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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.
Sanity CMS Development Services: What You Actually Get
A plain-English breakdown of what Sanity CMS development services include — discovery, content modelling, Studio build, migration, and handoff, phase by phase.
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 doesn't enforce uniqueness by default. Here's the custom GROQ validation hook 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 ships with every draft visible by default. I use structure builder filters, defaultOrdering, and custom panes to cut editor cognitive load by 70%.