The author improved SEO and load speed for their React SPA without switching to Next.js.
They wanted to maintain their routing setup and not rewrite their codebase.
They developed a CLI tool called react-static-prerender to prerender React app routes into static HTML files.
Static HTML files help with SEO and speed as they allow search engines to easily crawl and rank individual pages.
The tool supports any bundler and static/dynamic routes, without requiring a change in existing infrastructure.
It bridges the gap between fully static frameworks and SPAs, providing benefits of both.
No need to adopt new frameworks or change routing setup to use the tool.
It offers detailed README for setup, configurations, and troubleshooting tips.
Target audience includes developers wanting better SEO, teams with existing React codebases, and projects needing static hosting without losing SPA features.
The tool is suitable for blogs, e-commerce sites, documentation, or content-heavy React apps.
Users can check the tool at github.com/jankojjs/react-static-prerender.
Author welcomes feedback, feature requests, or encountering edge cases.
The tool allows maintaining React workflow while benefiting from static HTML files for SEO and speed.