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Cascading Dropdowns & SEO with Blazor 🔍
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Hey Reader, This week, I'm diving into a couple of topics that have been popping up frequently in your questions. I hope you'll find the insights below helpful! 🛠️Cascading DropdownsDid you know there's no built-in component in Blazor for dropdowns that update based on another dropdown's selection? No worries - I’ve got you covered! Check out the video below where I show you how to build your own. The key is to use the standard HTML select element instead of Blazor’s InputSelect. Then, harness the power of the relatively new @bind:after directive to trigger a specific method whenever a dropdown’s value changes. This technique is super versatile and can be applied to more than just dropdowns. 🔍 SEO with BlazorThere's a common misconception that Blazor doesn't play well with SEO, similar to other SPA frameworks. But with the release of .NET 8, that's simply not the case anymore! By default, Blazor now uses SSR (static server-side rendering), which means all content is rendered on the server before reaching the client. This allows search engines and crawlers to see the actual content of a page. Plus, pre-rendering is enabled for other rendering modes by default. Curious about how each rendering mode works with SEO? I've got a detailed video breakdown just for you below. If you have more questions or need further clarification, just hit reply to this email. I’m here to help with more tutorials and to answer all your queries. A massive thank you to our community and my Patrons for your support. You are the backbone of this newsletter and my YouTube channel. Stay safe! Take care & happy coding, Patrick |
Patrick God
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