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Learn NEXT.JS 14 🔥 Build a Static Markdown Blog Site: Dive into NEXT.JS 14 with your pals and whip up a killer blog using Markdown files. It’s like magic – just files become an awesome blog. No need to worry about fetching data, NEXT.JS does it effortlessly. Let’s rock this tutorial and create something epic! 💥📝🚀

Introduction 🚀

In this tutorial, we will be learning about NEXT.JS 14 and how its features can be used to build a static Markdown blog site.

Building an Awesome Blog with NEXT.JS 14 📝

We will learn how to generate an awesome blog using Markdown files in our local environment. This tutorial will walk us through the process of generating a static blog that is powered by NEXT.JS 14.

Key Takeaways

• Technology: We’ll learn about NEXT.JS 14 and its features.
• Static Blog: We’ll understand how to generate a static blog from Markdown files.

Getting Started with the Project 💻

First off, if you’re familiar with React, this tutorial will be helpful for you as we are focusing on learning how to build applications using NEXT.JS. Let’s get started by creating a new project using the command npx create--app and configuring it according to our needs.

| Type       | Description             |
|:-----------|:------------------------|
| Technology | NEXT.JS 14              |
| Tool       | npx create--app         |

Project Structure and Setup 🗄️

Once the project is created, we will open it in our code editor and organize the project files accordingly. We’ll also write out the Markdown files to structure our blog posts.

File Organization

• Top-Level Directories: recipes, utils
• Recipes: Writing Markdown files to organize our blog posts.

FAQ

• What is the purpose of separating the recipes and utils directories?
  • The recipes directory is for organizing our blog posts, while the utils directory is used for other project-related functionalities.

Markdown Content and Styling ⭐

We will style our blog posts using Markdown syntax and add metadata to our blog posts for better organization. We’ll also learn how to use the gray matter library for handling metadata in our Markdown files.

| Feature       | Description                                                                                         |
|:--------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Styling       | Using Markdown syntax to style the blog posts.                                                       |
| MetaData      | Utilizing the `gray matter` library for adding metadata to the Markdown files.                     |
| Organization  | Proper structuring and categorization of blog posts using sub-folders and metadata in Markdown files.|

Setting Dynamic Routes and Rendering Markdown Content 🔄

We will create dynamic routes in our project and render the Markdown content using markdown-to-jsx library. This will enable us to generate static pages for our blog posts.

Rendering Markdown Content

• Utilizing markdown-to-jsx for rendering Markdown content as a React component.

| Feature           | Description                                                                                          |
|:------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Dynamic Routes    | Creating dynamic routes for generating static pages for each blog post.                               |
| Markdown Rendering| Using `markdown-to-jsx` library to render Markdown content as a React component.                      |

Conclusion 🌟

In this tutorial, we learned about how to build a static Markdown blog site using NEXT.JS 14. We explored various aspects, including project setup, Markdown content styling, and rendering dynamic routes. This has equipped us with the skills to create personalized static blog sites using the power of NEXT.JS.

Key Takeaway

• Empowerment: You now have the knowledge and skills to create a static Markdown blog site using NEXT.JS 14.
• Personalization: Use your creativity to further customize your blog site with various styling options.