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JavaScript Error Disabled Server Rendering on 190 Pages

Google reported soft 404 errors on 190 pages due to a JavaScript issue. An overview of the problem and its solution.

Google reported soft 404 errors across nearly every show page on this site. The issue stemmed from reading a property during render, which went unnoticed due to its invisibility from the browser. The server sent an empty shell, with the visible content assembled only after JavaScript ran, resulting in a crawler seeing a blank page.

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