Framer SEO Checklist
SEO best practices for Framer, from technical setup to content optimization.
A practical Framer SEO checklist covering everything you need to rank a Framer site: technical setup, content optimization, schema, and launch. The same framework as the Webflow SEO Checklist, adapted for Framer's editor and hosting.
The Checklist
14 items across 4 phases
Technical Setup
Configure Framer's built-in SEO settings, custom domains, and SSL.
On-Page SEO
Title tags, meta descriptions, and heading hierarchy in Framer.
Performance
Core Web Vitals and loading performance for Framer-hosted sites.
CMS & Content
SEO best practices for Framer CMS collections and dynamic content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Framer has strong built-in SEO capabilities: clean semantic HTML output, per-page meta tags, Open Graph support, and fast hosting. For most marketing sites and portfolios, Framer's native SEO tools are enough when used correctly.
Yes. Framer automatically generates a sitemap.xml at yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml that includes every published page. You can submit this URL directly in Google Search Console.
Yes. Framer sites rank well on Google when the SEO fundamentals are in place: unique title tags and meta descriptions per page, clean URL slugs, proper heading hierarchy, image alt text, and fast load times.
Framer supports custom code via Site Settings > Custom Code. Add your JSON-LD schema in the <head> section there. For page-specific schemas like FAQPage or Article, use Framer's per-page custom code override.
The usual ones: leaving the default Framer subdomain instead of connecting a custom domain, skipping meta descriptions on inner pages, forgetting alt text on canvas images, and publishing without submitting the site to Google Search Console.