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What is SEO Pre-rendering?

When search engine bots (like Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo) visit your Members Portal, they receive a specially pre-rendered version of each page that includes:
  • Meta tags — Title and description that appear in search results
  • Open Graph data — Rich preview cards when shared on social media
  • Structured data (JSON-LD) — Machine-readable information about your location, opening hours, and services
  • Navigation links — Links to all your public pages to help crawlers discover your content
This pre-rendered content ensures search engines can properly index your site and display it attractively in search results, even though your Members Portal is a dynamic web application.
SEO pre-rendering is automatically enabled for all Members Portal Version 5 locations. No additional setup is required.

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Configuring SEO Settings

Navigate to Settings > Features > Website > SEO to configure how your portal appears in search engines.
The SEO tab is only available for locations running Members Portal Version 5.

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Home Page Content

The settings you configure for your home page directly affect what search engines display in search results:
Search engines give more weight to text that appears higher on the page. Put your most important keywords in the banner text and primary claim.

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Services Section

When you enable services on your home page, each service adds a bullet point to the pre-rendered content that search engines see:
  • Workspace service — Describe your hot desks, dedicated desks, and workspace offerings
  • Bookings service — Highlight meeting rooms, event spaces, and bookable resources
  • Community service — Promote your networking events, community perks, and member benefits
Each service has a short text (used as the label) and long text (used as the description). Both appear in search engine content.

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Features Visible to Search Engines

The features you enable in Settings > Features > Website > Features directly affect what search engines index:
  • Enabled features appear in a “What We Offer” list in search results
  • They influence your meta description (the snippet shown below your title)
  • Each feature gets a clickable link in the navigation section
Enabled features currently visible to crawlers:
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Room Bookings
  • Member Directory
  • Discussion Board
  • Contact
  • Book a Tour
  • Online Sign Up
  • Mail & Deliveries
  • Visitor Management
Disabling a feature in Settings > Features will remove it from your SEO content and may affect your search rankings for that feature.
Social network links you configure in Settings > Features > Website > Footer are included in structured data served to search engines. These links help search engines understand that your social media accounts belong to your coworking space, which can improve your overall online presence.

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Location Information

The following location details from Settings > General settings > Contact & location details are used in structured data:
Fill in all location information fields completely. Search engines use this data to show your location in local search results and map listings.

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Page-Specific Settings

Some feature settings affect how individual pages appear in search results:

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Contact Page

  • Enable enquiry form — When enabled, search engines see that you offer a contact form
  • Enable tour booking — Mentions tour booking in contact page SEO content

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Events

  • Allow ticket cancellation — Events page mentions free cancellation in search results

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Blog

  • Allow comments — Blog page mentions open comments in search results

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Reservations

  • Allow guest bookings — Booking pages mention “no membership required”
  • Allow recurring bookings — Booking pages mention recurring options

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Sign-Up

  • Google sign-in / Facebook sign-in — Sign-up page mentions social sign-up options
Your Members Portal automatically generates navigation links in the pre-rendered content to help search engines discover all your public pages:

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Home Page Navigation

The home page includes an “Explore” section with links to:
  • Sign Up (if online sign-up is enabled)
  • Book a Tour (if tours are enabled)
  • Contact Us (if contact page is enabled)
  • Events (if events are enabled)
  • Blog (if blog is enabled)
  • FAQ (if FAQs are publicly accessible)
  • Book (Resource Type) — one link per enabled resource type (meeting rooms, hot desks, private offices, etc.)
To help crawlers navigate your site, pages include relevant cross-links: Contact Page → Sign Up, Book a Tour, FAQ Sign-Up Page → All bookable resource types, Book a Tour, Contact Us Booking Pages → Sign Up, Book a Tour, Contact Us, Other resource types This internal linking helps search engines understand your site structure and improves the likelihood that all your pages are indexed.

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FAQ Page Optimization

If you’ve configured FAQs (Settings > Features > Website > Access > FAQs), your FAQ page includes structured data with the FAQPage schema type.
FAQ pages only appear in search results if Access is set to Public. Other access levels (Logged in users, Members only) prevent search engines from seeing the content.
When properly configured, FAQ pages can appear as rich results in Google, showing questions and answers directly in search results.

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Best Practices

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Write for Humans First

While it’s important to include relevant keywords, write naturally for your potential customers. Search engines prioritize content that provides value to readers.

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Keep Descriptions Concise

  • Meta title: 50-60 characters
  • Meta description: 150-160 characters
  • Home page short introduction: 140 characters maximum
Longer text will be truncated in search results.

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Use Descriptive Text for Services

Instead of generic text like “We offer workspace,” write specific descriptions: ✅ Good: “Flexible hot desks in a vibrant open-plan area with high-speed WiFi and unlimited coffee” ❌ Avoid: “Workspace available”

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Update Content Regularly

Search engines favor sites with fresh content. Regularly publish:
  • Blog articles about your community, industry insights, or space updates
  • New events to keep your events page active
  • Updates to your About Us section

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Monitor Your Search Presence

Use Google Search Console to:
  • See which pages are indexed
  • Monitor search performance
  • Identify and fix crawl errors

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Verifying Your SEO Setup

To verify your SEO configuration is working:
  1. View Source in Browser
    Visit your Members Portal in a private browsing window, right-click, and select “View Page Source.” Search for <meta name="description" to see your meta tags.
  2. Test Rich Results
    Use Google’s Rich Results Test to validate your structured data.
  3. Check Open Graph
    Paste your portal URL into Facebook’s Sharing Debugger to see how your page appears when shared.