--- title: Gatsby.js SEO --- ## SEO with Gatsby Gatsby helps your site place better in search engines. Some advantages come out of the box and some require configuration. ### Server rendering Because Gatsby pages are server-rendered, all the page content is available to Google and other search engines or crawlers. ### Speed boost Gatsby’s many built-in performance optimizations, such as rendering to static files, progressive image loading, and the PRPL pattern—all help your site be lightning-fast by default. ### Page metadata Metadata to pages, such as page title and description, helps search engines understand your content and when to show your pages in search results. With Gatsby, a common way to add metadata pages is to add [react-helmet](https://github.com/nfl/react-helmet) together with [Gatsby React Helmet plugin](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/seo/) for Server side rending (SSR) support. ### More Information: Check out the Gatsby.js official docs for SEO at [Gatsby Search Engine Optimization](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/seo). For more information and learn more, visit: [Gatsby.js official site](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/tutorial/)