Inspect the initial response
Compare the HTML returned by the server with the page visible after scripts run. Check whether the main content, title, canonical and important links are already present. An empty app container is different from a complete pre-rendered page.
Crawl findings and technical priorities
Inspect crawl status, indexability and page-level findings before prioritising fixes.
Choose rendering for the content
Stable service pages are good candidates for pre-rendering. More dynamic interfaces may need server rendering or client-side interaction. React can generate static HTML too; the framework name alone does not determine speed or SEO quality.
Validate both experiences
Test navigation and content with and without successful script execution. Check the final rendered page and relevant Search Console reports after launch. Rendering choices reduce certain dependencies, but do not guarantee indexing or search rankings.
Put the guidance to work
Capture your starting point, assign an owner to the next action, and decide what evidence will confirm that it worked.
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