Nextra Docs Starter

A clean, beginner-friendly starter template for building documentation sites with Nextra. If you’ve found the official Nextra docs a bit overwhelming, this template is designed to help you get started faster with clear examples and sensible defaults.

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Features

🔍 Improved search UI

Search functionality works out of the box based on Pagefind. Just clone this template and you’re ready to go - no additional setup required.

To use search on local, you need to run pnpm build first.

Pre-configured _meta.global.tsx with examples of:

Navbar pages - Standalone pages without sidebar
Documentation pages - Pages with sidebar navigation
Dropdown menus - External links and resources
Separators - Organized sections in sidebar

See the Navigation Guide for complete documentation.

🎨 Theme Customization

Easy-to-configure theme options including:

Full-width layouts
Table of contents control
Timestamps
Typography presets

📝 Ready-to-Use Templates

Includes example pages for:

Documentation structure
About page
Contact page
Custom layouts

What Makes This Different?

The official Nextra documentation can be confusing for newcomers, especially when it comes to:

Understanding the difference between page types
Configuring navigation properly
Setting up the _meta files correctly

This starter template provides:

Clear examples of every configuration option
Complete code snippets you can copy and modify
Organized structure that’s easy to understand
Best practices built-in from the start

Project Structure

- _meta.global.tsx
- globals.css
- layout.tsx
- not-found.tsx
- article.mdx
- contact.mdx
- index.mdx
- - index.mdx
  - navigation.mdx
  - tips.mdx

Need Help?

Issues: GitHub Issues
Discussions: GitHub Discussions
Nextra Docs: Official Documentation

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License

MIT License - feel free to use this template for your projects!

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