Next Saas Starter

Overview

This product analysis is about a Next.js based theme that includes various features such as one-click deployment, Tina CMS integration, optimized for Web Vitals, blog with MDX, Mailchimp and Sendgrid integration, dark mode, and customizable themes. It is built with Next.js, styled components, and MDX, and supports TypeScript.

Features

• Next.js - React framework for static rendering
• Best SEO setup - Meta Tags, JSON-LD, and Open Graph Tags
• Tina CMS integration - local & (optional) production CMS
• Optimized for Web Vitals
• Blog with MDX
• Mailchimp Integration - for newsletters
• Sendgrid Integration - for sending emails
• Dark mode - and customizable themes!
• No UI library - just styled components, so you don’t have to learn any new syntax
• One click deployment - with Vercel or any other serverless deployment environment
• Eslint - with Next.js’s recommended settings and imports sorting rule
• Prettier

Installation

1. Click “Use the template” or use the provided link to clone the repository.
2. Setup your Sendgrid API key and add it to the environment variables as SENDGRID_API_KEY in the .env.local file.
3. Adjust the template according to your needs and check the env.ts file.
4. Deploy the project on Vercel, don’t forget to add environment variables.
5. (Optional) Create a Tina Cloud account, a project, and fill the NEXT_PUBLIC_ORGANIZATION_NAME and NEXT_PUBLIC_TINA_CLIENT_ID environment variables with proper values. Tina’s Content API authenticates directly with GitHub, eliminating the need for users to create GitHub accounts.
6. For more details, refer to the documentation. To edit the blog pages, go to /admin and navigate to the specific blog page you want to edit. To exit editing mode, navigate to /admin/logout.

Summary

This product analysis discussed a Next.js based theme that offers various features to build a website. It provides easy installation and deployment options, integrates with Tina CMS for content management, supports SEO optimization, dark mode, and customizable themes. The theme is built with Next.js, styled components, and MDX, and is optimized for Web Vitals. It also includes integration with Mailchimp and Sendgrid for newsletters and email sending respectively. The theme does not require any UI library and includes ESLint and Prettier for code quality. Overall, it offers a comprehensive solution for building websites using Next.js.