MDX Layout Best Practices: Import Order and Component Placement
The article discusses best practices for organizing MDX files, emphasizing the importance of import order and component placement to improve readability and maintainability. As MDX combines Markdown with JSX components, uncontrolled usage can lead to disorganization and operational issues. The author shares a structured approach based on experience from maintaining a bilingual technical blog and other projects.
- ▪Import order in MDX files should follow a hierarchy: standard libraries, third-party libraries, general local components, and specific local components.
- ▪Defining components inline within MDX files should be limited to simple, single-use UI elements to avoid clutter.
- ▪Improper import placement can cause build issues, as demonstrated by a production ERP help document that experienced a build loop due to incorrect import ordering.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3921203) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Mustafa ERBAY Posted on May 16 • Originally published at mustafaerbay.com.tr MDX Layout Best Practices: Import Order and Component Placement #mdx #astro #webdev #bestpractices While developing my bilingual technical blog, I became very familiar with MDX files. Initially, my main concern was getting everything to work quickly. However, over time, I realized how critical the import order and component placement within MDX files truly are.
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