Server-Side Rendering That Gives Search Engines HTML, Not Empty Divs
Client-rendered React applications show Google an empty page on first load. Server-side rendering delivers fully rendered HTML to search engines while maintaining the interactivity your users expect. We implement SSR, SSG, and ISR strategies that maximize both SEO and performance.
higher conversion for 1-second sites, and SSR with edge caching achieves sub-second page loads by delivering pre-rendered HTML from CDN nodes
Portent, 2022
Server-Side Rendering
What's Included
Everything you get with our Server-Side Rendering
Rendering Strategy Architecture
Page-level rendering strategy assignment: SSG for static content, ISR for dynamic content, SSR for personalized pages, and CSR for interactive widgets
SSR Implementation
Next.js, Astro, or Nuxt implementation with server-side data fetching, streaming, and hydration optimized for each page type
Edge Deployment and Caching
CDN configuration with cache headers, stale-while-revalidate, and edge functions for dynamic personalization at the CDN layer
Our Server-Side Rendering Process
Page Inventory and Strategy Assignment
We catalog every page type, analyze its data freshness needs and interactivity requirements, and assign the optimal rendering strategy: SSG, ISR, SSR, or CSR.
Framework Implementation
We implement the rendering strategies in Next.js, Astro, or Nuxt with proper data fetching, caching, and hydration for each page type.
Performance Verification
We measure Core Web Vitals for each page type, verify search engine indexing with Google Search Console, and optimize any pages that do not meet performance targets.
Edge Deployment
We deploy to CDN with caching rules, stale-while-revalidate headers, and monitoring. Static pages are served from edge nodes globally in under 200ms.
Key Benefits
Search engines see fully rendered content
SSR delivers complete HTML to search engine crawlers. Product descriptions, blog posts, and landing pages are fully indexable without waiting for JavaScript execution. Your SEO is limited by content quality, not rendering strategy.
Faster content visibility
Users see content immediately on server-rendered pages because HTML is delivered fully formed. Client-rendered apps show a blank screen or spinner while JavaScript downloads, parses, and executes. SSR eliminates that delay.
Interactivity preserved through hydration
Server-rendered pages hydrate on the client, attaching event handlers to the pre-rendered HTML. Users get fast initial content delivery AND full interactivity. The best of both worlds.
Research & Evidence
Backed by industry research and proven results
Page Load and Conversion
A 1-second site converts at 3x the rate of a 5-second site, and SSR eliminates the JavaScript parse-and-execute time that delays content visibility in client-rendered applications
Portent (2022)
Web Page Statistics
The median web page is 2.3 MB, and SSR with proper code splitting ensures users download only the JavaScript needed for the current page's interactivity
HTTP Archive (2023)
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