How to Build a Blog with Sanity
Create a powerful blog with Sanity's headless CMS for flexible content management
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.
What You Will Build
A blog with Sanity Studio for editing and a custom frontend for display
Key Features
Step-by-Step Tutorial
Follow these steps to build your blog with Sanity.
Set up Sanity Studio
Create a new Sanity project and configure your content schema
Define your content types
Create schemas for posts, authors, and categories
Build your frontend
Connect your Next.js app to Sanity's API
Implement previews
Add draft preview functionality for editors
Deploy both projects
Deploy Studio and frontend separately
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Next Steps
Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.
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