2nd YearIntermediateWeb 3-4 weeks
Personal Portfolio with CMS Backend
A developer portfolio where projects, blog posts, and skills are managed through a headless CMS and rendered with fast, SEO-friendly pages.
Next.jsSanity / StrapiTailwind CSSVercel
Find GitHub repos & source code →How to build it — step by step
- 1Content model: Define schemas for projects, posts, and skills in a headless CMS.
- 2Rendering: Fetch content at build time (SSG) and render responsive, accessible pages.
- 3SEO: Add per-page metadata, Open Graph tags, sitemap, and structured data.
- 4Deploy: Set up continuous deployment and on-publish revalidation from the CMS.
Key features to implement
- ✓Headless CMS-managed content
- ✓Static generation for speed
- ✓SEO metadata + structured data
- ✓Dark mode
- ✓Contact form
💡 Unique twist to stand out
Add a GitHub API integration that auto-pulls pinned repositories and live star counts onto the projects page.
🎓 What you'll learn
Headless CMS integration, static generation, SEO fundamentals, and CI/CD deployment.