Is there a way to determine if my Webflow site is using SPA and does Webflow have a feature for implementing Prerender.io for SEO?
Published on
September 22, 2023
Determining if your Webflow site is using SPA
To determine if your Webflow site is using a Single Page Application (SPA) architecture, you can follow these steps:
- Inspect page source: Right-click on your website and select "Inspect" or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+I (Windows) or Command+Option+I (Mac) to open the browser's dev tools.
- Navigate to the "Elements" or "Sources" tab: Look for an option in the dev tools that allows you to inspect the page's HTML or source code.
- Look for multiple HTML
<body>tags: In a traditional multi-page website, every page typically has its own<body>tags. If you see multiple sets of<body>tags in your page source or if the entire content is enclosed within a single<body>tag, it indicates that your Webflow site is using a SPA architecture.
Please keep in mind that Webflow has a default setting that dynamically loads pages using AJAX, making the site behave like a SPA even though the underlying structure might still be multi-page.
Implementing Prerender.io for SEO
Webflow does not have a built-in feature for implementing Prerender.io for SEO. However, you can manually implement Prerender.io on your Webflow site by following these steps:
- Sign up for Prerender.io: Go to the Prerender.io website and create an account.
- Obtain the Prerender.io token: After signing up, navigate to your Prerender.io dashboard and copy the token provided.
- Install the Prerender.io middleware: If you are using a server-side technology like Node.js, you can use the Prerender.io middleware. Install the middleware package using NPM or your package manager of choice.
- Integrate Prerender.io middleware in your server setup: In your server-side code, add the Prerender.io middleware to your server's request handling pipeline. Make sure to configure it with your Prerender.io token.
- Configure your Webflow site to point to the Prerender.io proxy: In your Webflow project's settings, go to the "SEO" tab and find the "Custom Code" section. Add the Prerender.io proxy URL here. This will tell search engine bots to fetch the prerendered version of your site.
By implementing Prerender.io, search engine bots will be served a pre-rendered HTML version of your Webflow site, improving SEO and ensuring that search engines can properly index your content.
Additional Questions
- How can I improve the SEO of my Webflow site?
- Does Webflow support server-side rendering?
- What are the advantages of using a Single Page Application (SPA) architecture for my website?
