[UPDATED v2.2.0] 😃 Sudsy Page router for SEO-friendly clean URLs! (by Tech-Tonic)

[sudsy]

Hi Chris, thanks for your purchase.

@noyourbroker

First, if I want my homepage to be a sudsy page, can i just use a redirect from the index on page load?

If I understand correctly, you’re asking not about using the plugin on the index page, but rather about redirecting from the index page to another page that uses the plugin. From a technical standpoint, I see no reason why that wouldn’t work, but whether or not it’s a good approach from an SEO perspective, I couldn’t say, as I don’t consider myself an SEO expert. I also haven’t created a multi-lingual site, but I know there are others who have, so perhaps they can offer some insights on the best approach.

@noyourbroker

You mention the “Go to URL” workflow action in your documentation, but by my reading this action still needs to reference a link element in order to be crawled?

Just use a Bubble Link element, as it generates an anchor <a> tag on the page. That’s what it’s for. The plugin’s Go to URL action was added primarily for the benefit of those creating single-page apps (SPAs) who don’t want the URL appearing on mouse-over (as most browsers do with hyperlinks). It can be used for any navigation where SEO is not a concern. There is no need to use both.

@noyourbroker

Most of these are not visible upon page load and appear upon hover (desktop) or click (mobile/tablet) of a drop-down style icon. Is that an impediment to SEO crawling? Is a sitemap of assistance here

Again, I’m not really in a position to make SEO recommendations, so I can’t comment on the sitemap issue. I’m sure you’ll find plenty of info, though, with a forum or internet search.

As I describe in this post, however, Google does seem to render dynamic content and thus see each unique URL as a separate “page” to index (even though it’s technically a single Bubble page).

Hope that helps somewhat.

-Steve