Next.js CMS Content Collections Template

Structured content for SEO‑ready Next.js

Model your content once and render it everywhere. This template pairs type‑safe collections with MDX components for flexible, fast publishing.

Features

• Typed collections with schema validation
• MDX support with reusable UI components
• SEO metadata and clean URL patterns
• Previews & drafts for editorial workflows
• Image optimization and responsive media

Implement in 3 steps

Use cases

• Technical blogs with code blocks and tabs
• Documentation with versioned sections
• Changelogs with automated release notes

Best practices

• Standardize slugs; keep titles and descriptions concise and keyword‑focused.
• Generate social cards and alt text for every entry.
• Validate links and images in CI to prevent broken pages.

Architecture

Keep content schemas and rendering concerns separate. Collections define the structure and validation, while MDX components handle presentation. Use shared types across authoring and rendering for safety.

• Collections: title, slug, summary, body, dates, tags
• Assets: images with alt text and captions
• Relations: cross‑link related content items

SEO & internationalization

• Generate per‑page meta tags, structured data, and canonical links.
• Support localized slugs and hreflang for translated entries.
• Provide language switchers and persist preferences.

Editorial workflow

• Draft → review → publish states with preview links.
• Change history and authorship metadata for each entry.
• Automated link checking and image optimization in CI.

Performance & caching

• Incremental static regeneration (ISR) for fast, fresh pages.
• Cache collection queries and bust caches on publish.
• Lazy‑load heavy media and compress images.

Accessibility

• Ensure headings are hierarchical and link text is descriptive.
• Provide alt text for all images; avoid conveying meaning with color alone.
• Maintain sufficient contrast and keyboard navigability in MDX components.

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