Feature Request: Server-Side Rendering (SSR) or Pre-Rendering for Entity-Based SEO Meta Tags

Hi Base44 Team,

I’m currently running a project on Base44, which includes dynamic Business and Article entities. Each entity has fields for seo_title, seo_description, and seo_og_image_url, along with slug-based routing (e.g., /business/:slug and /news/:slug).

✅ What’s Already Implemented

  • Custom SEO fields (seo_title, seo_description, seo_og_image_url) on Business and Article entities

  • Admin interfaces that allow users to manage SEO values

  • Dynamic meta tag updates in React using useEffect

  • JSON-LD structured data for LocalBusiness and Article schema

  • Sitemap function generating all entity URLs

🚫 The Current Limitation

When a page (e.g., /business/johns-plumbing) is shared on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), crawlers only see the generic app-level meta tags because these platforms don’t execute JavaScript.

That means even though I’ve configured entity-level SEO fields, the crawlers can’t access them — they only get the default tags from the client-side app shell.

🧠 Why This Feature Matters

Without SSR or pre-rendering, none of the entity-specific SEO data (meta title, description, image) is recognized by:

  • Social media link previews

  • Search engine crawlers that don’t execute JS

  • Tools like Facebook Sharing Debugger or LinkedIn Post Inspector

This severely limits organic visibility and proper link previews, which are crucial for directory-style and content-driven apps.

💡 Feature Request

I’d like to request server-side rendering (SSR) or pre-rendering support for entity-based SEO meta tags — ideally for specific routes such as:

  • /business/:slug (Business entity)

  • /news/:slug (Article entity)

The feature could:

  • Inject the SEO meta tags from entity fields directly into the initial HTML <head> before response

  • Optionally provide a toggle or API field to enable pre-rendering for specific entity types

📈 Expected Outcome

If implemented, this would allow Base44 apps like mine to:

  • Generate proper Open Graph and Twitter Card previews for social links

  • Improve SEO ranking for entity-based pages

  • Deliver complete, crawler-readable meta data without manual edge-side workarounds

Thank you for considering this request!
My setup is already SEO-ready — I just need Base44’s infrastructure to render those tags server-side for crawlers.

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In Review

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Feature Request

Date

4 months ago

Author

Socially Versed

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