How I Structure Large Next.js Projects
A sustainable Next.js codebase needs clear boundaries for routes, shared UI, domain logic, and content workflows.
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The route tree should tell you how the product is organized. If it doesn't, the folder structure is fighting the user experience.
Shared Components
Shared components should be reusable because they are genuinely common, not because we were afraid to duplicate a small piece of code.
Content and SEO
Good structure makes metadata, sitemaps, schema, and content discovery easier to maintain as the site grows.