Template Selection Guide
Choose templates by product shape first, not by habit.
Use a focused Next.js landing template when the priority is launch speed, strong structure, and a polished public surface.
Use a Next.js SEO-first template when content structure, metadata, and long-term discoverability are major constraints.
Use a dashboard or SaaS template when auth, navigation structure, and application shell quality matter more than a marketing-first layout.
Use a real-time starter when subscriptions, concurrency, event flows, and user-presence behavior are first-class concerns.
Selection Rule
Template pages should help users answer:
- what product am I building
- what defaults do I need today
- what complexity am I willing to accept now
- what will become painful later if I choose the wrong starter
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