Sanity vs Strapi in 2026: an honest side-by-side comparison
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GROQ
GROQ query patterns for Sanity CMS — projections, joins, coalesce, array flattening, and avoiding waterfall fetches in Next.js.
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How I write advanced GROQ queries with joins, coalesce, and array flattening in Sanity
Deep dive into advanced GROQ queries in Sanity: inline joins, coalesce, conditional projections, and array flattening with real payload sizes measured.
How I set up Sanity TypeGen for fully typed GROQ queries in TypeScript
A step-by-step guide to Sanity TypeGen: CLI config, generating TypeScript types from GROQ queries, CI integration, and handling schema evolution gotchas.
Sanity CMS + Next.js App Router: a practical getting started guide
A step-by-step sanity cms nextjs tutorial for developers setting up schemas, GROQ queries, and Sanity Studio with the App Router for the first time.
Sanity CMS vs Contentful for Next.js projects: an honest comparison
Sanity CMS or Contentful for your next Next.js build? Honest comparison — pricing, GROQ vs GraphQL, editor DX, lock-in, and which one wins where.
How I replaced Sanity's default slug generator with a custom validation hook to catch duplicate slugs before publish
A pattern for enforcing unique slugs across Sanity document types using a custom validation function and GROQ query, preventing duplicate URL conflicts at schema level.
How I Handle Conditional GROQ Projections to Cut Query Payload by 60%
A pattern for projecting only the fields your Next.js components actually render, using GROQ coalesce and select operators to prune unused blocks.
How I Model Sanity References to Avoid N+1 Queries in Next.js RSC
A pattern for structuring Sanity references and GROQ projections that eliminates query waterfalls in server components, cutting fetch latency by 200–400 ms.
How I Model Multi-Locale Navigation in Sanity Without Bloating Page Queries
A singleton pattern for i18n navigation that keeps GROQ queries fast and avoids embedding nav arrays in every document fetch.
How I Structure Sanity Schemas to Avoid Query Waterfalls in Next.js
Denormalising references and embedding common fields in Sanity schemas cuts server component render time by 40–60%. Here's the pattern I ship.