Make a Site with Next.js and Contentful

Integrating Next.js with Contentful provides a robust architecture for creating dynamic, content-rich websites. Next.js is a React framework that enables developers to build static, server-rendered, and hybrid web applications with ease. It’s designed for optimal user and developer experience, offering features like fast page loads, automatic code splitting, and simple page-based routing. Contentful comes into play as a headless Content Management System (CMS), offering a backend to manage content that’s delivered through APIs for display on any device. This combination allows for seamless content updates and deployments. By leveraging Contentful’s content infrastructure, developers can structure their content once and deliver it with the speed of Next.js to any channel, ensuring a consistent content experience across platforms. This setup is ideal for developers looking to streamline the content delivery process without compromising on the user experience offered by modern web technologies.

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Set up Nextjs with Contentful

Create and manage content models in Contentful

Fetch data using the Contentful client

Render recipe data from Contentful

Implement Contentful images in Nextjs

Style components with Styled JSX

Generate static paths for dynamic content

Display rich text content from Contentful

Deploy a Nextjs application to Vercel

Use Incremental Static Regeneration

Implement fallback pages for dynamic paths

Set up conditional redirects in Nextjs

Create a custom 404 error page

Configure Vercel deploy hooks for updates

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Set up Nextjs with Contentful

Create and manage content models in Contentful

Fetch data using the Contentful client

Render recipe data from Contentful

Implement Contentful images in Nextjs

Style components with Styled JSX

Generate static paths for dynamic content

Display rich text content from Contentful

Deploy a Nextjs application to Vercel

Use Incremental Static Regeneration

Implement fallback pages for dynamic paths

Set up conditional redirects in Nextjs

Create a custom 404 error page

Configure Vercel deploy hooks for updates

Make a Site with Next.js and Contentful

Overview

Skills Learned

Set up Nextjs with Contentful

Create and manage content models in Contentful

Fetch data using the Contentful client

Render recipe data from Contentful

Implement Contentful images in Nextjs

Style components with Styled JSX

Generate static paths for dynamic content

Display rich text content from Contentful

Deploy a Nextjs application to Vercel

Use Incremental Static Regeneration

Implement fallback pages for dynamic paths

Set up conditional redirects in Nextjs

Create a custom 404 error page

Configure Vercel deploy hooks for updates

Skills Learned

Set up Nextjs with Contentful

Create and manage content models in Contentful

Fetch data using the Contentful client

Render recipe data from Contentful

Implement Contentful images in Nextjs

Style components with Styled JSX

Generate static paths for dynamic content

Display rich text content from Contentful

Deploy a Nextjs application to Vercel

Use Incremental Static Regeneration

Implement fallback pages for dynamic paths

Set up conditional redirects in Nextjs

Create a custom 404 error page

Configure Vercel deploy hooks for updates

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