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Next.js Conf 2024 V0 Template: Build Your Conference Page from This Design

The Next.js Conf 2024 V0 template is a conference landing page built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, and Framer Motion. It ships a dark hero with date/location badge, a responsive Speaker Grid, a timeline-style Agenda, sponsor logos, and a registration CTA — the Vercel/Next.js aesthetic you can repurpose for any tech event. Fork it, swap your speakers and dates, and deploy to Vercel in five minutes.

Landing PageIntermediate~10 minutes

Best for

Developers building conference or event landing pages who want a polished, dark-theme design with animated hero and speaker grid.

Stack

Next.jsTailwind CSSshadcn/uiFramer MotionTypeScript

A ready-made Next.js Conf 2024 UI you can fork, run, and customize with the prompt pack below.

What's actually inside

The honest engineer's breakdown — what the Next.js Conf 2024template does, how it's wired, and where it's opinionated.

The Next.js Conf 2024 template is a full-page conference marketing site with a premium dark aesthetic. It opens with a Dark Hero Section showing the event name in a large typeface alongside a date/location badge and a countdown timer or key date highlight. The Speaker Grid below is a responsive card layout with avatar, name, title, and talk topic for each speaker — built on shadcn/ui Card with Framer Motion staggered entrance animations. A Schedule/Agenda Section presents sessions in a timeline format with time slots and speaker cross-references. A Sponsor Logos Strip provides a horizontal row with hover effects, and a CTA Banner (sticky or bottom-anchored) drives registration.

The template uses Framer Motion's whileInView and stagger patterns for speaker card and hero text entrances — the same animation approach as the Vercel event sites. shadcn/ui Card, Badge, and Button handle the speaker card containers and registration buttons respectively. All color tokens live in globals.css, making a rebrand a globals.css update plus a prompt.

One honest caveat: speaker data, schedule sessions, and sponsor logos are all hardcoded as static arrays. This is fine for a one-time event, but if your conference runs annually or you need a non-technical team to manage speaker content, you will need to connect a CMS or at minimum a JSON data file that a non-developer can edit. The static HTML export path is also off-limits — V0 generates Server Actions and dynamic routing that require a Node.js runtime.

Key UI components

Dark Hero Section

Large event name, date/location badge, countdown timer or key date highlight on a dark background

Speaker Grid

Responsive card grid with speaker avatar (Next.js Image), name, title, and talk topic

Schedule / Agenda Section

Timeline-style session list with time slots and speaker name cross-references

Sponsor Logos Strip

Horizontal row of sponsor logo images with hover effects

CTA / Registration Banner

Sticky or bottom-of-page registration CTA driving the primary conversion action

Navigation

Dark sticky header with event logo and register CTA button

Libraries it leans on

framer-motion

Staggered entrance animations on Speaker Grid cards and hero text fade-in

shadcn/ui Card, Badge, Button

Speaker card containers, date/session badges, and registration button primitives

Fork it and get it running

Forking the Next.js Conf 2024 template takes about ten minutes — most of that time is updating your speaker data. Here is the full sequence from community page to live event URL.

1

Fork the template from the community page

Navigate to https://v0.dev/chat/community/qLnKzYiN4yI. On the community page you will see a live dark-theme conference page in the preview. Click the 'Fork' button in the top-right corner to copy the project into your V0 account. The fork action is free on all V0 plans. If you are not logged in, V0 will prompt you to sign in first.

You should see: The template opens in your V0 editor with the dark conference page rendering in the Vercel Sandbox preview pane.

2

Verify all sections render in the preview

Scroll down through the preview to confirm the Dark Hero Section, Speaker Grid, Schedule/Agenda Section, Sponsor Logos Strip, and Registration CTA Banner all appear. On the Speaker Grid, check that placeholder speaker avatars load without Next.js Image errors — if you see broken image badges, the template may reference CDN URLs that need next.config.js remotePatterns updates before you swap in real headshots.

Tip: If the countdown timer section shows a React hydration warning in the browser console, this is the SSR issue described in the gotchas below — note it for when you add real speaker data.

