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willjackson/saplings\_nextjs
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Configures Drupal site for NextJS decoupled experience.

1.0.2(1y ago)048GPL-2.0-or-later

Since Jul 23Pushed 1y agoCompare

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Saplings - NextJS
=================

[](#saplings---nextjs)

Configures Drupal site for NextJS decoupled experience.

Features
--------

[](#features)

Provides essential Drupal configuration and modules for seamless NextJS integration, enabling headless content management with optimized API endpoints and authentication.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require drupal/saplings_nextjs
drush recipe ../recipes/saplings_nextjs
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once installed, the NextJS configuration will be available for Drupal administrators. The recipe configures:

- JSON:API endpoints for content consumption
- Authentication mechanisms for secure API access
- Content type configurations optimized for headless delivery
- URL alias patterns compatible with NextJS routing

Users with the Administrator role will have access to related features within the admin interface.

Maintainers
-----------

[](#maintainers)

Current maintainer:

- [wjackson](https://www.drupal.org/u/wjackson)

This project is sponsored by:

- [Kanopi Studios](https://www.drupal.org/kanopi-studios)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 46% of packages

Maintenance48

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

389d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/519297?v=4)[Will Jackson](/maintainers/willjackson)[@willjackson](https://github.com/willjackson)

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Top Contributors

[![willjackson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/519297?v=4)](https://github.com/willjackson "willjackson (5 commits)")

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