Next SEOmatic

Next SEOmatic is a library designed to integrate SEOmatic data into Next.js applications using the App Router. With this package, handling SEO data becomes a breeze, letting you focus on building your app.

Note

If your Next.js project uses the Pages Router, consider using the react-seomatic package instead. Choose the package that suits your routing strategy for a seamless SEOmatic integration.

• Installation
• Getting the Data
• Using the getMetadata Function
• Using the SeoMatic Component
• Using the JsonLd Component
• Using the Scripts Component

Installation

To install the package using npm, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install next-seomatic

Alternatively, if you are using yarn, use the following command:

yarn add next-seomatic

Getting the Data

Next SEOmatic is designed to work in tandem with the SEOmatic plugin for Craft CMS, which provides a GraphQL integration that fetches SEO data for entries.

To ensure Next SEOmatic functions correctly, the asArray parameter in your GraphQL query should be set to true. This allows the data to be formatted as objects, as illustrated in the following query:

{
  query QueryEntry {
    entry(uri: $uri) {
      seomatic(asArray: true) {
        metaJsonLdContainer
        metaLinkContainer
        metaScriptContainer
        metaSiteVarsContainer
        metaTagContainer
        metaTitleContainer
      }
    }
  }
}

For a more detailed guide on using this in conjunction with the Craft CMS GraphQL API, refer to the Headless SPA API documentation.

Using the getMetadata Function

The getMetadata function in Next SEOmatic is designed to work in conjunction with the Next.js Metadata API. It aims to convert the data provided by SEOmatic into a format that can be easily utilized by this API.

The getMetadata function accepts three arguments: metaLinkContainer, metaTagContainer and metaTitleContainer.

These arguments correspond to the containers provided by SEOmatic. If you need information on how to retrieve data for these containers, please refer to the usage section above.

Here’s a simplified example demonstrating the use of getMetadata:

import { getMetadata } from "next-seomatic";

export async function generateMetadata() {
  const { entry } = fetchGraphQl('your/uri');

  return getMetadata(entry.seomatic);
}

In this example, getMetadata takes entry.seomatic (which includes the container values) as an argument and returns metadata ready for consumption by the Next.js Metadata API.

Note

Some site verification values stored in SEOmatic are not supported by the Metadata API (e.g. Bing). If you need these, please pass them as custom metadata manually.

Using the SeoMatic Component

The SeoMatic component combines the JsonLd and Scripts components (see below) into a single component. This allows you to include both the JSON-LD scripts and the SEO scripts in one place.

Here's how you can use the SeoMatic component:

import { SeoMatic } from "next-seomatic";

export async default function Page() {
  const { entry } = fetchGraphQl('your/uri');

  return (
    <>
      {/* Your page components */}
      <SeoMatic
        metaJsonLdContainer={entry.seomatic.metaJsonLdContainer}
        metaScriptContainer={entry.seomatic.metaScriptContainer}
      />
    </>
  );
}

In this example, the SeoMatic component wraps both JsonLd and Scripts components, passing through the appropriate props to each.

Just like the JsonLd and Scripts components, it expects the metaJsonLdContainer and metaScriptContainer as props. These props should contain the respective SEO data retrieved from your SEOmatic GraphQL query.

This provides a convenient way to inject SEO data into your Next.js pages, handling both the structured data and SEO scripts at once. It’s recommended that you use this component unless you have a specific need otherwise.

Using the JsonLd Component

The JsonLd component serves to parse SEOmatic’s metaJsonLdContainer and renders it into a JSON-LD script for use in your Next.js application.

Here is a simplified example demonstrating the use of JsonLd:

import { JsonLd } from "next-seomatic";

export async default function Page() {
  const { entry } = await fetchGraphQl('your/uri');
  
  return (
    <>
      {/* Your page components */}
      <JsonLd metaJsonLdContainer={entry.seomatic.metaJsonLdContainer} />
    </>
  );
}

In this example, the JsonLd component takes metaJsonLdContainer (retrieved from the SEOmatic's data via GraphQL) as a prop and returns a <script> tag containing the parsed JSON-LD data. If the metaJsonLdContainer is not present or can't be parsed, the component returns null and nothing will be rendered.

Sure, here's a Usage section specifically for the Scripts component:

Using the Scripts Component

The Scripts component parses SEOmatic’s metaScriptContainer and renders scripts (e.g. tracking).

Here's an example of how to use it:

import { Scripts } from "next-seomatic";

export async default function Page() {
  const { entry } = await fetchGraphQl('your/uri');
  
  return (
    <>
      {/* Your page components */}
      <Scripts metaScriptContainer={entry.seomatic.metaScriptContainer} />
    </>
  );
}

Note

The Scripts component is designed to output the SEOmatic scripts inside a hidden <div> element. This div is positioned off-screen and has a size of 1x1 pixel, ensuring that it does not interfere with your page layout or design.

Be aware, the Scripts component places scripts exactly where it is positioned in your JSX, ignoring the location specified in the SEOmatic data.