbar_toggler_border_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty("--navbar-toggler-border", theme.navbar_toggler_border_color);
+		}
+		if (theme.navbar_breadcrumb_disabled_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty(
+				"--breadcrumb-disabled-color",
+				theme.navbar_breadcrumb_disabled_color
+			);
+		}
 		if (theme.hide_help_button !== undefined) {
 			root.style.setProperty("--hide-help", theme.hide_help_button ? "none" : "block");
 		}
@@ -539,7 +550,7 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 			);
 		}
 
-		// Primary button styling
+		// Primary button styling (hover fallbacks to normal when not set)
 		if (theme.button_background_color) {
 			root.style.setProperty("--btn-primary-bg", theme.button_background_color);
 		}
@@ -548,9 +559,13 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		}
 		if (theme.button_hover_background_color) {
 			root.style.setProperty("--btn-primary-hover-bg", theme.button_hover_background_color);
+		} else if (theme.button_background_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty("--btn-primary-hover-bg", theme.button_background_color);
 		}
 		if (theme.button_hover_text_color) {
 			root.style.setProperty("--btn-primary-hover-color", theme.button_hover_text_color);
+		} else if (theme.button_text_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty("--btn-primary-hover-color", theme.button_text_color);
 		}
 
 		// Secondary button styling
@@ -565,12 +580,22 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 				"--btn-secondary-hover-bg",
 				theme.secondary_button_hover_background_color
 			);
+		} else if (theme.secondary_button_background_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty(
+				"--btn-secondary-hover-bg",
+				theme.secondary_button_background_color
+			);
 		}
 		if (theme.secondary_button_hover_text_color) {
 			root.style.setProperty(
 				"--btn-secondary-hover-color",
 				theme.secondary_button_hover_text_color
 			);
+		} else if (theme.secondary_button_text_color) {
+			root.style.setProperty(
+				"--btn-secondary-hover-color",
+				theme.secondary_button_text_color
+			);
 		}
 
 		// Main body and content area styling
@@ -656,6 +681,8 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		this.toggleSidebar();
 		this.toggleSearchBar();
 		this.setDefaultApp();
+		this.applyFixedSidebarBehavior();
+		this.performInitialSidebarLoginRedirect();
 		if (
 			this.themeData.carousel &&
 			this.themeData.carousel.images &&
@@ -736,6 +763,161 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Force Desk to always use a single, fixed workspace sidebar
+	 * Uses the 'fixed_sidebar' link field from the Desk Theme doctype
+	 */
+	applyFixedSidebarBehavior() {
+		// Only applicable inside Desk (not on login page)
+		if (
+			document.body.classList.contains("login-page") ||
+			document.querySelector("#page-login")
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!this.themeData || !this.themeData.fixed_sidebar) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (typeof frappe === "undefined" || !frappe.app || !frappe.app.sidebar) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const sidebar = frappe.app.sidebar;
+
+		// Only patch once
+		if (sidebar.__fixed_sidebar_patched) {
+			return;
+		}
+		sidebar.__fixed_sidebar_patched = true;
+
+		const fixedSidebarLabel = this.themeData.fixed_sidebar;
+
+		// Override sidebar switching methods to always use the configured sidebar
+		sidebar.set_workspace_sidebar = function () {
+			this.setup(fixedSidebarLabel);
+			this.set_active_workspace_item();
+		};
+
+		sidebar.show_sidebar_for_module = function () {
+			// No-op: keep using the fixed sidebar
+			return;
+		};
+
+		sidebar.set_sidebar_for_page = function () {
+			this.setup(fixedSidebarLabel);
+		};
+
+		// Apply immediately for current page if possible
+		try {
+			sidebar.setup(fixedSidebarLabel);
+			sidebar.set_active_workspace_item();
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Silent fail – sidebar might not be fully initialised yet
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * On first Desk load after login, redirect user directly to a page
+	 * derived from the fixed sidebar (first link item), instead of the
+	 * default desktop / workspace landing.
+	 */
+	performInitialSidebarLoginRedirect() {
+		// Only run once per browser tab (use sessionStorage so it persists across reloads)
+		const redirectFlagKey = "frappe_desk_theme_sidebar_redirect_done";
+		try {
+			if (sessionStorage.getItem(redirectFlagKey) === "1") {
+				return;
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// If sessionStorage is unavailable, fall back to in-memory flag
+			if (this.didInitialSidebarLoginRedirect) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Must be enabled in theme and have a fixed sidebar configured
+		if (
+			!this.themeData ||
+			!this.themeData.redirect_to_sidebar_on_login ||
+			!this.themeData.fixed_sidebar
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Not applicable on the login page
+		if (
+			document.body.classList.contains("login-page") ||
+			document.querySelector("#page-login")
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Only act inside Desk
+		if (!window.location.pathname.startsWith("/desk")) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (typeof frappe === "undefined" || !frappe.get_route || !frappe.boot) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const route = frappe.get_route() || [];
+
+		// Heuristic: only redirect from generic initial desk routes
+		// We *don't* treat specific workspace routes as initial, so reloads
+		// on "Workspaces / <Something>" won't be redirected.
+		const isInitialDeskRoute = route.length === 0 || route[0] === "desktop";
+
+		if (!isInitialDeskRoute) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const fixedSidebarLabel = this.themeData.fixed_sidebar;
+		const sidebarBoot = frappe.boot.workspace_sidebar_item || {};
+		const sidebarKey = (fixedSidebarLabel || "").toLowerCase();
+		const sidebarData = sidebarBoot[sidebarKey];
+
+		if (!sidebarData || !Array.isArray(sidebarData.items) || !sidebarData.items.length) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Choose first link-type item from the configured sidebar
+		const firstLink = sidebarData.items.find((item) => item.type === "Link" && item.link_to);
+		if (!firstLink) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.didInitialSidebarLoginRedirect = true;
+		try {
+			sessionStorage.setItem(redirectFlagKey, "1");
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Ignore storage errors
+		}
+
+		try {
+			const linkType = (firstLink.link_type || "").toLowerCase();
+
+			if (linkType === "workspace") {
+				// Open workspace from sidebar link
+				frappe.set_route("Workspaces", firstLink.link_to);
+			} else if (linkType === "doctype") {
+				// Go to list view for the DocType
+				frappe.set_route("List", firstLink.link_to);
+			} else if (linkType === "page") {
+				// Use desk/page-name instead of desk/Page/page-name
+				frappe.set_route(firstLink.link_to);
+			} else if (linkType === "report") {
+				frappe.set_route("query-report", firstLink.link_to);
+			} else if (linkType === "url") {
+				window.location.href = firstLink.link_to;
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Silent fail – don't break desk if redirect fails
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Create and display footer in desk view using HTML template
 	 * Much more efficient than creating DOM elements dynamically
@@ -931,6 +1113,8 @@ class FrappeDeskTheme {
 		let footerTimeout;
 		const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
 			this.toggleSearchBar();
+			this.applyFixedSidebarBehavior();
+			this.performInitialSidebarLoginRedirect();
 