You should see: All six sections render with the dark Vercel aesthetic, placeholder speaker cards, and sponsor logos visible.

3

Add env vars if loading speaker or schedule data from an API

Click the 'Vars' panel in the left sidebar. If you plan to load speaker data from an external conference API or CMS, add NEXT_PUBLIC_CONFERENCE_API_URL here. For Notion-driven schedule data, add NOTION_API_KEY and NOTION_DATABASE_ID — both as server-only variables (no NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix) since they are used only in a Next.js Route Handler. If you are keeping speaker data static (the default), skip this step.

You should see: Variables appear in the Vars list and are available in the preview sandbox for testing your integrations.

4

Update event details with Design Mode

Press Option+D (Mac) or Alt+D (Windows) to enter Design Mode. Click on the event name in the Dark Hero Section and type your conference name. Click the date/location badge to update the date and city. Click speaker names, titles, and talk topics in the Speaker Grid cards to update them. Click the Navigation logo text and Registration CTA button label. Design Mode edits are free — they consume zero V0 credits.

Tip: Replace speaker avatar images by prompting V0 with real image URLs after your Design Mode text pass — image sources need a code change.

You should see: Your event name, date, location, and speaker names appear in the live preview immediately.

5

Publish to Vercel

Click the Share icon in the top-right of the V0 editor. Open the Publish tab. Click 'Publish to Production'. V0 deploys your conference page to a *.vercel.app subdomain in about 30 seconds. The live URL is suitable for sharing with speakers, sponsors, and attendees immediately. Do not use `next export` or static HTML export — the project uses dynamic features incompatible with static output.

You should see: A live vercel.app URL is displayed. Your conference landing page is publicly accessible.

6

Add a custom conference subdomain

In the Vercel Dashboard (vercel.com/dashboard), find the project V0 created. Go to Settings → Domains. Enter your conference domain (e.g., conf.yourdomain.com or 2025.yourevent.com) and click 'Add'. Vercel provides a CNAME record to add at your DNS provider. After DNS propagation (5–30 minutes), your conference page serves from the custom URL with HTTPS auto-enabled.

You should see: Your conference URL (e.g., https://conf.yourdomain.com) is live with SSL and the fully updated template.

The prompt pack

Copy-paste these straight into v0's chat to customize the Next.js Conf 2024template. Each one names this template's own components — no generic filler.

1

Rebrand the event with your name and color palette

Replaces all event-specific branding across the Hero, Navigation, and CTA Banner while leaving layout and animations untouched.

Quick win
Paste into v0 chat
Update the Next.js Conf 2024 landing page for [YOUR_EVENT]: set the event name in the Dark Hero Section to [EVENT_NAME], the date/location badge text to [DATE] in [CITY], and switch the primary accent from green-500 to [YOUR_COLOR_CLASS]. Update the Navigation logo text to [ORG_NAME]. Update the Registration CTA Banner headline and button label to [YOUR_CTA_TEXT]. Keep the dark gray-950 background, all framer-motion stagger animations, and all shadcn/ui component structure intact — only change text content and the accent color token in globals.css.
2

Replace the Speaker Grid with real speaker data

Swaps the hardcoded placeholder speakers for a real speaker array while preserving the Card layout and stagger animation.

Quick win
Paste into v0 chat
Replace the static speaker data in the Speaker Grid with the following array: [SPEAKER_JSON_ARRAY] where each object has name (string), title (string), company (string), imageUrl (string), and talkTitle (string). Map over the array to render the existing shadcn Card component for each speaker — preserve the framer-motion staggered entrance (0.1s delay per card). Replace all raw img tags for speaker avatars with the Next.js Image component using width={80} height={80} and className='rounded-full'. If any imageUrl comes from an external CDN, also add that hostname to next.config.js remotePatterns.
3

Add a real-time countdown timer to the hero

Adds a live ticking countdown to the hero that safely runs client-side only, avoiding the SSR localStorage crash.

