Framer already provides SEO controls and documents traffic-aware prerendering. Many normal Framer marketing sites should not need Prerender Buddy.
Quick answer
If the server already sends complete HTML, you probably do not need Prerender Buddy. If visitors see a complete JavaScript page but bots receive thin HTML or an empty app shell, Prerender Buddy can help by serving rendered HTML to search engines and AI crawlers.
Check native Framer output
Test the final custom domain for:
- route-specific title and description
- visible headings and body content in initial HTML
- canonical URL and primary domain
- Open Graph metadata and public preview image
- JSON-LD when used
- overlays or interactive content that may not be crawlable
- correct root/www and trailing-slash behavior
Custom hosting and proxy cases
Framer also documents reverse-proxy and advanced-hosting configurations. Those architectures introduce more places for hostnames, canonicals, redirects, and route paths to diverge.
Framer advises using a suitable public custom or *.framer.website origin for reverse proxies rather than treating a staging *.framer.app address as the SEO origin.
When another renderer may be unnecessary
If Framer's response already contains complete page content and metadata, another crawler rendering layer adds complexity without solving a measured problem.
Only consider Prerender Buddy for a confirmed gap introduced by custom embeds, external applications, unusual proxy routing, or another client-rendered layer outside Framer's normal output.
Review Framer's SEO documentation, reverse-proxy guidance, and how to check what bots see.
Who this is for
- SaaS founders with already-shipped JavaScript websites
- React, Vite, Vue, Lovable, Bolt, or Base44 users
- SEO freelancers checking crawler-readable HTML
- Agencies maintaining client sites without rebuilding them
You may not need Prerender Buddy if
- Server HTML is already complete.
- Static pages crawl correctly.
- You are already rebuilding with SSR or static generation.
- You only need an audit, not a rendering fix.
Check the site before changing the stack
- Bulk Crawler Readability Checker to sample important pages or sitemap URLs
- Raw HTML vs Rendered HTML to confirm whether JavaScript adds the missing content
- Bot View Checker for a deeper check of one affected page
Final recap
Framer SEO and prerendering comes down to what search engines and AI crawlers actually receive from your site.
Prerender Buddy does not guarantee rankings or AI citations. It helps with one specific technical problem: making sure crawlers receive readable rendered HTML instead of a thin JavaScript shell.
The first step is to check what bots see.
Check your website
Scan important pages from this site to test whether the site sends readable HTML to search engines and AI crawlers.