Phase 6: Performance & SEO
Phase 6: Performance & SEO
Section titled “Phase 6: Performance & SEO”Introduction
Section titled “Introduction”Performance and SEO are essential for any production Next.js application. Fast pages rank higher in search engines, keep users engaged, and improve conversion rates. This phase covers the built-in tools Next.js provides for optimizing images, fonts, scripts, metadata, and caching.
Why This Matters
Section titled “Why This Matters”- Performance directly impacts user experience and conversion rates
- SEO determines how easily users can find your application
- Next.js provides built-in optimizations that are easy to apply
- Good performance practices also improve Core Web Vitals scores
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- Phase 1: Fundamentals
- Phase 2: App Router basics
Topics Covered
Section titled “Topics Covered”| Module | Topics | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01. Performance | 7 | Images, fonts, scripts, lazy loading, bundle optimization |
| 02. SEO | 7 | Metadata, Open Graph, robots.txt, sitemaps, canonical URLs |
| 03. Caching | 5 | Cache overview, revalidation, Cache-Control headers |
Learning Outcomes
Section titled “Learning Outcomes”- Optimize images with
next/image - Use
next/fontfor optimized font loading - Add metadata and Open Graph tags for social sharing
- Create
robots.txtand sitemaps for search engines - Understand caching and revalidation in the App Router
- Build fast, SEO-friendly Next.js applications