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What’s New in React Router 7? Features & Setup Guide

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What new in React Router 7

React Router 7 is officially out and packed with powerful new features that make routing in React apps more efficient, scalable, and intuitive.

Whether you’re upgrading from v6 or starting a new project, this guide covers everything you need:

✅ New features in React Router 7

  • ⚙️ How to install and set it up
  • 💻 Code examples using createBrowserRouter, loaders, layouts
  • 📦 Real-world use cases for Suspense and nested routing
  • 🤔 Developer Q&A and migration tips

✨ Why React Router 7 is a Big Deal
React Router 7 supports the latest advancements in React — including Suspense, lazy loading, data loaders, and layout-based routing. It's designed to work seamlessly with React 18+ and future React 19 features.

🔍 Key Features in React Router 7

  • ✅ Built-in Suspense support for route-level code-splitting
  • ✅ Better nested routing via layouts
  • ✅ Loader and action support to fetch data before rendering
  • ✅ New hooks like useNavigation() and useRouteLoaderData()
  • ✅ Optimized support for modern rendering patterns

⚙️ Installation & Setup
Run the following to install:

npm install react-router-dom@7
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For a new app with Vite:

npm create vite@latest my-app --template react cd my-app npm install npm install react-router-dom@7
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📦 Basic Router Example

import { createBrowserRouter, RouterProvider } from "react-router-dom"; import Home from "./pages/Home"; import About from "./pages/About"; const router = createBrowserRouter([ { path: "/", element: <Home /> }, { path: "/about", element: <About /> }, ]); function App() { return <RouterProvider router={router} />; }
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🧱 Nested Routes with Layout

import RootLayout from "./layouts/RootLayout"; import Dashboard from "./pages/Dashboard"; import Profile from "./pages/Profile"; const router = createBrowserRouter([ { path: "/", element: <RootLayout />, children: [ { path: "dashboard", element: <Dashboard /> }, { path: "profile", element: <Profile /> }, ], }, ]);
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React Router 7 makes layout nesting easier using its built-in child routes structure.

⚡ Preload Data with Loaders

// routes.js { path: "user/:id", loader: async ({ params }) => { return fetchUser(params.id); }, element: <UserProfile /> }
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// Inside UserProfile.jsx import { useLoaderData } from "react-router-dom"; const UserProfile = () => { const user = useLoaderData(); return <div>Welcome {user.name}</div>; }
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❓ FAQ: Common Questions About React Router 7
Q. Is this compatible with React 18 or 19?
✔️ Yes, fully compatible.

Q. Do I need to rewrite my app?
🔁 Not completely. But you may need to migrate Routes → RouterProvider, and update hooks.

Q. Can I use it with Suspense and lazy?
✅ Yes! It's designed for it.

Q. Is react-router-dom still used?
🎯 Yes, just install version @7.

📖 Read Full Guide on Blogger
👉 https://webcodingwithankur.blogspot.com/2025/07/whats-new-in-react-router-7-features.html

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