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Jorge Araya @jorgearaya474

Next.js Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) Explained

ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration) combines static generation with dynamic content freshness, pre-rendering pages at build time & regenerating them in the background after a specified interval.

Static site generation (SSG) is one of the core features that makes Next.js powerful. However, traditional static sites often face the challenge of keeping content up-to-date without redeploying the entire application.
In this post, you'll learn:

What ISR is and why it's useful.
How to implement ISR in a simple blog example.
Common use cases and best practices.

  
  
  What is Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR)?

ISR is a feature that allows you to update static content at runtime, combining the speed of static pages with the flexibility of dynamic content.
With ISR your application will...