diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs b/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
index 6f7109178..979ecd2b1 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/history_buttons.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,53 @@ use log::error;
 
 use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 
+/// The properties for a [`GoBackButton`] or a [`GoForwardButton`].
 #[derive(Debug, Props)]
 pub struct HistoryButtonProps<'a> {
+    /// The children to render within the generated HTML button tag.
     pub children: Element<'a>,
 }
 
+/// A button to go back through the navigation history. Similar to a browsers back button.
+///
+/// Only works as descendant of a component calling [`use_router`], otherwise it will be inactive.
+///
+/// The button will disable itself if it is known that no prior history is available.
+///
+/// [`use_router`]: crate::hooks::use_router
+///
+/// # Panic
+/// - When the [`GoBackButton`] is not nested within another component calling the [`use_router`]
+///   hook, but only in debug builds.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust
+/// # use dioxus::prelude::*;
+/// # use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
+/// fn App(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+///     use_router(
+///         &cx,
+///         &|| RouterConfiguration {
+///             synchronous: true, // asynchronicity not needed for doc test
+///             ..Default::default()
+///         },
+///         &|| Segment::empty()
+///     );
+///
+///     render! {
+///         GoBackButton {
+///             "go back"
+///         }
+///     }
+/// }
+/// #
+/// # let mut vdom = VirtualDom::new(App);
+/// # let _ = vdom.rebuild();
+/// # assert_eq!(
+/// #     dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom),
+/// #     r#"<button disabled="true" dioxus-prevent-default="onclick">go back</button>"#
+/// # );
+/// ```
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn GoBackButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     let HistoryButtonProps { children } = cx.props;
@@ -16,12 +58,12 @@ pub fn GoBackButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     // hook up to router
     let router = match use_router_internal(&cx) {
         Some(r) => r,
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
             let msg = "`GoBackButton` must have access to a parent router";
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
             anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
         }
     };
@@ -44,6 +86,46 @@ pub fn GoBackButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     }
 }
 
+/// A button to go forward through the navigation history. Similar to a browsers forward button.
+///
+/// Only works as descendant of a component calling [`use_router`], otherwise it will be inactive.
+///
+/// The button will disable itself if it is known that no later history is available.
+///
+/// [`use_router`]: crate::hooks::use_router
+///
+/// # Panic
+/// - When the [`GoForwardButton`] is not nested within another component calling the [`use_router`]
+///   hook, but only in debug builds.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust
+/// # use dioxus::prelude::*;
+/// # use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
+/// fn App(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+///     use_router(
+///         &cx,
+///         &|| RouterConfiguration {
+///             synchronous: true, // asynchronicity not needed for doc test
+///             ..Default::default()
+///         },
+///         &|| Segment::empty()
+///     );
+///
+///     render! {
+///         GoForwardButton {
+///             "go forward"
+///         }
+///     }
+/// }
+/// #
+/// # let mut vdom = VirtualDom::new(App);
+/// # let _ = vdom.rebuild();
+/// # assert_eq!(
+/// #     dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom),
+/// #     r#"<button disabled="true" dioxus-prevent-default="onclick">go forward</button>"#
+/// # );
+/// ```
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn GoForwardButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     let HistoryButtonProps { children } = cx.props;
@@ -51,12 +133,12 @@ pub fn GoForwardButton<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, HistoryButtonProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     // hook up to router
     let router = match use_router_internal(&cx) {
         Some(r) => r,
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
             let msg = "`GoForwardButton` must have access to a parent router";
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
             anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
         }
     };
diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/link.rs b/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
index f9940c86b..c146855c5 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/link.rs
@@ -7,36 +7,99 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 /// The properties for a [`Link`].
 #[derive(Debug, Props)]
 pub struct LinkProps<'a> {
-    /// A class to apply to the generated HTML anchor when the `target` route is active.
-    ///
-    /// This overrides the `active_class` property of a [`Router`].
-    ///
-    /// [`Router`]: crate::components::Router
+    /// A class to apply to the generate HTML anchor tag if the `target` route is active.
     pub active_class: Option<&'a str>,
-    /// The children to render within the generated HTML anchor.
+    /// The children to render within the generated HTML anchor tag.
     pub children: Element<'a>,
-    /// The `class` attribute of the generated HTML anchor.
+    /// The class attribute for the generated HTML anchor tag.
     ///
-    /// When the `target` route is active, `active_class` is appended at the end.
+    /// If `active_class` is [`Some`] and the `target` route is active, `active_class` will be
+    /// appended at the end of `class`.
     pub class: Option<&'a str>,
-    /// Require the _exact_ target route to be active, for the link to be active. See
-    /// [`RouterState::is_active`](crate::state::RouterState::is_active).
+    /// Require the __exact__ `target` to be active, for the [`Link`] to be active.
+    ///
+    /// See [`RouterState::is_at`](dioxus_router_core::RouterState::is_at) for more details.
     #[props(default)]
     pub exact: bool,
-    /// The `id` attribute of the generated HTML anchor.
+    /// The id attribute for the generated HTML anchor tag.
     pub id: Option<&'a str>,
-    /// When [`true`], the `target` will be opened in a new tab.
+    /// When [`true`], the `target` route will be opened in a new tab.
+    ///
+    /// This does not change whether the [`Link`] is active or not.
     #[props(default)]
     pub new_tab: bool,
-    /// The `rel` attribute of the generated HTML anchor.
+    /// The rel attribute for the generated HTML anchor tag.
     ///
-    /// Defaults to `"noreferrer noopener"` for [`ExternalTarget`] targets.
+    /// For external `target`s, this defaults to `noopener noreferrer`.
     pub rel: Option<&'a str>,
-    /// The navigation target. Corresponds to the `href` of an HTML anchor.
+    /// The navigation target. Roughly equivalent to the href attribute of an HTML anchor tag.
     #[props(into)]
     pub target: NavigationTarget,
 }
 
