Next.Js 14 in baby steps - Step-03 Route Groups Making route groups and group layouts
Next.Js 14 in baby steps - Step-03 Route Groups Making route groups and group layouts
Welcome to the Menu App Router tutorial! 🚀 In this guide, we explore the powerful concept of Route Groups in app routing, providing a structured approach to organize your routes without impacting the URL path.
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Routing Efficiency with Route Groups
In your app directory, you can designate a folder as a Route Group by encapsulating its name within parentheses, like this: `(folderName)`. This simple annotation allows you to maintain a clean URL path structure while structuring your project files logically.
Use Cases for Route Groups
📁 *Organize Routes:*
Effortlessly group related routes together based on site sections, intent, or team, enhancing overall project clarity.
How Route Groups Work
By marking a folder as a Route Group, you effectively exclude it from the route's URL path. This non-intrusive organization ensures that your URLs stay clean and focused on essential segments.
Implementation Convention
Create a Route Group by enclosing a folder's name in parentheses. For instance, `(marketing)` or `(shop)`.
Examples in Action
#### 1. Organize Routes:
```plaintext
app/
|-- (marketing)/
| |-- promo.js
| |-- campaign.js
|-- (shop)/
| |-- products.js
| |-- cart.js
|-- home.js
|-- about.js
```
In this example, routes within `(marketing)` and `(shop)` are organized logically without affecting the URL.
Discover the power of Route Groups in enhancing your app's routing structure while keeping URLs clean and purposeful. Stay tuned for more insights into efficient app development! 💻✨
🌐 *Nested Layouts:*
Enable nested layouts at the same route segment level, including the creation of multiple root layouts or adding layouts to specific subsets of routes within a common segment.