Fast, Editable Sites with Universal Editor and Modern SSR Frameworks
Modern web teams wanted the freedom of headless and modern JavaScript frameworks without sacrificing in-context editing for marketers. In this session, we showed how Adobe Experience Manager Universal Editor and modern server-side rendering (SSR) frameworks (such as React and Next.js style setups) delivered fast, search engine optimized (SEO) sites that authors could still edit visually. We explained how to wire Universal Editor into framework based apps, how SSR impacted performance and Core Web Vitals, and how to structure components so authors could safely update experiences without breaking the front end. If you were planning or modernizing an Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or Edge Delivery Services (EDS) project, this webinar provided a practical blueprint you could use immediately.
Key takeaways
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When to use a standard EDS site vs a custom SSR framework
We understood why a standard Adobe Experience Manager Edge Delivery Services (EDS) site was the best default for most projects, and when it made sense to layer Universal Editor onto an existing app (like a shop or portal) instead of rebuilding. -
How Universal Editor plugged into both EDS and existing frameworks
We saw how Universal Editor fit into a typical AEM EDS setup and how the same concepts applied when connecting it to a React or Next.js style SSR application already in production. -
SSR where it counted balancing EDS defaults with performance and SEO needs
We learned when we could rely on EDS defaults and when we truly needed custom server side rendering (SSR) for specific experiences, including the impact on SEO and Core Web Vitals for high value pages like product detail or landing pages. -
Authoring that did not break your app patterns for devs and marketers
We discovered component and content model patterns that let developers keep a clean maintainable codebase while giving authors safe in-context editing power whether on a standard EDS site or integrated with an existing framework.