Technical SEO FAQ · JavaScript SEO & Rendering
When would you recommend SSR, CSR, SSG or hybrid rendering?
Do not choose rendering architecture solely because one acronym sounds "more SEO friendly."
CSR
Useful for highly interactive applications, but puts more responsibility on rendering.
SSR
Delivers HTML from the server for each request and can provide meaningful initial content.
SSG
Generates pages ahead of time and works well for content that can be generated without request-time computation.
Hybrid
Uses different approaches for different application areas.
A sensible architecture might be:
Marketing pages → SSG
Product pages → SSR
User dashboard → CSR
The decision should account for SEO, UX, performance, content freshness and engineering cost.
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