Medium
Paste into v0 chat
Add a real-time countdown timer to the Dark Hero Section showing days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the event. Create a Client Component (add 'use client' directive) with useState for the countdown values and useEffect calling setInterval every 1000ms. Initialize the target date as a constant ISO string (do NOT read it from localStorage — initialize entirely from the hardcoded date). Display the countdown in four shadcn Badge components side by side labeled D, H, M, S. When the countdown reaches zero, stop the interval and show a 'Conference is Live!' message in place of the timer.
4

Add a Supabase registration modal

Turns the static registration CTA into a real working sign-up flow backed by a Supabase table.

Medium
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Add a 'Register' modal dialog using shadcn Dialog that opens when the Registration CTA Banner button is clicked. The dialog form has three fields: name (text), email (email), company (text). On submit, call a Next.js Server Action that inserts the registration into a Supabase table conference_registrations (id uuid primary key, name text, email text unique, company text, created_at timestamptz default now()). Use process.env.SUPABASE_URL and process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY (both server-only, no NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix). Show a 'Registration confirmed!' success message inside the modal after a successful insert. Close the dialog automatically after 3 seconds on success.
5

Fetch the conference schedule from Notion API

Turns the static Schedule/Agenda Section into a CMS-driven component that pulls live session data from a Notion database and caches it for 5 minutes.

Advanced
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Create a Next.js route handler at app/api/schedule/route.ts that fetches session data from the Notion API using process.env.NOTION_API_KEY (server-only) and process.env.NOTION_DATABASE_ID (server-only). Use the Notion client from @notionhq/client to query the database. Transform the returned Notion page objects into a SessionItem array with fields: time (string), title (string), speaker (string), and track (string). Set Next.js fetch cache revalidation to revalidate: 300 seconds. Update the Schedule Section to be an async Server Component that calls fetch('/api/schedule') and renders the transformed session list, replacing all static schedule data.
6

Add Clerk auth for attendee-only schedule content

Gates the full session schedule behind Clerk auth, creating an attendee-only experience while keeping the public marketing sections open.

Advanced
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Wrap the Schedule/Agenda Section in Clerk authentication so only registered attendees can see full session details. Add ClerkProvider to the root layout with process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY and process.env.CLERK_SECRET_KEY. Add clerkMiddleware to middleware.ts protecting the /schedule route. For unauthenticated users visiting the main page, show a shadcn Button 'Sign in to view full schedule' in place of the session details in the Schedule Section. After Clerk sign-in, redirect back to the conference page and render the complete Schedule Section with talk descriptions and workshop links. Keep the Speaker Grid and Hero Section publicly visible.

Gotchas when you extend it

The failures people actually hit when they push this template past its defaults — and the exact fix for each.

Error: Invalid src prop on `next/image`

Why: V0 may generate speaker avatar images as raw img tags or Next.js Image tags pointing to CDN hostnames not listed in next.config.js. When you replace placeholder headshots with real speaker photos from LinkedIn, Gravatar, or a press kit CDN, Next.js blocks the external domain at build time.

Fix: Add each CDN hostname to the remotePatterns array in next.config.js: `{ protocol: 'https', hostname: 'your-cdn.com' }`. Alternatively, download speaker headshots to the public/speakers/ directory and reference them as local paths like /speakers/jane-doe.jpg.

Fix prompt — paste into v0
Update next.config.js remotePatterns to allow speaker avatar images from [CDN_HOSTNAME]. Use Next.js Image component for all speaker avatars instead of raw img tags.
ReferenceError: localStorage is not defined on countdown timer

Why: A countdown timer that reads localStorage (for example, to remember a dismissed banner or persist a user's timezone preference) will crash during Next.js SSR because localStorage is a browser-only API unavailable in Node.js.

Fix: Initialize all countdown state from a hardcoded ISO date constant — never from localStorage. If you need to persist a banner dismissal, wrap that localStorage call in a useEffect hook so it only runs client-side after hydration.

Fix prompt — paste into v0
Move any localStorage.getItem or localStorage.setItem calls in the countdown timer or banner components inside useEffect hooks so they only run in the browser.
Framer Motion whileInView animations cause CLS on Speaker Grid

Why: Speaker card entrance animations that translate cards from y:40 to y:0 can shift the page layout before the intersection observer triggers, creating cumulative layout shift (CLS) that hurts Core Web Vitals scores and causes cards to jump when the page loads on mobile.

