Update date: 2025-02-19

About Next Forge

Next Forge is a feature-rich Next.js 16 multilingual starter template designed to help developers quickly build globally-ready websites. It comes with built-in i18n support, modern UI design, dark/light theme toggling, responsive layout, MDX blog system, SEO optimization, and integrated analytics tools.

✨ Key Features

🌐 Built-in i18n Support: Supports English, Chinese, and Japanese out of the box, making it easy to create multilingual websites.
🎨 Modern UI Design: Clean and modern UI powered by Tailwind CSS.
🌙 Dark/Light Theme Toggle: Allows users to switch between dark and light themes effortlessly.
📱 Responsive Layout: Fully responsive design ensures a great experience on both mobile and desktop devices.
📝 MDX Blog System: Write blog posts using MDX for enhanced flexibility and power.
🔍 SEO Optimization: Comprehensive SEO features including automatic sitemap.xml generation, robots.txt configuration, and optimized metadata.
📊 Analytics Integration: Integrated with Google Analytics, Baidu Analytics, Google Adsense, and Vercel Analytics for easy tracking and insights.
🌿 Eco-Friendly Performance: Achieved A+ rating on Website Carbon, making it one of the most energy-efficient websites.

🚀 Quick Start

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/weijunext/nextjs-starter.git

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Copy environment variables:
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Start the development server:
```
npm run dev
```

Visit http://localhost:3000 to view your application.

⚙️ Configuration

Basic Setup:
- Edit config/site.ts to configure website information.
- Update icons and logo in the public/ directory.
- Configure app/sitemap.ts and app/robots.ts.
i18n Setup:
- Add or modify language files in i18n/messages/.
- Configure supported languages in i18n/routing.ts.
- Set up i18n routing in middleware.ts.

📝 Content Management

Blog Posts

Create MDX files in blog/[locale] with the following format:


---
title: Post Title
description: Post Description
image: /image.png
slug: /url-path
tags: tag1,tag2
date: 2025-02-20
visible: published
pin: true
---

Post content...

Static Pages

Manage static page content in content/[page]/[locale].mdx.

📄 License

Next Forge is licensed under the MIT License, allowing you to freely use, modify, and distribute the template.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome issues and pull requests! Your contributions help us improve this project.

About the Author

A Next.js full-stack specialist offering expert services in project development, performance optimization, and SEO improvement.

For consulting and training opportunities, reach out at weijunext@gmail.com