+/// A link to navigate to another route.
+///
+/// Only works as descendant of a component calling [`use_router`], otherwise it will be inactive.
+///
+/// Unlike a regular HTML anchor, a [`Link`] allows the router to handle the navigation and doesn't
+/// cause the browser to load a new page.
+///
+/// However, in the background a [`Link`] still generates an anchor, which you can use for styling
+/// as normal.
+///
+/// [`use_router`]: crate::hooks::use_router
+///
+/// # External targets
+/// When the [`Link`]s target is an [`External`] target, that is used as the `href` directly. This
+/// means that a [`Link`] can always navigate to an [`External`] target.
+///
+/// This is different from a [`Navigator`], which can only navigate to external targets when the
+/// routers [`HistoryProvider`] supports it.
+///
+/// [`External`]: dioxus_router_core::navigation::NavigationTarget::External
+/// [`HistoryProvider`]: dioxus_router_core::history::HistoryProvider
+/// [`Navigator`]: dioxus_router_core::Navigator
+///
+/// # Panic
+/// - When the [`Link`] is not nested within another component calling the [`use_router`] hook, but
+///   only in debug builds.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust
+/// # use dioxus::prelude::*;
+/// # use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
+/// fn App(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+///     use_router(
+///         &cx,
+///         &|| RouterConfiguration {
+///             synchronous: true, // asynchronicity not needed for doc test
+///             ..Default::default()
+///         },
+///         &|| Segment::empty()
+///     );
+///
+///     render! {
+///         Link {
+///             active_class: "active",
+///             class: "link_class",
+///             exact: true,
+///             id: "link_id",
+///             new_tab: true,
+///             rel: "link_rel",
+///             target: "/",
+///
+///             "A fully configured link"
+///         }
+///     }
+/// }
+/// #
+/// # let mut vdom = VirtualDom::new(App);
+/// # let _ = vdom.rebuild();
+/// # assert_eq!(
+/// #     dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom),
+/// #     r#"<a href="/" dioxus-prevent-default="" class="link_class active" id="link_id" rel="link_rel" target="_blank">A fully configured link</a>"#
+/// # );
+/// ```
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn Link<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, LinkProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     let LinkProps {
@@ -53,12 +116,12 @@ pub fn Link<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, LinkProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     // hook up to router
     let router = match use_router_internal(&cx) {
         Some(r) => r,
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
             let msg = "`Link` must have access to a parent router";
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
             anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
         }
     };
@@ -85,11 +148,9 @@ pub fn Link<'a>(cx: Scope<'a, LinkProps<'a>>) -> Element {
     let is_external = matches!(target, NavigationTarget::External(_));
     let is_router_nav = !is_external && !new_tab;
     let prevent_default = is_router_nav.then_some("onclick").unwrap_or_default();
-    let rel = rel.unwrap_or(
-        is_external
-            .then_some("noopener noreferrer")
-            .unwrap_or_default(),
-    );
+    let rel = rel
+        .or_else(|| is_external.then_some("noopener noreferrer"))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
 
