# Generating a read-only no-javascript light version from a discourse instance **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-read-only-no-javascript-light-version-from-a-discourse-instance/238320 **Category:** Support **Created:** [September 7, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-read-only-no-javascript-light-version-from-a-discourse-instance/238320 "2022-09-07T09:37:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield) #### Post date: [September 7, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-read-only-no-javascript-light-version-from-a-discourse-instance/238320/2 "2022-09-07T09:47:26Z")
You shouldn’t need “an alternate site” I believe the crawler view is already “no javascript” as is the view for older unsupported browsers, so you could try - changing your user agent - try a really old browser or - just switch off javascript. See: > [@How public Discourse sites are indexed by search engines like Google](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-posts-show-up-on-google/1184): > > bookmark This reference explains how public Discourse sites work with search engines like Google and how the platform ensures content is properly indexed even as a JavaScript application. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Search engine indexing of Discourse sites Discourse is built as a JavaScript application, but is specifically designed to ensure search engines can properly crawl and index all content on public sites. How Discourse supports search engine crawlers Wh… > [@How public Discourse sites are indexed by search engines like Google](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-public-discourse-sites-are-indexed-by-search-engines-like-google/1184/1): > > To view the JS disabled view, you can either install a plugin in Chrome/Firefox that disables JS or disable using [these instructions](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/javascript/disable). --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generating-a-read-only-no-javascript-light-version-from-a-discourse-instance/238320)._