Next.js for Server-Side Rendering and SEO
One of the main reasons I chose Next.js is because of its built-in support for server-side rendering (SSR). SSR is important for several reasons, but perhaps most importantly, it can greatly improve a website's search engine optimization (SEO). By rendering pages on the server and sending fully formed HTML to the client, search engines can more easily crawl and index your content, leading to better search engine rankings.
Next.js also has a very intuitive and easy-to-use API for dynamic routing and server-side data fetching, which makes it a great fit for a blog website where the content is constantly changing and being updated.
Sanity for Headless CMS and Content Management
While Next.js is great for rendering web pages, it doesn't come with a built-in content management system (CMS). That's where Sanity comes in. Sanity is a headless CMS that provides an easy way to manage and organize your website's content.
One of the things I really like about Sanity is its flexible data model. You can define custom data schemas and use them to create rich content types, such as blog posts, articles, and reviews. This makes it easy to create and manage complex content structures without having to worry about the underlying database schema.
Another advantage of Sanity is its real-time collaboration and version control. Multiple users can work on the same content at the same time, and changes are tracked and versioned, making it easy to roll back to previous versions if needed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I chose Next.js and Sanity for my blogging website because they both provide powerful and flexible tools for building, managing, and serving content. Next.js provides great support for server-side rendering and dynamic routing, which makes it a great choice for a blog website. And Sanity provides a robust and easy-to-use content management system that makes it easy to organize and manage content. Together, these two technologies make for a powerful and effective combination that has allowed me to create a beautiful and functional blogging website.