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5 Feb 20264 min readn3ver25

Does your site need server-side rendering?

Not every site does. One that expects visitors from Google does.

Illustration of rendering choices

Server-side rendering means the server assembles the page before the browser gets it: Google sees the content immediately, and a phone shows text sooner.

Worth it when

  • You want people to find the site through search
  • There are many articles or products that need to be indexed
  • Links shared on social have to show the right title and image

Not needed when

  • It is an internal tool behind a login
  • It is a company system nobody outside should find

This site is server-rendered — Angular, running on Cloudflare Workers.

n3ver25

Full-stack web developer

Freelance web developer, writing both the front end and the back end. Six years of building websites.