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Next.js Developer Portfolio Template

Plan a Next.js developer portfolio with App Router project stories, rendering trade-offs, and an editable Orbit layout in Portcraft.

Who this portfolio is for

Next.js developers who need to explain server rendering, data boundaries, and production behavior rather than just list a framework.

Why choose Orbit?

Orbit pairs a spacious project showcase with compact experience panels, leaving room to explain an App Router feature and its constraints.

Upload a PDF or DOCX resume, review the extracted content, then choose Orbit from Templates in the builder. This page does not replace your saved design or resume.

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
Orbit builder preset with fictional sample content
Actual Orbit layout preview with fictional sample content, not a customer portfolio. This is a free preset; hosted publishing is separate.

Project stories worth including

The following are fictional project ideas, not claims about your experience. Replace them with work you can explain and evidence you are allowed to publish.

Documentation explorer

A fictional App Router documentation site with server-rendered article pages and a small client-side search interface.

Evidence to include

Show which components run on the server, why search is interactive, and how canonical URLs and missing articles are handled.

Product catalog

A fictional catalog separating cached public product information from customer-specific cart state.

Evidence to include

Include a data-flow diagram, cache invalidation tests, and loading and error screenshots. Do not publish real customer data.

Review before you publish

  • Document static, dynamic, and client rendering choices for one route.
  • Link a public repository only if you own the code and can share it.
  • Measure a representative route before quoting performance results.
Read the full portfolio launch checklist →

Technical questions and answers

Is this a Next.js source-code download?

This page is a content plan and a preview of the Orbit preset in Portcraft. The current builder offers hosted publishing, not a self-service source-code download.

What should a Next.js portfolio project explain?

Explain the user problem, your contribution, the server/client boundary, data fetching and caching choices, and evidence from testing or a permitted demo.