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PageHeader can be used to wrap masthead or hold a third-party custom header.

Fixes #12624

Assisted-by: Cursor

Tried to get it consistent with patternfly/patternfly#8567, but let me know if I'm missing something here.

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  • New Features

    • Added a reusable PageHeader component for custom page header content.
    • Supports configurable HTML elements, CSS classes, child content, and additional properties.
    • Exported PageHeader as part of the Page component API.
  • Documentation

    • Updated Page guidance to clarify that PageHeader wraps custom header content, not a Masthead.
    • Added an example demonstrating a custom page header with masthead and toolbar content.

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Walkthrough

Adds a public PageHeader component with configurable elements, classes, children, and forwarded props. Integrates it with the Page masthead prop, exports it from the Page barrel, and adds tests, documentation, an example, and package updates.

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PageHeader masthead support

Layer / File(s) Summary
PageHeader component and public export
packages/react-core/src/components/Page/PageHeader.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Page/index.ts, packages/react-core/src/components/Page/__tests__/PageHeader.test.tsx
Adds PageHeader and PageHeaderProps. The component renders configurable elements, applies page-header styles, forwards props, and is exported publicly. Tests cover these behaviors.
Page masthead integration and validation
packages/react-core/src/components/Page/Page.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Page/__tests__/Page.test.tsx
Updates the masthead documentation to describe PageHeader as a wrapper for custom header content. Tests verify direct PageHeader rendering and remove the nested Masthead case.
PageHeader documentation and example
packages/react-core/src/components/Page/examples/Page.md, packages/react-core/src/components/Page/examples/PageHeaderContent.tsx
Documents PageHeader and adds an example with Masthead, branding, Toolbar, and PageSection content.
PatternFly version updates
packages/react-core/package.json, packages/react-docs/package.json, packages/react-icons/package.json, packages/react-styles/package.json, packages/react-tokens/package.json
Updates the PatternFly prerelease version from 6.6.0-prerelease.20 to 6.6.0-prerelease.39.

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PageHeader exposes a ref prop but does not forward it to the rendered header element, so consumers relying on that ref may not receive the expected DOM reference. The change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up on this bounded API issue.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Page
  participant PageHeader
  participant Masthead
  participant Toolbar
  Page->>PageHeader: renders masthead content
  PageHeader->>Masthead: renders custom header content
  Masthead->>Toolbar: renders toolbar content
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The pull request adds and exports PageHeader, verifies that Page accepts it through the masthead prop, and includes tests and examples. The additive API supports the non-breaking requirement.
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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Page/PageHeader.tsx`:
- Around line 13-22: Update PageHeader to use React.forwardRef, accept the
forwarded ref separately from its props, and pass it to the rendered Component
while preserving existing className and prop behavior. Add a test verifying that
a ref attached to PageHeader points to the rendered element.
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Comment on lines +13 to +22
export const PageHeader: React.FunctionComponent<PageHeaderProps> = ({
className,
children,
component = 'div',
...props
}: PageHeaderProps) => {
const Component = component as any;

return (
<Component {...props} className={css(styles.pageHeader, className)}>

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- candidate files ---'
fd -i 'PageHeader|Page' packages/react-core/src/components | head -80

printf '%s\n' '--- PageHeader outline ---'
ast-grep outline packages/react-core/src/components/Page/PageHeader.tsx

printf '%s\n' '--- PageHeader source ---'
cat -n packages/react-core/src/components/Page/PageHeader.tsx

printf '%s\n' '--- PageHeader references and tests ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- PageHeader tests ---'
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Forward the ref to the rendered element.

PageHeaderProps accepts ref, but React 18 does not pass refs to this React.FunctionComponent. PageHeader therefore renders without attaching the ref, so ref.current remains unset. Wrap the component with React.forwardRef and pass the ref to Component. Add a test for the rendered element.

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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Page/PageHeader.tsx` around lines 13 - 22,
Update PageHeader to use React.forwardRef, accept the forwarded ref separately
from its props, and pass it to the rendered Component while preserving existing
className and prop behavior. Add a test verifying that a ref attached to
PageHeader points to the rendered element.

PageHeader can be used to wrap masthead or hold a third-party custom header.

Fixes patternfly#12624

Assisted-by: Cursor

test(`Renders with class ${styles.pageHeader} by default`, () => {
render(<PageHeader>Header content</PageHeader>);
expect(screen.getByText('Header content')).toHaveClass(styles.pageHeader);

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expect(screen.getByText('Header content')).toHaveClass(styles.pageHeader);
expect(screen.getByText('Header content')).toHaveClass(styles.pageHeader, { exact: true };

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Just a couple of small nits, nothing blocking.

Comment on lines +26 to +35
<Masthead>
<MastheadMain>
<MastheadBrand>
<MastheadLogo href="https://patternfly.org" target="_blank">
Logo
</MastheadLogo>
</MastheadBrand>
</MastheadMain>
<MastheadContent>{headerToolbar}</MastheadContent>
</Masthead>

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Can we update this to just say "Page header" or something like that so we aren't including the masthead? I put "Custom header" In core, but IMO it's probably better as "Page header". wdyt?

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export const PageHeader: React.FunctionComponent<PageHeaderProps> = ({
className,
children,
component = 'div',

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Should this default to a header element? Looking at the RHDS primary navigation, there is no header element included as far as I can tell, and on https://images.redhat.com/, looks like Matt added a <header class="hb-app-header"> element to wrap the global header. It is worth noting, <rh-navigation-primary> has role="navigation". wdyt @thatblindgeye?

return (
<Page masthead={pageHeader}>
<PageSection aria-labelledby="section-1">
<h2 id="section-1">Page header example section 1</h2>

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Separate problem, but I'm surprised we don't have a bunch of a11y violations from these IDs repeated across the examples.

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