can search engines crawl pure javascript apps?

Question

There's a lot of movement in UI toward pure javascript front-ends like backbone.js or javascript mvc. I know google has some guidelines for adding #hash tags to your urls to make them crawlable...but I'm curious if they can still crawl apps that don't follow this guideline.

I'm debating whether to use a template engine on server side or just use pure javascript solution with json requests to an api. I want people to find pages on my site when searching.

Answer 1

Yes, they can, if you describe for them how to do it. Detailed answer for google is here

You may use hashtags/ html snapshots of every dynamic state. There is many other ways to make pure js site crawled. You only need to chose one, which better fits your needs.

Answer 2

Distal模板使用JSON和模板将静态网页（可被Google索引）转换为动态网页。