The Next.js + MDX Site Template is a starter repository for building websites with Next.js and MDX, providing both a blog and a documentation section out of the box.
What is the Next.js + MDX Site Template?
It is a project template (boilerplate) that combines the Next.js framework with MDX for authoring content. The template ships with two content sections — a blog and a documentation area — and uses MUI (Material UI) for the component library and Emotion for styling. It is available under the MIT license and is hosted as a GitHub repository.
The template takes content written as MDX (Markdown with JSX) and renders it as a static or server-rendered site via Next.js. It can be used directly as a blog site and also serves as a learning resource for extending your own MDX-based site. The repository includes a live demo, a quick-start guide, a tutorial, guides, and deployment instructions, all linked from the project page.
Key Features
- Blog and documentation sections included — The template provides both a blog and a docs area out of the box, so you can start publishing content without building these sections from scratch.
- Next.js framework — Built on Next.js, giving you file-based routing, static generation, and server-side rendering capabilities.
- MDX content support — Write content as MDX, which mixes Markdown with JSX components for richer pages.
- MUI component library — Uses Material UI components for a consistent and accessible interface.
- Emotion for styling — Emotion is used as the styling engine, enabling CSS-in-JS styling.
- Learning-oriented documentation — The project includes quick-start, tutorial, guide, and deployment documentation, making it easier to understand how to extend the site.
- MIT license — The template is open source and free to use and modify.
Who is it for?
- Developers starting a blog — They can clone the template, write MDX posts, and deploy a blog without building the site architecture themselves.
- Teams building documentation sites — The pre-built documentation section provides a structure for publishing guides, tutorials, and API references.
- Next.js learners — Because the template is small and comes with documentation, it works as a hands-on example for learning how to build and extend MDX-based sites with Next.js.
What can you do with it?
- Launch a blog quickly — Use the included blog section to publish posts in MDX format, then deploy to any platform that supports Next.js.
- Create a documentation hub — Organize tutorials and guides in the docs section, linking to the provided quick-start and deployment documentation.
- Learn MDX and Next.js integration — Follow the tutorial and guides to understand how MDX content is loaded, styled, and extended with custom components.
The repository metadata shows topics such as nextjs, reactjs, site, and template, reflecting its role as a starter for Next.js-based content sites.
