Next.js + Tailwind CSS + TypeScript Starter

This is a Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Typescript project bootstrapped using ts-nextjs-tailwind-starter created by Theodorus Clarence.

ts-nextjs-tailwind-starter

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Getting Started

1. To use this template you can use one of the three ways:

  1. Using create-next-app

npx create-next-app -e https://github.com/theodorusclarence/ts-nextjs-tailwind-starter project-name
  1. Use this repository as template

image

  1. Deploy to Vercel

Deploy with Vercel

2. Run the development server

It is encouraged to use yarn so the husky hooks can work properly.

yarn dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result. You can start editing the page by modifying src/pages/index.tsx. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

3. Refer to the usage guide

What’s Inside

1. Installed Package

  1. clsx, utility for constructing className strings conditionally.
  2. react-icons, svg react icons of popular icon packs.

2. UnstyledLink Component

Used as a component for Next.js Link. Will render out Next/Link if the href started with / or #, else will render an a tag with target='_blank'. Also add a cursor style for outside links

3. CustomLink Component

customlink

All Components Demo:

Check it out yourself on the deployment.

component-ts-next

4. Absolute Import

You can import without using relative path

import Nav from '../../../components/Nav';

simplified to

import Nav from '@/components/Nav';

5. Seo Component

Configure the default in src/components/Seo.tsx. If you want to use the default, just add <Seo /> on top of your page.

You can also customize it per page by overriding the title, description as props

<Seo title='Next.js Tailwind Starter' description='your description' />

or if you want to still keep the title like %s | Next.js Tailwind Starter, you can use templateTitle props.

6. Custom 404 Page

404

7. Workspace Snippets

Snippets such as React import, useState, useEffect, React Component. View more

8. Husky, Prettier, Lint, and Commitlint Configured

3 Husky hooks including:

  1. pre-commit, running next lint and format the code using prettier
  2. commit-msg, running commitlint to ensure the use of Conventional Commit for commit messages
  3. post-merge, running yarn every git pull or after merge to ensure all new packages are installed and ready to go

9. Default Favicon Declaration

Use Favicon Generator and then overwrite the files in /public/favicon

10. Default Tailwind CSS Base Styles

There are default styles for responsive heading sizes, and .layout to support a max-width for larger screen size. Find more about it on my blog post

11. Preloaded & Self Hosted Inter Fonts

Inter fonts is a variable fonts that is self hosted and preloaded.

Usage Guide

1. Change defaults

There are some things you need to change including title, urls, favicons, etc. Here are the list

components/Seo.tsx

Change title, sitename, url, and opengraph image

const defaultMeta = {
  title: 'Next.js + Tailwind CSS + TypeScript Starter',
  site_name: 'Next.js + Tailwind CSS + TypeScript Starter',
  description:
    ' A starter for Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript with Absolute Import, Seo, Link component, pre-configured with Husky',
  url: 'https://theodorusclarence.com',
  image: 'https://theodorusclarence.com/favicon/large-og.jpg',
  type: 'website',
  robots: 'follow, index',
};

next-sitemap.js

Change the siteUrl to generate sitemap correctly

module.exports = {
  siteUrl: 'https://ts-nextjs-tailwind-starter.theodorusclarence.com/',
  generateRobotsTxt: true,
  robotsTxtOptions: {
    policies: [{ userAgent: '*', allow: '/' }],
  },
};

package.json

Change the package name to your project name.

public/favicon

Favicon are generated from favicon-generator site, generate a new favicon and replace all of favicons inside.

2. Commit Message Convention

This starter is using conventional commits, it is mandatory to use it to commit changes.

Snippets

This starter is equipped with workspace-snippets, it is encouraged to use it, especially the np and rc

Next.js Page

File inside src/pages will be the webpage route, there are 2 things that need to be added in Next.js page:

  1. Seo component
  2. Layout class to give constraint to viewport width. Read more about layout class.

Snippets: np

import * as React from 'react';
import Seo from '@/components/Seo';
export default function TestPage() {
  return (
    <>
      <Seo templateTitle='Test' />
      <main>
        <section className=''>
          <div className='layout'>
            
          </div>
        </section>
      </main>
    </>
  )
}

React Components

To make a new component, It is encouraged to use export default function. Because when we need to rename it, we only need to do it once.

Snippets: rc

import * as React from 'react'
export default function Component() {
  return <div></div>
}

Import React

Snippets: ir

import * as React from 'react'

useState Hook

Snippets: us

const [state, setState] = React.useState(initialState)

useEffect Hook

Snippets: uf

React.useEffect(() => {}, [])

useReducer Hook

Snippets: ur

const [state, dispatch] = React.useReducer(someReducer, {})

useRef Hook

Snippets: urf

const someRef = React.useRef()

Region Comment

It is really useful when we need to group code. It is also collapsible in VSCode

Snippets: reg

//#region  //*============== FORM SUBMIT
//#endregion  //*============== FORM SUBMIT

You should also use Better Comments extension.