@php
    // Items store a plain path slug in `url` or `route` (not a registered
    // Laravel route name); url() passes absolute URLs (like the Newsletters
    // item's substack link) through unchanged, so this works for both.
    $menuItemHref = function ($item) {
        $path = $item->url ?: $item->route;

        return $path ? url(rtrim($path, '/') . '/') : '#';
    };
@endphp
@foreach ($items as $item)
    <li>
        <a href="{{ $menuItemHref($item) }}"
            target="{{ $item->target ?: '_self' }}"
            @if (($item->target ?: '_self') === '_blank') rel="noopener noreferrer" @endif>{{ $item->title }}</a>
    </li>
@endforeach