     render! {
         a {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs b/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
index 35c57cae4..bddb11c46 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/components/outlet.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,66 @@ use log::error;
 
 use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 
+/// The properties for an [`Outlet`].
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Props)]
 pub struct OutletProps {
+    /// Override the [`Outlet`]s nesting depth.
+    ///
+    /// By default the [`Outlet`] will find its own depth. This property overrides that depth.
+    /// Nested [`Outlet`]s will respect this override and calculate their depth based on it.
     pub depth: Option<usize>,
+    /// The content name.
+    ///
+    /// By default, the outlet will render unnamed content. If this is set to a name, the outlet
+    /// will render content for that name, defined via [`RouteContent::MultiContent`].
+    ///
+    /// [`RouteContent::MultiContent`]: dioxus_router_core::routes::RouteContent::MultiContent
     pub name: Option<Name>,
 }
 
+/// An outlet for the current content.
+///
+/// Only works as descendant of a component calling [`use_router`], otherwise it will be inactive.
+///
+/// The [`Outlet`] is aware of how many [`Outlet`]s it is nested within. It will render the content
+/// of the active route that is __exactly as deep__.
+///
+/// [`use_router`]: crate::hooks::use_router
+///
+/// # Panic
+/// - When the [`Outlet`] is not nested within another component calling the [`use_router`] hook,
+///   but only in debug builds.
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ```rust
+/// # use dioxus::prelude::*;
+/// # use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
+/// fn App(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+///     use_router(
+///         &cx,
+///         &|| RouterConfiguration {
+///             synchronous: true, // asynchronicity not needed for doc test
+///             ..Default::default()
+///         },
+///         &|| Segment::content(comp(Content))
+///     );
+///
+///     render! {
+///         h1 { "App" }
+///         Outlet { } // The content component will be rendered here
+///     }
+/// }
+///
+/// fn Content(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+///     render! {
+///         p { "Content" }
+///     }
+/// }
+/// #
+/// # let mut vdom = VirtualDom::new(App);
+/// # let _ = vdom.rebuild();
+/// # assert_eq!(dioxus_ssr::render(&vdom), "<h1>App</h1><p>Content</p>");
+/// ```
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub fn Outlet(cx: Scope<OutletProps>) -> Element {
     let OutletProps { depth, name } = cx.props;
@@ -17,12 +71,12 @@ pub fn Outlet(cx: Scope<OutletProps>) -> Element {
     // hook up to router
     let router = match use_router_internal(&cx) {
         Some(r) => r,
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
         None => {
             let msg = "`Outlet` must have access to a parent router";
             error!("{msg}, will be inactive");
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             panic!("{}", msg);
-            #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
             anyhow::bail!("{msg}");
         }
     };
diff --git a/packages/router/src/lib.rs b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
index 50f51705f..3164e0a15 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/// Components interacting with the router.
+#[deny(missing_docs)]
 pub mod components {
     pub(crate) mod default_errors;