Creating a Markdown Blog in Next.js
Published:2025-05-17
My Journey Building a Next.js Markdown Blog
Over the last few days, I've created a markdown blog using Next.js. Coming from a WordPress background, this was an exciting new experience that taught me several valuable concepts.
Key Learnings
File System Operations
- Learned to use Node.js File System (fs) to:
- Read from folders and files
- Create custom paths
- Generate slugs from file paths
Markdown Processing
- Implemented gray-matter to extract frontmatter metadata
- Converted markdown to HTML using remark plugins
- Added tailwind typography plugin to global.css
Next.js Features
- Utilized Static Site Generation (SSG) for optimal performance
- Created different layouts for homepage and individual posts
- Implemented semantic HTML with
<header>and<section>elements