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Nayan Kyada

Sr. Frontend Developer with 5+ years of experience. Specializing in fast, SEO-friendly web apps using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Sanity CMS. Passionate about clean UI/UX and headless tech.

Location India Joined Joined on  Email address kayadanayan@gmail.com Personal website https://www.nayankyada.com github website

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Senior Frontend Developer

Sanity image-url hotspot not working: four causes and fixes
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Sanity image-url hotspot not working: four causes and fixes

#sanitycms #imageoptimization #groq #nextjs
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Sanity vs Directus for Next.js in 2026: An Honest Comparison
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Sanity vs Directus for Next.js in 2026: An Honest Comparison

#sanitycms #headlesscms #comparison #nextjs
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Contentful pricing 2026: free tier limits, the $300 cliff, and Enterprise
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Contentful pricing 2026: free tier limits, the $300 cliff, and Enterprise

#headlesscms #comparison #seo
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Payload CMS pricing 2026: the real infrastructure cost breakdown
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Payload CMS pricing 2026: the real infrastructure cost breakdown

#headlesscms #nextjs #comparison
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Strapi pricing 2026: Community edition, Cloud tiers and real infra costs
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Strapi pricing 2026: Community edition, Cloud tiers and real infra costs

#headlesscms #comparison
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4 min read
Sanity vs Hygraph 2026: an honest side-by-side for Next.js teams
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Sanity vs Hygraph 2026: an honest side-by-side for Next.js teams

#sanitycms #headlesscms #comparison #nextjs
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Contentful alternatives for Next.js in 2026: Sanity, Payload, Strapi, Storyblok, Hygraph
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Contentful alternatives for Next.js in 2026: Sanity, Payload, Strapi, Storyblok, Hygraph

#headlesscms #nextjs #comparison #sanitycms
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How I migrate WordPress to Sanity + Next.js: a technical walkthrough
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How I migrate WordPress to Sanity + Next.js: a technical walkthrough

#sanitycms #nextjs #groq #typescript
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How I add semantic search to a Next.js site using Sanity Embeddings
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How I add semantic search to a Next.js site using Sanity Embeddings

#sanitycms #groq #nextjs #approuter
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How I use Sanity Agent Actions to automate content workflows
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How I use Sanity Agent Actions to automate content workflows

#sanitycms #groq #nextjs #approuter
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How I set up Sanity AI Assist for editors in a Next.js project
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How I set up Sanity AI Assist for editors in a Next.js project

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #nextjs #approuter
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Strapi vs Contentful 2026: an honest side-by-side comparison
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Strapi vs Contentful 2026: an honest side-by-side comparison

#headlesscms #comparison #nextjs #approuter
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5 min read
How to vet a senior Sanity CMS developer: a practical buyer's guide
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How to vet a senior Sanity CMS developer: a practical buyer's guide

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #headlesscms #hiring
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4 min read
What Sanity CMS development services actually deliver, phase by phase
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What Sanity CMS development services actually deliver, phase by phase

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #headlesscms #hiring
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How I stream Mux video from Sanity to Next.js with signed HLS playback
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How I stream Mux video from Sanity to Next.js with signed HLS playback

#sanitycms #mux #nextjs #approuter
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How to Archive Documents in Sanity — Unpublish Without Deleting
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How to Archive Documents in Sanity — Unpublish Without Deleting

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #groq #nextjs
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How I write custom validation rules in Sanity schemas
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How I write custom validation rules in Sanity schemas

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #typescript #groq
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How I customise Sanity Structure Builder with custom ordering and grouping
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How I customise Sanity Structure Builder with custom ordering and grouping

#sanitystudio #sanitycms #groq #typescript
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4 min read
How I set up sanity scheduled publishing with Next.js ISR revalidation
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How I set up sanity scheduled publishing with Next.js ISR revalidation

#sanitycms #nextjs #isr #approuter
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Payload CMS vs Contentful 2026: which one fits your Next.js project
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Payload CMS vs Contentful 2026: which one fits your Next.js project

#headlesscms #nextjs #comparison #approuter
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Best free headless CMS for Next.js in 2026: five tiers compared
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Best free headless CMS for Next.js in 2026: five tiers compared

#headlesscms #nextjs #sanitycms #comparison
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Headless CMS Pricing Comparison 2026: Sanity vs Contentful vs Payload vs Strapi
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Headless CMS Pricing Comparison 2026: Sanity vs Contentful vs Payload vs Strapi

#headlesscms #sanitycms #comparison
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Sanity vs Strapi in 2026: an honest side-by-side comparison
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Sanity vs Strapi in 2026: an honest side-by-side comparison

#sanitycms #headlesscms #comparison #groq
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Payload CMS vs Strapi in 2026: an honest head-to-head
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Payload CMS vs Strapi in 2026: an honest head-to-head

#headlesscms #comparison #typescript #nextjs
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How I set up Sanity Studio with live preview in Next.js App Router using Presentation
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How I set up Sanity Studio with live preview in Next.js App Router using Presentation

#sanitycms #nextjs #approuter #draftmode
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How I set up Sanity document-level permissions with role-based access control
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How I set up Sanity document-level permissions with role-based access control

#sanitycms #nextjs #sanitystudio #typescript
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How I migrated a large Next.js project from Tailwind CSS v3 to v4
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How I migrated a large Next.js project from Tailwind CSS v3 to v4

#nextjs #performance
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React 19 new hooks in Next.js App Router: what actually changed for me
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React 19 new hooks in Next.js App Router: what actually changed for me

#react #nextjs #approuter #typescript
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Next.js + Sanity CMS for marketing teams: what editors actually get
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Next.js + Sanity CMS for marketing teams: what editors actually get

