SEO for Developers: Technical SEO and Core Web Vitals

Learn technical SEO: crawlability, structured data, rendering and Core Web Vitals. For developers who want sites that rank and earn organic traffic.

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What you'll learn

  • Explain how crawling, indexing and ranking work.
  • Write titles, meta descriptions, canonical tags and structured data.
  • Configure sitemap.xml, robots.txt, redirects and indexing controls.
  • Choose prerendering or SSR for JavaScript-heavy sites.
  • Measure and improve Core Web Vitals and track results in Search Console.

Syllabus

Module 1: Getting Started

  1. What is SEO?
  2. How Search Engines Work

Module 2: SEO Foundations

  1. HTML Semantic Tags
  2. Meta Tags & Titles
  3. Open Graph Tags
  4. Twitter Cards
  5. Advanced Title Optimization
  6. Keyword Research & Search Intent

Module 3: Core Technical SEO

  1. Schema.org Structured Data
  2. Sitemap.xml
  3. Robots.txt
  4. Canonical Tags
  5. URL Structure & Best Practices
  6. Indexing Controls: noindex and X-Robots-Tag

Module 4: Page Data & Performance

  1. Mobile-First Indexing
  2. Core Web Vitals
  3. JavaScript & SEO
  4. Prerendering & Server-Side Rendering
  5. Static Site Generation
  6. Image Optimization for SEO
  7. Video SEO

Module 5: Content & UX Design

  1. Internal Linking Strategy
  2. Redirects & 404 Handling

Module 6: Practical Implementation

  1. International SEO & Hreflang
  2. Analytics & Search Console Setup
  3. Monitoring Rankings & Performance
  4. SEO Audit & Implementation

Module 7: Quality & Best Practices

  1. Performance Optimization for SEO
  2. SEO Best Practices Checklist
  3. Content Quality & E-E-A-T

Module 8: Tools & Resources

  1. SEO Tools for Developers

Module 9: Performance Optimization

  1. Optimizing for Web Vitals

Module 10: Review & Interview Prep

  1. SEO Interview Questions
  2. SEO for Developers — Summary