Overview

SEO-friendly React

Next.js serves content-complete HTML pages to clients and crawlers, instead of the traditional empty HTML-shell SPAs built by Vite or, before that, Create React App.

Such complete pages may rank better in search-engines results and in chatbots results.

other benefits

built-in router that offers client-side navigation when appropriate.
static page generation when appropriate.
ubiquitous and widespread support, by both deploy platforms and LLMs.

temporary scope of this guide: Pages router

For now, the guide only focuses on the Pages router version of Next.js. It excludes the App router and React server components (RSC).

Overview

SEO-friendly React

Next.js serves content-complete HTML pages to clients and crawlers, instead of the traditional empty HTML-shell SPAs built by Vite or, before that, Create React App.

Such complete pages may rank better in search-engines results and in chatbots results.

other benefits

built-in router that offers client-side navigation when appropriate.

static page generation when appropriate.

ubiquitous and widespread support, by both deploy platforms and LLMs.

temporary scope of this guide: Pages router

For now, the guide only focuses on the Pages router version of Next.js. It excludes the App router and React server components (RSC).