3 Product updates

What used to be several clicks is now one click to hide/show panes in the Studio. When viewing a specific document in full-screen mode, you can still easily navigate between other documents by following the breadcrumbs. Shout-out to Rita for this small but mighty feature.

II. Schedule it and move on

The connection to Studio is now way simpler. Choose to connect to a draft (like I did for this post) or connect to a release when coordinating with your team. Either way, it's as simple as:

• Connect a document to a schema
• Click New studio document
• Create a draft document or add it to a specific release and you're all set 🎉

Automate with Scheduled Drafts and avoid last-minute publishing

If I've planned my time right (which I obviously always do 👀), I've written this post a couple of days before it needs to go out. Instead of blocking out calendar time to manually publish on go-live day, I now use Scheduled Drafts to schedule it the moment I'm done writing. Perfect for deadlines happening when I'm OOO but I want to stay consistent without having to log on.

Want more info on Scheduled Drafts vs Content Releases? Read Even's blog post or watch this 90-second explainer by John.

III. Typing -> and getting → (and more)

The new typography plugin transforms your typing in real-time. Type -- get —, type (c) get ©, type (tm) get ™, and many more:

This is enabled by default in Canvas, but if you want to use this in your own Studio, check out the README on how you can configure this to your liking.

Oh, and the emojis I've used in this write-up? Type :favourite-emoji to get them—mine being ✨️

2 Quotes from developers

“I wish there was a repo we could clone to use some of those server actions, plugins etc. Any word on getting some new templates from Kevin soon? That would be insanely beneficial!”

You asked, Kevin delivered. Our swag store code is now yours, go and explore:

🌏 Multi-language and multi-currency support

🔔 System notification management and monitoring using the Sanity SDK app

🔍 Sync products to Algolia, create marketing campaigns, or send campaign emails (with Klaviyo)—all automated with Sanity Functions

And much more!

This isn't a "clone and ship" template. It's a reference implementation showing real patterns we use in production. While in SF, I caught up with Kevin to discuss how to approach this repo to get the most value.

II. Michal Klim (Commerce UI) on how Sanity and Shopify powers the new Carhartt WIP experience

“Sanity has given the eCommerce team the ability to plan and preview content ahead of time, while automation through Shopify Flow ensures consistency across product launches.”

Read the complete case study on how Commerce UI created a site that looks minimalistic but, under the hood, is a highly engineered system handling complex operations.

1 Community contribution ⭐️

Content isn't complete without good imagery. Nick Jensen's "Gemini AI Image Generator" (using Nano Banana pro) generates images directly in your Studio. Text-to-image, image-to-image editing, or batch generate 2-10 images in one request.

Setup is, in his words, "ridiculously simple":

Install the package > add to your config > create an API route > drop in your Gemini API key. Find it in your Studio, next to the image picker.

Check out his blog post for inspiration on use cases and see the built-in power features like multiple aspect ratios and prompt templates to get you going.

That's December! Questions, feedback, or want to share what you're building to get a chance to be featured here?

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