Fix: Add min-h-[200px] to each speaker card wrapper in the Speaker Grid so the grid reserves the space before the animation fires. Use opacity + translateY only — avoid width, height, or scale transitions.

Fix prompt — paste into v0
Add min-h-[200px] to each speaker card wrapper in the Speaker Grid to reserve space before framer-motion whileInView animations fire, preventing cumulative layout shift.
Static HTML export breaks dynamic routes

Why: If the team adds `output: 'export'` to next.config.js to generate a static HTML bundle, any dynamic route (e.g., /speaker/[slug]), Server Action, or Route Handler will fail at build time — Next.js static export does not support server-side features.

Fix: Keep the project on the standard Vercel Next.js runtime. Remove `output: 'export'` from next.config.js if present. Use ISR with revalidate on any schedule or speaker data pages instead of static export.

Fix prompt — paste into v0
Do not use next export for this project. Remove output: 'export' from next.config.js and use ISR revalidate instead for schedule data.

Template vs. custom — the honest call

A forked template gets you far, fast. Here's where it holds up, and where you'll outgrow it.

The template is enough when

  • You're running a tech conference and need a public event page within a day
  • You want the Vercel/Next.js conference aesthetic without starting from scratch
  • Your speaker and schedule data are static and do not need real-time updates
  • The event is a one-time occurrence and you don't need a persistent attendee database

Go custom when

  • You need a full ticketing and payment flow integrated with Stripe or Eventbrite
  • You require a private attendee portal with session bookmarking and personal schedules
  • You need multi-language support for an international conference
  • You run a recurring event series requiring a CMS-driven content model with non-technical editorial access

RapidDev can extend this V0 conference template into a full event platform — adding registration payments, attendee auth, and CMS-driven speaker management in days.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Next.js Conf 2024 V0 template free to fork?

Yes. Forking any V0 community template is free on all plans. The 'Fork' button on the community page copies the project to your account at no credit cost.

Can I use this template commercially for my own conference?

Yes. V0 community templates are available for commercial use. You own the forked project and can deploy it for any paid or ticketed event. The template name references the Vercel conference aesthetic, but the code is yours to use for any event — just swap the branding.

Can I use this for a conference that isn't tech-focused?

Absolutely. The template name refers to the design source, not the content. The Speaker Grid, Schedule, and CTA sections are fully customizable — rename 'Talk Topic' to 'Performance', swap tech speaker cards for musicians or artists, and the dark aesthetic works well for many event types beyond developer conferences.

How do I add real speaker photos without breaking the Next.js Image component?

Add each speaker photo CDN hostname to next.config.js `images.remotePatterns`: `{ protocol: 'https', hostname: 'your-cdn.com' }`. Alternatively, download headshots to the public/speakers/ directory and reference them as /speakers/name.jpg paths — these work without any next.config.js changes.

Why does my fork break in the V0 preview when I add the countdown timer component?

The countdown timer becomes a Client Component because it uses useState and setInterval. If the timer accidentally reads localStorage during initialization (for timezone or user preference persistence), Next.js SSR will crash with `ReferenceError: localStorage is not defined`. Fix it by initializing from a hardcoded ISO date string only — see the 'Add a real-time countdown timer' prompt above for the correct pattern.

How do I make the speaker schedule editable by a non-technical team member?

Connect the Schedule Section to Notion using the 'Fetch schedule from a CMS or Notion API' advanced prompt. Your team edits the Notion database, and the page automatically revalidates the schedule every 5 minutes (revalidate: 300). No code changes needed for content updates after the initial integration.

Can RapidDev extend this conference template for our event?

Yes. RapidDev builds on top of V0 conference templates — adding Stripe ticket checkout, Clerk attendee authentication, Supabase registration databases, and CMS-driven speaker management. If your conference needs a full platform beyond what the template provides out of the box, that's the kind of project RapidDev handles.

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