Scaling Next.js with WordPress to one million developers

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RapidAPI’s developer-relations stack uses Next.js with WordPress and MDX to run six production apps in one monorepo, serving ~450 content pieces and 1,200+ media files for a 30-person team while reaching 2M+ developers. Key tools and choices: incremental static regeneration with on-demand revalidation for instant draft previews, TurboRepo remote caching to cut builds, WordPress REST API + Meta Box for content models, MDX for interactive examples, and zero custom plugins — the glue works at scale.

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2. 1:04ON-DEMAND INCREMENTAL STATIC REGENERATION
3. 4:28SEARCHING FOR A CMS
4. 11:58ISSUES ENCOUNTERED

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