What a web CMS actually owes you: my baseline standard
A web CMS should work for editors and developers without compromise. Here is the baseline I hold every platform against before recommending it.
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Draft Mode
Sanity draft mode and preview setup — secure edge-hosted secrets, ISR revalidation, and live preview patterns in Next.js.
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CMS for marketing teams: what to set up before editors touch it
A practical setup checklist for a CMS for marketing teams — roles, content models, preview, publishing workflow, and analytics wiring. Done right the first time.
Sanity Live Preview in Next.js App Router (Presentation)
Step-by-step guide to wiring Sanity Presentation plugin for live preview in Next.js App Router, with overlay clicks, GROQ live queries, and draft mode.
How I rotate Sanity draft mode secrets at the edge without redeploying Next.js
Step-by-step: Sanity draft mode preview in Next.js App Router with Vercel Edge Config for zero-downtime secret rotation. No content leaks.
Sanity Draft Mode Preview: Next.js App Router + Edge Config
Step-by-step: route handlers, cookie strategy, and Vercel Edge Config secret rotation for Sanity draft mode preview in Next.js. No leaks.
Sanity Draft Mode Without Sacrificing Edge Performance
A production pattern for Sanity draft previews in Next.js that keeps published pages on the edge while editors see real-time changes.