Setup Dynamic Layouts in Next.js App Router

Use this AI prompt to structure multiple dynamic layouts in Next.js using app router conventions for shared and nested UI patterns.

🧠 What This Prompt Does

This AI prompt guides you in setting up dynamic and nested layouts in Next.js using the App Router.
It helps organize pages with different UI shells while maintaining reusability and separation of concerns.

💬 The Prompt

You are a Next.js architect.
Create an example structure for dynamic layouts using the App Router.
Requirements:

- Each route should have its own layout.tsx
- Nested routes can share a parent layout
- Include an example folder structure
- Show how to include metadata and children rendering

🚀 Example Output (AI Generated)

/app
 ├── layout.tsx          → Root layout (Navbar, Footer)
 ├── dashboard/
 │    ├── layout.tsx     → Dashboard layout (Sidebar, Content area)
 │    ├── page.tsx
 │    └── settings/
 │         ├── layout.tsx → Nested settings layout
 │         └── page.tsx
 ├── blog/
 │    ├── layout.tsx
 │    ├── page.tsx
 │    └── [slug]/
 │         └── page.tsx

// Example layout.tsx
export default function DashboardLayout({
  children,
}: {
  children: React.ReactNode;
}) {
  return (
    <div className='flex min-h-screen'>
      <aside className='w-64 bg-gray-900 text-white p-4'>Sidebar</aside>
      <main className='flex-1 p-6 bg-gray-50'>{children}</main>
    </div>
  );
}

📘 When to Use This Prompt

• When building large multi-section apps with different layout needs.
• For dashboards, blogs, and complex nested routes.
• To reuse headers, footers, or sidebars efficiently.

💡 Best Practices

• Keep layout logic minimal — use components for shared UI.
• Place heavy data fetching in server components.
• Use separate layout files for admin and user routes for clarity.
• Include <Suspense> or <ErrorBoundary> where needed.

🏁 Summary

This prompt helps you design scalable, modular layout structures in Next.js using the App Router.
It simplifies UI organization across nested routes, leading to cleaner architecture and better developer experience.