Problem Statement
What is the main SEO advantage of SSR over Client-Side Rendering (CSR)?
Explanation
With SSR, search engine crawlers receive complete HTML content on the first request without waiting for JavaScript to execute, ensuring all content is indexed properly, while CSR sends an empty HTML shell requiring JavaScript execution to render content that crawlers may not wait for.
SSR provides better SEO because meta tags, titles, and structured data are present in the initial HTML response. This is crucial for content discovery, social media sharing previews, and search rankings, though modern crawlers like Google can execute JavaScript, the initial HTML approach is more reliable.
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