diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
index 419e6bc4..c07f9f5a 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/Layout.vue
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import VPNav from './components/VPNav.vue'
 import VPSidebar from './components/VPSidebar.vue'
 import VPSkipLink from './components/VPSkipLink.vue'
 import { useData } from './composables/data'
+import { useInert } from './composables/inert'
 import { useCloseSidebarOnEscape, useSidebar } from './composables/sidebar'
-import { inertState } from './composables/inert'
 
 const {
   isOpen: isSidebarOpen,
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ useCloseSidebarOnEscape(isSidebarOpen, closeSidebar)
 
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
 
+const inert = useInert()
+
 const slots = useSlots()
 const heroImageSlotExists = computed(() => !!slots['home-hero-image'])
 
@@ -34,9 +36,9 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
 <template>
   <div v-if="frontmatter.layout !== false" class="Layout" :class="frontmatter.pageClass" >
     <slot name="layout-top" />
-    <VPSkipLink :inert="inertState.inertSkipLink" />
+    <VPSkipLink :inert="inert.skipLink" />
     <VPBackdrop class="backdrop" :show="isSidebarOpen" @click="closeSidebar" />
-    <VPNav :inert="inertState.inertNav">
+    <VPNav :inert="inert.nav">
       <template #nav-bar-title-before><slot name="nav-bar-title-before" /></template>
       <template #nav-bar-title-after><slot name="nav-bar-title-after" /></template>
       <template #nav-bar-content-before><slot name="nav-bar-content-before" /></template>
@@ -44,14 +46,14 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
       <template #nav-screen-content-before><slot name="nav-screen-content-before" /></template>
       <template #nav-screen-content-after><slot name="nav-screen-content-after" /></template>
     </VPNav>
-    <VPLocalNav :inert="inertState.inertLocalNav" :open="isSidebarOpen" @open-menu="openSidebar" />
+    <VPLocalNav :inert="inert.localNav" :open="isSidebarOpen" @open-menu="openSidebar" />
 
-    <VPSidebar :inert="inertState.inertSidebar" :open="isSidebarOpen">
+    <VPSidebar :inert="inert.sidebar" :open="isSidebarOpen">
       <template #sidebar-nav-before><slot name="sidebar-nav-before" /></template>
       <template #sidebar-nav-after><slot name="sidebar-nav-after" /></template>
     </VPSidebar>
 
-    <VPContent :inert="inertState.inertContent">
+    <VPContent :inert="inert.content">
       <template #page-top><slot name="page-top" /></template>
       <template #page-bottom><slot name="page-bottom" /></template>
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ provide('hero-image-slot-exists', heroImageSlotExists)
       <template #aside-ads-after><slot name="aside-ads-after" /></template>
     </VPContent>
 
-    <VPFooter :inert="inertState.inertFooter" />
+    <VPFooter :inert="inert.footer" />
     <slot name="layout-bottom" />
   </div>
   <Content v-else />
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
index bb85588a..ec9fcbad 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPDocFooterLastUpdated.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watchEffect, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
+import { clientComputed } from '../support/reactivity'
 
 const { theme, page, frontmatter, lang } = useData()
 
@@ -8,21 +9,13 @@ const date = computed(
   () => new Date(frontmatter.value.lastUpdated ?? page.value.lastUpdated)
 )
 const isoDatetime = computed(() => date.value.toISOString())
-const datetime = ref('')
 
-// set time on mounted hook to avoid hydration mismatch due to
-// potential differences in timezones of the server and clients
-onMounted(() => {
-  watchEffect(() => {
-    datetime.value = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
-      theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions?.forceLocale ? lang.value : undefined,
-      theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions ?? {
-        dateStyle: 'short',
-        timeStyle: 'short'
-      }
-    ).format(date.value)
-  })
-})
+const datetime = clientComputed(() => {
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(
+    theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions?.forceLocale ? lang.value : undefined,
+    theme.value.lastUpdated?.formatOptions ?? { dateStyle: 'short', timeStyle: 'short' }
+  ).format(date.value)
+}, '')
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
index eee30a71..b984dfa9 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { useFocusTrap } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
 import { onContentUpdated } from 'vitepress'
 import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { resolveTitle, type MenuItem } from '../composables/outline'
 import VPDocOutlineItem from './VPDocOutlineItem.vue'
 import VPIconChevronRight from './icons/VPIconChevronRight.vue'
-import { useFocusTrap } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFocusTrap'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   headers: MenuItem[]
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
index ce18f4a3..52ba826a 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPNavBar.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { useWindowScroll } from '@vueuse/core'
-import { ref, watchPostEffect } from 'vue'
+import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { useLocalNav } from '../composables/local-nav'
 import { useSidebar } from '../composables/sidebar'
@@ -25,20 +25,25 @@ const { y } = useWindowScroll()
 const { hasSidebar } = useSidebar()
 const { hasLocalNav } = useLocalNav()
 const { frontmatter } = useData()
+const navbar = ref<HTMLElement>()
 
