Overview

SEO-friendly React

Next.js serves content-complete HTML pages to clients and crawlers, instead of the empty-shell SPAs pages built by Vite or Create React App, which are served mostly empty.

Such complete pages 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 at build time when appropriate.
ubiquitous, widespread support, known to deploy platforms and LLMs.

temporary scope of this guide: Pages router

The guide currently focuses on the Pages router. 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 empty-shell SPAs pages built by Vite or Create React App, which are served mostly empty.

Such complete pages 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 at build time when appropriate.

ubiquitous, widespread support, known to deploy platforms and LLMs.

temporary scope of this guide: Pages router

The guide currently focuses on the Pages router. It excludes the App router and React server components (RSC).