This project is a robust Next.js 15 blog starter template, designed for developers seeking a modern, performant, and easily customizable blogging solution. It fully embraces React Server Components and the App Router, offering a cutting-edge architecture for server-rendered content. The blog is seamlessly integrated with Wisp CMS, providing an intuitive, medium-like editorial experience that eliminates the need for markdown, allowing content creators to focus purely on writing.
About Wisp CMS: Wisp is a contemporary Content Management System specifically built for integrating blogs into websites. Its user-friendly interface simplifies the content creation process, making it accessible even for non-technical users.
Key Features:
- Modern Architecture: Built with Next.js 15, utilizing the App Router and React Server Components for optimal performance and scalability.
- Responsive Design: Ensures a beautiful and functional layout across all devices, from desktops to mobile phones.
- Content Management: Powered by Wisp CMS, offering a streamlined, markdown-free editorial workflow.
- Tag-based Filtering: Allows users to easily filter blog posts by relevant tags, enhancing content discoverability.
- Theming: Supports both light and dark modes for a personalized user experience.
- SEO & Discoverability: Includes automatic hierarchical sitemap generation, Open Graph image generation, and RSS Feed support.
- AI-Powered Recommendations: Features automatic suggestions for related blog posts, improving user engagement.
- Developer-Friendly: Easily configurable and customizable, serving as an excellent upgrade path from traditional static site generators like Jekyll, Hugo, Gatsby, Contentlayer, or ContentCollections.
Technologies Used:
- Next.js 15: The core framework, leveraging App Router and TypeScript for robust development.
- Wisp: The headless CMS for managing and publishing blog posts.
- Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
- Shadcn UI: A collection of beautifully designed, re-usable UI components.
- TypeScript: Ensures type safety and improves code quality.
- ESLint: For static code analysis and maintaining code standards.
- next/font: For optimized font loading and performance.
Getting Started & Support: A comprehensive 3-part video tutorial is available to guide users through running the blog locally, personalizing it, and deploying it. Detailed documentation is also provided on Wisp's documentation site, covering everything from initial setup to advanced configurations.
