Overview of Server-Side Rendering

 


Website speed is one of the crucial search engine ranking factors. So, your website needs to be faster in order to rank high as well as to improve user experience.

One of the methods you can use to render your website speedier is server-side rendering (SSR).

Rendering is the procedure of converting app codes into interactive website pages.

But what is server-side rendering?

The server-side rendering application will display a web page on the server instead of rendering it in a browser. 

With this, you can create an HTML file with all the content and send it to the user. The user’s JavaScript bundle connects and allows the Single Page Application framework to operate.

As a result, your website visitor can see everything speedier rather than staring at a blank screen till JavaScript files load.

This improves website speed, minimizes page load time, and improves SEO.

However, the default Single Page Application (SPA) rendering method is Client-Side Rendering (CSR). 

What is Client-side rendering?

Client-side rendering uses the browser contrary to the server for loading an entire web page. It also includes data, functionality, and user interface (UI).

Here, the first page takes more time to load as the browser needs to download and run app codes before displaying it on the screen. 

Hence, the website visitor will have to tackle a blank page for a longer time. Additionally, it will also increase bounce rates and worsen the user experience.

List of some Server-side rendering JavaScript frameworks

  • Gatsby server-side rendering

  • NestJS server-side rendering

  • Angular server-side rendering

  • React server-side rendering

  • Nuxt server-side rendering

  • Ejs server-side rendering

  • Google server-side rendering

What are the benefits of server-side rendering?

  • Enhanced data security and PIPA compliance

The major benefit of server-side rendering is that even if you pull excessive fields from NoSQL stores or relational databases, the data will not be delivered to the client and will remain in the backend.

  • Boost page load time

In client-side rendering, the browser needs to download JavaScript files, which takes considerable time. Moreover, JavaScript files also add to page weight with their more than 1MB size.


On the contrary, server-side rendering totally removes the need to download JavaScript files. Therefore, it significantly improves load time.

  • Predictable processing performance

The time required to process JSON files and populate thousands of cells depends on the website visitor’s device. There might not be any issue on a new device, but the older device can face a challenge.

However, server-side rendering removes this guesswork. It allows browsers to work at their best capacity and eliminates the need for JSON file processing.

  • Get accurate user metrics

The servers are not informed when visitors move between pages, interact with website content, or click buttons in client-side rendering. Hence, it loses vital metrics.

However, collecting such data in server-side rendering becomes easier and helps you improve user experience.

Wrapping up!

Client-side rendering can be inexpensive and easier to maintain. However, server-side rendering will improve website speed, social media support, SEO, and accessibility.


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