Use Gatsby’s Link Component to Improve Site Performance and Simplify Site Development
Jason Lengstorf
Gatsby’s Link component is a powerful way to improve the user experience and simplify the development workflow when building Gatsby sites. It makes navigating between internal links instantaneous, creating an app-like feel, and provides helpers for various common use cases.
In this playlist, you’ll learn:
- Why and how to use Gatsby’s
Linkcomponent for internal link navigation - How to set styles for the currently active link
- How to apply active styles to parent pages and other partially matching URLs
- How to send state information in the props of the
Linktarget - How to replace items in the navigation history
- How to navigate programmatically using the
navigatehelper function
Course Content
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