Articles tagged with #Next.js
An ISR page keeps serving old HTML past its revalidate window. Read the x-vercel-cache header, force an on-demand revalidate, and fix the real cause: edge shadowing, a failing background render, or a path mismatch.
next-mdx-remote was archived in April 2026 and Contentlayer is unmaintained. Here is what actually works for a Next.js 16 content site now — core MDX on RSC, next-mdx-remote-client, mdx-bundler, contentlayer2, and Velite, compared on DX, build time, and lock-in.
Editors should not wait for a redeploy to fix a typo. Wire on-demand revalidation in Next.js 16 App Router: webhook route, header secret, revalidatePath vs revalidateTag vs updateTag, and how to prove it works.
15 copy-ready Next.js App Router code review prompts for Next.js 16 — server/client boundaries, server actions, use cache, cacheTag, proxy.ts, streaming. Updated June 2026.
Astro 6 vs Next.js 16 for content sites: real version facts, hosting costs, a decision checklist, and the migration tax nobody warns you about.
Skip the 20-hour course. These eight App Router concepts explain why your Next.js 16 code behaves the way it does — with the async params and caching changes that break old tutorials.
Next.js does not break SEO, but Next.js 16 has real footguns: async params, streaming metadata, dynamic routes. Use this metadata, sitemap.ts, and view-source checklist before you ask Google to crawl.
Deploy Next.js on Vercel in 2026: auto-detection, env vars, custom domains, next/image allowlist, function regions, and the App Router gotchas that cost indie devs half a day.
next/image is the biggest free performance win you get — but Next.js 16 deprecated priority, made qualities required, and dropped the cache default to 4 hours. Here's what to fix.
A correct sitemap and robots.txt decide whether Google indexes your Next.js site. Here are the App Router idioms for both, verified against Next.js 16.
Next.js 16 is the default React framework in 2026 — but reaching for it on a content site costs you speed, Vercel bills, and weekends. Here is the decision, with real limits and numbers.
Static and SSR look interchangeable on a Next.js or Astro project until you scale, ship, or read the bill. Here is how to pick correctly for a content site, with real 2026 pricing and config.
Diagnose the Next.js-for-content mismatch with copy-paste benchmark commands, a real bundle/cost table, and a phased Astro 6 migration plan that keeps your SEO.