# Next.js 5: Universal Webpack, CSS Imports, Plugins and Zones

DevFeed: [Next.js 5: Universal Webpack, CSS Imports, Plugins and Zones](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/next-js-5-universal-webpack-css-imports-plugins-and-zones-3232.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nextjs.org/blog/next-5>)

Author: Tim Neutkens

Published: 2018-02-05T19:10:43Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Next.js Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/next-js-blog.md>)

Topics: [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>), [Webpack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webpack.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [webpack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webpack.md>)

## AI overview

Next.js 5 introduces a universal Webpack pipeline for both server and client code, CSS imports through Webpack loaders, plugins, and extensibility improvements for large applications. It is presented as a backwards-compatible release with simple upgrade paths.

## Source excerpt

Next.js 5 focuses on greater extensibility, composability for large applications and performance