Universal Plugin SSG

@gluedigital/universal-plugin-ssg is a plugin for the universal-scripts framework that enables Static Site Generation (SSG). It automatically generates static HTML files for predefined routes, improving performance and SEO while reducing server load.

Features

• Enables Static Site Generation (SSG).
• Improves performance by serving pre-generated static pages.
• Enhances SEO by ensuring pages are fully rendered and crawlable by search engines.
• Reduces server load by serving static files instead of generating pages dynamically.
• Supports dynamic route generation by fetching data before building static pages.

Installation

To install the plugin, run:

yarn add @gluedigital/universal-plugin-ssg

If using npm

npm install @gluedigital/universal-plugin-ssg

Configuration

To define which routes should be statically generated, create a file named static-routes.mjs inside the src/routes/ directory. This file should export an asynchronous function called getStaticRoutes, which returns an array of routes to be generated.

Example

export async function getStaticRoutes() {
  return ['/', '/dashboard', '/config', '/contact']
}

This function can fetch data from a database or an API to dynamically determine which pages need to be generated.

Usage

To generate the static pages, run the following command:

yarn plugin ssg

or, if using npm:

npm run plugin ssg

This command will generate a production build and create the necessary static files.

Benefits

• Faster Load Times – Pre-rendered static files ensure pages load instantly.
• Better SEO – Search engines can easily index fully rendered HTML pages.
• Lower Server Costs – Reduced reliance on server processing for rendering.
• Improved User Experience – Faster interactions and no delays from server-side processing.
• Scalability – Easily handle high traffic without additional server resources.

Notes

• Ensure static-routes.mjs is correctly set up before running the build command.
• Dynamic routes requiring user input (e.g., /profile/:id) should be handled differently, as they cannot be pre-generated. If you want to prerender a route like this, in the file static-routes.mjs you should return for example a route called /profile/1.
• If your application includes frequently changing content, consider using a hybrid approach with both static and dynamic rendering.