Adding a plugin in Sanity.io and resolving conflicts with existing documents.

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Last updated: Jan 22, 2024
does anyone know how i could come across these errors? i haven't really messed with anything within sanity yet except adding a plugin
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I'd be happy to help, but I need a bit more context about the specific errors you're seeing! Since you mentioned you just added a plugin, here are the most common issues that come up:

Most Common Plugin-Related Errors:

  1. Dependency version conflicts - This is super common, especially with @sanity/ui mismatches. Plugins might depend on different versions than your Studio. Try running:

    npm install
    # or
    yarn install
  2. Schema/type errors - If the plugin adds new field types, you might see "unnamed type" or "unknown type" errors. Make sure you've:

    • Imported the plugin correctly in your sanity.config.ts (or sanity.config.js)
    • Added it to the plugins array
    • Restarted your dev server after installation
  3. CORS errors - If you're seeing API connection errors, you might need to add your localhost to allowed origins:

    sanity cors add http://localhost:3333
  4. Module not found errors - Sometimes the plugin isn't fully installed. Try:

    npm install [plugin-name]
    sanity start

Quick troubleshooting steps:

  1. Check your terminal/console for the actual error message
  2. Delete node_modules and reinstall: rm -rf node_modules && npm install
  3. Clear your .sanity folder if it exists
  4. Restart your dev server completely

If you can share the specific error messages you're seeing (either from the browser console or terminal), I or others in the community can give you much more targeted help! Things like "TypeError", "Cannot find module", specific error codes, or stack traces would be really useful to diagnose the exact issue.

Which plugin did you add? It seems like you already had your page and settings document but the plugin added its own too.
So if you want to use the plugin you will have to remove the page and settings documents you created
this helped, thank you!
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