Nextjs Velite Blog Template

Next.js 14 Static Blog Template with Velite & Shadcn/UI

This repository provides a ready-to-use static blog template built with the latest Next.js 14 App Router. It integrates Velite for content management from local files, Tailwind CSS for flexible styling, Shadcn/UI for pre-built accessible components, and MDX for enhanced markdown capabilities. Ideal for developers looking to quickly launch a modern, feature-rich blog with excellent SEO and dynamic Open Graph image generation. Follow the YouTube tutorial for a guided setup.

Features:

• MDX Component Support: Integrate custom React components directly within your markdown content for richer articles.
• Shadcn/UI Integration: Utilize a collection of beautifully designed, accessible, and customizable UI components out-of-the-box.
• Blog Pagination: Enables easy navigation through multiple pages of blog posts for better user experience.
• Dynamic Open Graph Images: Automatically generate unique social media preview images for each blog post, enhancing shareability.
• Syntax Highlighting: Enhance code block readability with themeable syntax highlighting, powered by rehype-pretty-code.
• Next.js 14 Foundation: Built using the latest Next.js features, including the App Router, for optimal performance and developer experience.
• SEO Best Practices: Implements Next.js SEO techniques like dynamic metadata for improved search engine visibility.
• Velite Content Management: Manage blog content efficiently and type-safely from local MDX files using Velite.
• Tailwind CSS Styling: Employs the utility-first Tailwind CSS framework for rapid, responsive, and customizable styling.

Summary:

This template offers a comprehensive starting point for developers aiming to create a performant static blog. It combines Next.js 14's power with Velite for type-safe content from MDX files, Shadcn/UI for polished components, MDX for flexible content creation, and Tailwind CSS for styling. Key features like pagination, dynamic OG images, and syntax highlighting are included, making it a robust solution for modern blogging needs and quick project scaffolding.