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Concept Page Template

Use for bite-sized explanation pages. One concept per page, quickly scannable.

Frontmatter

---
title: 'Your concept title'
description: 'One-sentence summary for search and metadata'
---

Optional fields:

---
title: 'State management'
description: 'How Video.js manages player state'
ogTitle: 'State management' # Shorter title for OG image (if page title is long)
frameworkTitle:
  html: 'State management in HTML'
  react: 'State management in React'
---

Page structure

---
title: 'Concept name'
description: 'Brief description'
---

import FrameworkCase from '@/components/docs/FrameworkCase.astro';
import Aside from '@/components/Aside.astro';
import DocsLink from '@/components/docs/DocsLink.astro';

One-sentence description of the concept. Show code immediately:

{/* Minimal example — under 5 lines */}

## How it works

2-3 short paragraphs. Keep it brief — readers reference this while building,
not when learning from scratch.

<FrameworkCase frameworks={["react"]}>

React-specific explanation or code example.

</FrameworkCase>

<FrameworkCase frameworks={["html"]}>

HTML-specific explanation or code example.

</FrameworkCase>

## Common patterns

### Pattern name

When to use this pattern.

{/* Code example */}

<Aside type="tip">
Helpful optimization or best practice.
</Aside>

## Common pitfalls

{/* ❌ Don't — explain why */}
{/* ✅ Do — explain the fix */}

## See also

- <DocsLink slug="concepts/related-concept">Related concept</DocsLink>
- <DocsLink slug="reference/related-component">Component reference</DocsLink>

Checklist

  • Single concept per page
  • Code example in first 5 lines after description
  • Brief explanation (2-3 paragraphs max)
  • Framework-specific content uses <FrameworkCase>
  • Common pitfalls as do/don't
  • Scannable in under 2 minutes