 			// Debounce footer creation to avoid performance issues
 			clearTimeout(footerTimeout);
@@ -1071,8 +1255,43 @@ if (document.readyState === "loading") {
 	// DOM is still loading, wait for DOMContentLoaded event
 	document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
 		window.frappeDeskTheme = new FrappeDeskTheme();
+		// Hook into Frappe's reload / clear cache button to also refresh theme
+		attachFrappeReloadThemeHook();
 	});
 } else {
 	// DOM is already loaded, initialize immediately
 	window.frappeDeskTheme = new FrappeDeskTheme();
+	attachFrappeReloadThemeHook();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attach a hook so that when the user clicks Frappe's
+ * "Reload / Clear Cache" button, the desk theme cache
+ * is cleared and refreshed as well.
+ */
+function attachFrappeReloadThemeHook() {
+	if (typeof frappe === "undefined") return;
+	if (!frappe.ui || !frappe.ui.toolbar || !frappe.ui.toolbar.clear_cache) return;
+
+	// Avoid double-wrapping
+	if (frappe.ui.toolbar.__theme_reload_hooked) {
+		return;
+	}
+	frappe.ui.toolbar.__theme_reload_hooked = true;
+
+	const originalClearCache = frappe.ui.toolbar.clear_cache;
+
+	frappe.ui.toolbar.clear_cache = function () {
+		try {
+			if (window.frappeDeskTheme) {
+				// Clear local theme cache and force a fresh fetch
+				window.frappeDeskTheme.clearCache();
+				window.frappeDeskTheme.refreshTheme();
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Ignore theme errors; still allow core clear_cache to run
+		}
+
+		return originalClearCache.apply(this, arguments);
+	};
 }
diff --git a/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/sidebar/sidebar_override.bundle.js b/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/sidebar/sidebar_override.bundle.js
index 8546ca2..ddd99a4 100644
--- a/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/sidebar/sidebar_override.bundle.js
+++ b/frappe_desk_theme/public/js/sidebar/sidebar_override.bundle.js
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class CustomSidebar extends frappe.ui.Sidebar {
 		const current_route = frappe.get_route();
 		if (!current_route || !current_route.length) return;
 
-		const current_item = current_route[1];
-		if (!current_item) return;
+		// For workspaces: route is ["Workspaces", workspace_name]. For doctype list: ["List", "DocType", ...].
+		// For Page doctype: route is ["page-name"] (desk/page-name) or ["Page", "page-name"] (desk/Page/page-name).
+		const current_item = current_route[1] || current_route[0];
 
 		const $match = this.$sidebar.find(`.sidebar-item-container[item-name="${current_item}"]`);
 		if ($match.length) {
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class CustomSidebar extends frappe.ui.Sidebar {
 
 		this.prepare_sidebar(root_pages, sidebar_section, this.wrapper.find(".sidebar-items"));
 
+		// Rewrite Page links from desk/Page/page-name or desk/page/page-name to desk/page-name
+		sidebar_section.find(".item-anchor[href]").each(function () {
+			const href = $(this).attr("href") || "";
+			const match = href.match(/^\/desk\/(?:Page|page)\/([^/?#]+)/);
+			if (match) {
+				$(this).attr("href", "/desk/" + match[1]);
+			}
+		});
+
 		if (Object.keys(root_pages).length === 0) {
 			sidebar_section.addClass("hidden");
 		}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 79f8dc5..c60b79f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ dependencies = [
 requires = ["flit_core >=3.4,<4"]
 build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 
-# These dependencies are only installed when developer mode is enabled
-[tool.bench.dev-dependencies]
-# package_name = "~=1.1.0"
+[tool.bench.frappe-dependencies]
+frappe = ">=16.0.0,<17.0.0"
+
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 110