What is Next.js?
Also called: NextJS, Next
The short answer
Next.js is a React framework for building websites and web apps, adding routing, server rendering, static generation and API routes on top of React.
Next.js, explained
It lets each page choose how it renders (static, server-rendered or revalidated) and ships optimised images, fonts and code splitting by default.
It is one of the most common targets for AI coding tools and a frequent choice for fast, SEO-friendly marketing sites and stores.
Questions people ask about Next.js
What is Next.js?
Next.js is a React framework for building websites and web apps, adding routing, server rendering, static generation and API routes on top of React.
Is Next.js good for SEO?
Yes. Pages can be pre-rendered or server-rendered, so search engines receive complete HTML, and metadata and structured data are built in.
Related terms
React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces from reusable components that update automatically when their data changes.
Server-side renderingServer-side rendering builds a page's HTML on the server for each request, so the visitor and search engines receive readable content immediately.
Static site generationStatic site generation builds every page's HTML ahead of time, at deploy, so pages are served instantly from a CDN without any work per request.
VercelVercel is a hosting platform for front-end frameworks, especially Next.js, that deploys from Git and serves sites from a global edge network.
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