#sanitycms #headlesscms #nextjs
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5 min read
How to write a project brief that actually helps you hire a Next.js developer
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How to write a project brief that actually helps you hire a Next.js developer

#hiring #nextjs
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Sanity CMS + Next.js website cost in 2026: a straight breakdown
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Sanity CMS + Next.js website cost in 2026: a straight breakdown

#sanitycms #nextjs #hiring
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Next.js vs Astro for content sites and blogs: an honest comparison
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Next.js vs Astro for content sites and blogs: an honest comparison

#nextjs #comparison #sanitycms
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How I use Framer Motion with Next.js App Router without layout shift
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How I use Framer Motion with Next.js App Router without layout shift

#nextjs #approuter #corewebvitals
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How I sync Sanity CMS to Algolia search in a Next.js app
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How I sync Sanity CMS to Algolia search in a Next.js app

#sanitycms #nextjs #webhooks
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How I build a Sanity Studio custom input component with a colour picker
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How I build a Sanity Studio custom input component with a colour picker

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #typescript #react
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5 min read
Next.js SEO: adding JSON-LD structured data with schema.org schemas
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Next.js SEO: adding JSON-LD structured data with schema.org schemas

#nextjs #seo
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How I wire Sanity CMS multilingual content to Next.js with next-intl
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How I wire Sanity CMS multilingual content to Next.js with next-intl

#sanitycms #internationalization #nextjs
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Sanity Scheduled Publishing & Custom Document Actions (2026 Guide)
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Sanity Scheduled Publishing & Custom Document Actions (2026 Guide)

#sanitycms #sanitystudio #nextjs
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How I write advanced GROQ queries with joins, coalesce, and array flattening in Sanity
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How I write advanced GROQ queries with joins, coalesce, and array flattening in Sanity

#sanitycms #groq #nextjs #performance
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Next.js partial prerendering PPR in production: what actually works
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Next.js partial prerendering PPR in production: what actually works

#nextjs #approuter #performance
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How I use @next/bundle-analyzer to find and fix Next.js bundle size bloat
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How I use @next/bundle-analyzer to find and fix Next.js bundle size bloat

#nextjs #performance #bundlesize #typescript
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How I rotate Sanity draft mode secrets at the edge without redeploying Next.js
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How I rotate Sanity draft mode secrets at the edge without redeploying Next.js

#sanitycms #nextjs #draftmode
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How I wire Mux video into a Next.js + Sanity CMS upload workflow
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How I wire Mux video into a Next.js + Sanity CMS upload workflow

#mux #sanitycms #nextjs #video
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How I configure Sanity image URL auto=format with next/image to serve WebP and AVIF
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How I configure Sanity image URL auto=format with next/image to serve WebP and AVIF

#sanitycms #imageoptimization #performance
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How to evaluate a Sanity CMS development services proposal before you sign
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How to evaluate a Sanity CMS development services proposal before you sign

#sanitycms #headlesscms #hiring
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Sanity Pricing 2026: Real Limits, Hidden Costs & When Free Runs Out
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Sanity Pricing 2026: Real Limits, Hidden Costs & When Free Runs Out

#sanitycms #headlesscms
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Payload CMS vs Sanity for Next.js in 2026: an honest comparison
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Payload CMS vs Sanity for Next.js in 2026: an honest comparison

#sanitycms #headlesscms #nextjs #comparison
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Next.js partial prerendering in production: an honest assessment
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Next.js partial prerendering in production: an honest assessment

#nextjs #performance #approuter #partialprerendering
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How I cut Next.js bundle size by analysing and reducing chunk bloat
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How I cut Next.js bundle size by analysing and reducing chunk bloat

#nextjs #performance #bundlesize #imageoptimization
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How I set up Sanity draft mode preview with Next.js App Router and Vercel Edge Config
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How I set up Sanity draft mode preview with Next.js App Router and Vercel Edge Config

#sanitycms #nextjs #draftmode
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How I wire Mux video into a Next.js + Sanity CMS upload workflow
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How I wire Mux video into a Next.js + Sanity CMS upload workflow

#mux #sanitycms #nextjs #performance
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How I serve WebP and AVIF from Sanity without double-encoding in Next.js
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How I serve WebP and AVIF from Sanity without double-encoding in Next.js

#sanitycms #imageoptimization
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What a real Sanity CMS development services proposal looks like
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What a real Sanity CMS development services proposal looks like

#sanitycms #hiring #headlesscms
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WordPress to Sanity migration cost: does it actually pay back?
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WordPress to Sanity migration cost: does it actually pay back?

#sanitycms #headlesscms #hiring
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Five questions to ask before hiring a Sanity CMS developer
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Five questions to ask before hiring a Sanity CMS developer

#sanitycms #hiring #headlesscms
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Why I Use Next.js + Sanity for Content Sites
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Why I Use Next.js + Sanity for Content Sites

#nextjs #sanitycms #seo
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5 min read
Signs your WordPress site needs a headless CMS rebuild
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Signs your WordPress site needs a headless CMS rebuild

#headlesscms #sanitycms #nextjs #hiring
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Sanity CMS vs Contentful for Next.js projects: an honest comparison
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Sanity CMS vs Contentful for Next.js projects: an honest comparison

#sanitycms #headlesscms #nextjs #groq
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Sanity vs Strapi vs Payload CMS: an honest comparison for 2026
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Sanity vs Strapi vs Payload CMS: an honest comparison for 2026

#sanitycms #headlesscms #comparison
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Sanity CMS website cost in 2026: what founders actually pay
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Sanity CMS website cost in 2026: what founders actually pay

#sanitycms #headlesscms
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