Building React Applications with Multi-Page Functionality

Single-Page vs. Multi-Page Applications: What’s the Difference?

Definition

Total HTML pages

Reload behavior

Examples

What Exactly Is React Router?

1. Set Up Your System

2. Create a New Project Directory

3. Create a package.json File

4. Install React and ReactDOM

5. Create the Web Page

6. Create a Components Directory

7. Create an App Component

8. Create the Entry Script

9. Create an About Component

10. Install React Router

11. Create an AppRoutes Component

BrowserRouter

Routes

Route

Syntax of a <Route> component

What is a path segment?

Static path segment

Dynamic path segment

Optional path segment

Splat path segment

Types of <Route> components

Basic <Route> component

Catch-all <Route> component

Nested <Route> component

Index <Route> component

Layout <Route> component

Prefix <Route> component

Link

NavLink

CSS class

className prop

style attribute

Nested function

Other common props accept

caseSensitive

end

reloadDocument

state

useNavigate

useLocation

12. How to Handle Unavailable URL Requests in React

First, create an Error.js file

Secondly, create the Error component

Thirdly, add a catch-all Route to your <BrowserRouter> component

13. Render <AppRoutes> as the App’s Root Component

14. Run Your Application

How to Add Each Page’s Metadata

How to Serve Static Files

How to Deploy a Multi-Page React Application

1. Initializing a Git repository

2. Specifying the files Git should ignore

3. Configure the hosting platform to handle deep linking correctly

4. Staging and committing your changes

5. Setting up a GitHub remote repository

6. Uploading your local Git directory to the remote repo

7. Signing in or signing up on the Vercel website

8. Deploying your project to Vercel’s server

9. Testing the multi-page app on the live website

Time to Practice Building a Multi-Page-Like React Application