Build a Learning Management System Using Next.js

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a platform for delivering, tracking, and managing educational courses. In this article, we'll guide you through building a simple LMS using Next.js, covering course creation, listing, and basic management features.

Prerequisites

• Next.js
• Bootstrap
• NodeJS

Approach to Build a Learning Management System Using Next.js:

• Use create-next-app to initialize a new Next.js project.
• Create a reusable Navbar component for navigation.
• Create a CourseListing component to list all courses.
• Create an AddCourse page with a form to add new courses.
• Create a ManageCourse page to manage existing courses, including editing and deleting courses.
• Use React’s useState and useEffect hooks to manage the application state, such as the list of courses and form inputs.
• Implement functions to handle form submissions, including data validation and storing course data to localstorage.
• Utilize bootstrap to style the application.

Steps to Build a Learning Management System Using Next.js:

Step 1: Initialized the Nextjs app.

npx create-next-app@latest news-aggregator 

Step 2: It will ask you some questions, so choose as the following.

√ Would you like to use TypeScript? ... No
√ Would you like to use ESLint? ... No 
√ Would you like to use Tailwind CSS? ... No
√ Would you like to use `src/` directory? ... Yes
√ Would you like to use App Router? (recommended) ... Yes
√ Would you like to customize the default import alias (@/*)? ... No

Step 3: Install the necessary package for your project using the following command.

npm install bootstrap

Project Structure

Dependencies

"dependencies": {
 "bootstrap": "^5.3.3",
 "next": "14.2.5",
 "react": "^18",
 "react-dom": "^18"
 }

Example: Create the required files and write the following code.

To start the application run the following comand

npm run dev

Output