Sanity Studio editor experience: why editors avoid it and the fix
Improve your Sanity Studio editor experience: fix flat schemas, missing previews, cluttered desks and weak validation so your marketing team uses it.
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Sanity Studio v2 to v3 upgrade (and on to v6): what breaks and how to fix it
Still on Sanity Studio v2? What breaks in the v2 to v3 rewrite, why you should land straight on v6, and the real upgrade path by Studio size.
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.
CMS apps explained: what marketing and product teams actually get
A plain-English guide to how modern CMS apps work — content models, editing UI, publishing workflows, and integrations — for non-developers choosing the right tool.
Sanity AI Assist Setup for Editors in Next.js
Step-by-step setup of Sanity AI Assist (@sanity/assist) in a Next.js + Sanity project: install, config, field instructions, and real editor workflows. Updated for 2026.
How to Vet a Senior Sanity CMS Developer: A Buyer's Guide
Learn how to vet a senior Sanity CMS developer before you hire — portfolio signals, honest questions, and the red flags that reveal real seniority.
What Happens in a Sanity CMS Project, Phase by Phase
A plain-English walkthrough of a Sanity CMS project from first call to support — discovery, content modelling, Studio build, migration, and handoff.
How to Archive Documents in Sanity — Unpublish Without Deleting
Step-by-step: custom Sanity document actions to unpublish, archive, and restore content without deleting, plus Next.js front-end handling for archived docs.
Sanity Custom Validation Rules: A Practical Guide
Learn how to write Sanity custom validation rules: required fields, regex, async checks, cross-field logic, and clear editor error messages.
Sanity Structure Builder: Custom Ordering & Grouping
Learn how to configure Sanity Structure Builder's defaultOrdering, documentTypeList grouping, and icons so a 20+ schema Studio still feels deliberate.
Sanity Roles & Document-Level Permissions (RBAC) Setup
Step-by-step guide to wiring Sanity CMS role-based access control with document-level permissions in a Next.js project. Covers custom roles, GROQ filters, and Studio UI.
Sanity Studio Custom Input Component: A Colour Picker
Step-by-step guide to building a Sanity Studio custom input component using definePlugin, useFormValue, and PatchEvent with a real colour-picker example.
Sanity Scheduled Publishing & Custom Document Actions (2026 Guide)
How to set up true scheduled publishing in Sanity via the Releases API, plus custom document actions: an approval gate before publish and Slack notifications.
Sanity Slug Validation: Block Duplicate Slugs Before Publish
Sanity's slug field only checks uniqueness within a single document type by default. Here's the custom GROQ validation that blocks duplicate slugs at publish, across multiple document types.
Sanity Content Versioning Without Breaking Client Pages
A production pattern for rolling schema changes in Sanity without throwing runtime errors or requiring a full site rebuild — coalesce in GROQ, migrate later.
Sanity Studio Bloat: Audit & Prune Unused Document Types
A step-by-step approach to identifying orphaned Sanity schemas, measuring Studio bundle impact, and safely removing dead document types without breaking production.
Sanity Structure Builder: Hide Drafts, Speed Up Editors
Sanity Studio's default structure lists every document type in one flat sidebar. I use structure builder filters, defaultOrdering, and custom panes to cut editor noise.