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How to Build a Blog App with Next.js 13

Dave Gray via YouTube

Overview

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This course demonstrates how to build a blog with Next.js 13 using Markdown files, dynamic routes, metadata, and static generation. It covers project setup, Markdown rendering, custom 404 handling, and improving builds with generateStaticParams.

Syllabus

Intro
Welcome
What We're Building
Basic Project Setup
TailwindCSS Setup & Typography
Run in dev mode
Basic Navbar
Profile Image
Adding Social Icons to the Navbar
Providing default metadata
Adding Markdown files for Blog Posts
BlogPost type
Reading Markdown with gray-matter
Posts component
ListItem component Pt. 1
Formatting dates
ListItem component Pt. 2
Create a dynamic route
Dynamic Post Pt. 1
Custom 404 page
Generate dynamic metadata
Generate HTML from Markdown
Dynamic Post Pt. 2
Evaluating the Project Build
Improving the build with generateStaticParams
Features You Can Add

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