-const classes = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({})
-
-watchPostEffect(() => {
-  classes.value = {
+const classes = computed(() => {
+  return {
+    'top': frontmatter.value.layout === 'home' && y.value === 0,
     'has-sidebar': hasSidebar.value,
     'has-local-nav': hasLocalNav.value,
-    top: frontmatter.value.layout === 'home' && y.value === 0,
+  }
+})
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  if (frontmatter.value.layout === 'home' && y.value !== 0) {
+    navbar.value?.classList.remove('top')
   }
 })
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="VPNavBar" :class="classes">
+  <div class="VPNavBar" :class="classes" ref="navbar">
     <div class="wrapper">
       <div class="container">
         <div class="title">
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts
index a41583d8..676a5e1c 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/inert.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
-import { computed, reactive } from 'vue'
+import { reactive } from 'vue'
+import { clientComputed } from '../support/reactivity'
 
 export const inertControls = reactive({
-  isSidebarOpen: false,
   isScreenOpen: false,
+  isSidebarOpen: false,
   isSidebarVisible: false
 })
 
-export const inertState = reactive({
-  inertSkipLink: computed(
-    () => inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
-  ),
-  inertNav: computed(() => inertControls.isSidebarOpen),
-  inertLocalNav: computed(
-    () => inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
-  ),
-  inertSidebar: computed(
-    () => !inertControls.isSidebarVisible || inertControls.isScreenOpen
-  ),
-  inertContent: computed(
-    () => inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
-  ),
-  inertFooter: computed(
-    () => inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
-  )
-})
+export function useInert() {
+  return clientComputed(() => ({
+    skipLink: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    nav: inertControls.isSidebarOpen,
+    localNav: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    sidebar: !inertControls.isSidebarVisible || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    content: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen,
+    footer: inertControls.isSidebarOpen || inertControls.isScreenOpen
+  }))
+}
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
index 680884ca..e39f9ed3 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/nav.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export function useNav() {
       } else {
         inertControls.isScreenOpen = screenOpen
       }
-    }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
   )
 
   const route = useRoute()
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
index 9ab0aa70..029443f6 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/sidebar.ts
@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ export function useSidebar() {
   const isSidebarEnabled = computed(() => hasSidebar.value && is960.value)
 
   watch(
-    () => [hasSidebar.value, is960.value, isOpen.value],
-    ([sb, mq, o]) => {
+    () => [isSidebarEnabled.value, isOpen.value],
+    ([sidebarEnabled, o]) => {
       if (o) {
-        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = inertControls.isSidebarOpen = true
+        inertControls.isSidebarOpen = true
+        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = true
       } else {
         inertControls.isSidebarOpen = false
-        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = sb && mq
+        inertControls.isSidebarVisible = sidebarEnabled
       }
     },
     { immediate: true }
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts b/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5c4649e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/support/reactivity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {
+  onMounted,
+  shallowReadonly,
+  shallowRef,
+  toValue,
+  watchEffect,
+  type ShallowRef
+} from 'vue'
+
+export function clientComputed<T extends {}>(
+  fn: () => T,
+  defaultValue: any = {},
+  options?: { flush?: 'pre' | 'post' | 'sync' }
+): Readonly<ShallowRef<T>> {
+  const data = shallowRef<T>(toValue(defaultValue))
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    watchEffect(() => {
+      data.value = toValue(fn)
+    }, options)
+  })
+
+  return shallowReadonly(data)
+}
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/without-fonts.ts b/src/client/theme-default/without-fonts.ts
index 486d5299..35532c38 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/without-fonts.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/without-fonts.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export { default as VPTeamPageTitle } from './components/VPTeamPageTitle.vue'
 export { default as VPTeamPageSection } from './components/VPTeamPageSection.vue'
 export { default as VPTeamMembers } from './components/VPTeamMembers.vue'
 
-export { inertControls, inertState } from './composables/inert'
 export { useSidebar } from './composables/sidebar'
 export { useLocalNav } from './composables/local-nav'