Content Needs Flexibility
As a developer, I want control. As a content editor (or client), I want ease. Sanity strikes that balance by offering structured content models that are flexible, reusable, and completely customizable.
I no longer have to trade off between developer experience and editor usability.
Why It Works So Well With Next.js
Sanity provides real-time APIs, which work perfectly with Next.js’ static generation or server-side rendering options. Whether you’re building a blog, a portfolio or a documentation hub — fetching and rendering content is smooth and fast.
This also decouples the frontend from the content backend, making it easier to evolve each part independently.
Schema-First Thinking
Sanity’s approach encourages you to define your content structures thoughtfully. That means thinking about fields, relationships and document types, much like you would with a database.
This aligns perfectly with how I like to work: starting with structure, then building out logic and UI.
It’s Not Just for Blogs
Though I use Sanity for my blog, it’s powerful enough to handle landing pages, SEO config, testimonials, FAQs and anything content-driven. You define the models and Sanity provides the tools to manage them.
Closing Thought:
Using Sanity with Next.js feels like content development done right, clean, customizable and scalable. It’s a stack that grows with you, and one I’ll keep coming back to for future projects.