React SEO Optimization

Optimize React apps for search engines.

React Helmet

npm install react-helmet-async

import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';

function BlogPost({ post }) {
  return (
    <>
      <Helmet>
        <title>{post.title} - My Blog</title>
        <meta name="description" content={post.excerpt} />
        <meta property="og:title" content={post.title} />
        <meta property="og:description" content={post.excerpt} />
        <meta property="og:image" content={post.image} />
      </Helmet>
      <article>
        <h1>{post.title}</h1>
        {post.content}
      </article>
    </>
  );
}

Next.js Head

import Head from 'next/head';

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <>
      <Head>
        <title>Page Title</title>
        <meta name="description" content="Page description" />
      </Head>
      <main>Content</main>
    </>
  );
}

Sitemap

Generate sitemap.xml for search engines.

Structured Data

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Article",
  "headline": "Article Title",
  "author": "John Doe"
}
</script>

Remember

Use SSR/SSG for better SEO
Add meta tags dynamically
Create sitemap
Use semantic HTML

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React Helmet

Next.js Head

Sitemap

Structured Data

Remember

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