--- title: "React Context — Simplified" url: https://daily.dev/posts/react-context-simplified-wx6j1wx0e source_url: https://javascript.plainenglish.io/react-context-simplified-86e1e8ce2d73 type: article source: "JavaScript in Plain English" published: 2021-03-01T06:28:22.926Z updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z tags: ["react"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 15 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # React Context — Simplified **[JavaScript in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish)** · 3 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary React can store a set of observable properties called states. React can decide how to render itself based on the state values. Sometimes it is important to share the state between multiple components by passing the state down through the component tree. React Context aims to solve this issue and stores all states in a central place. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/react-context-simplified-wx6j1wx0e)