Site will not update at all-I am pretty new to this.

[DCBucks]

Summary

I am using cursor and I had just switched from a static app to Next Js to add features like login and account creation. However, when I make a change to the site (literally anything), nothing happens. I have cleared cache, hard reset, everything. I have no idea why this is happening.

Granted I am very new to this software, so I am not the best at this.

Maybe its because of my 3 static files for the old site, but I am not editing that old css file, only the new one for Next Js. Also, I probably should delete the 3 static files, as I am no longer in need for them. But when I deleted them, my new site would not load at all, which makes absolutely no sense because I don't use the static files anymore, I use the Next Js.

Hope someone can help, thanks.

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[GaneshVarma1]

Hey @DCBucks — welcome to the Next.js world! No worries, this stuff can be confusing at first. Based on what you described, here are a few things to check that might solve the issue:

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1. You might be seeing a cached production build

If you’re deploying on Vercel or another platform, changes won’t show up unless you redeploy the site.

Try this:

• Make your changes locally
• Push the code to your GitHub repo (or wherever it’s connected)
• Go to your Vercel dashboard and check that a new deployment build was triggered
• Open the new URL Vercel gives you (or refresh your production domain)

If you’re working locally and it’s not updating:

• Make sure you’re running npm run dev or yarn dev
• Refresh your browser with cache disabled (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R)
• Restart the dev server just in case

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2. Old static files may be interfering

If you had an old static HTML/CSS site (e.g., in a public/ folder), those files can override your Next.js routes if they share the same path. For example:

• If you have public/index.html, it might shadow pages/index.tsx
• If you're using public/style.css, make sure it's not being loaded by mistake

If you're not using those old files anymore, it’s a good idea to:

• Double-check that none of them are being imported or linked in your layout
• Carefully remove them from the public/ directory

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3. Understand Next.js routing and file priority

Next.js uses files inside pages/ or the new app/ folder (if using the App Router). But anything inside public/ is treated like a raw static file — no React, no logic, just served as-is.

So:

• If /public/index.html exists, it will override /pages/index.tsx
• Make sure you're editing .tsx, .js, or .jsx files in the correct place

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4. Try this test

Create a new file at:

/pages/test.js

Add:

export default function Test() {
  return <h1>This is a test page</h1>;
}

Then visit http://localhost:3000/test (or your live domain + /test) and see if it works. If it does, your Next.js setup is working — it’s just something else interfering.

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✅ Final tips

• Make sure your Next.js dev server is running (use npm run dev)
• Clean your browser cache or test in incognito mode
• Remove or rename any conflicting static files from your old site
• Push your code to Vercel or re-trigger a deployment to see updates online

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[icyJoseph]

Can you explain further? What is it you are doing? Step by step. Be clear with what environment, development, or production, is it production builds locally, or remotely? How are you deploying the application?