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Date Published
Author
Mark Munyaka
Word count
3116
Language
English
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None

Summary

The Jamstack architecture pre-rendering process improves the speed, reduces complexity, and reduces hosting costs of a website by generating content during build time instead of every request. However, this process can be problematic for content creation as it requires rendering draft previews at every request, which is not ideal for content creators and editors. To solve this problem, static site generators provide a solution by setting up a Preview Mode that bypasses the pre-rendering process, allowing content editors to view changes on every page request instead of waiting for the complete website build process to run. The guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a simple blog website using Strapi and Next.js, including activating the previews mode to improve the content editing experience.