NEXT-SEO.md

pages/_app.js (or a layout component used across pages):

// Import necessary modules
import { useEffect } from 'react';
import { DefaultSeo } from 'next-seo';
import SEO from '../components/SEO';

// Custom App component
function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {
  // Add a global effect to set up SEO for all pages
  useEffect(() => {
    // You can add global SEO configurations here
  }, []);

  return (
    <>
      {/* Set up default SEO for all pages */}
      <DefaultSeo {...SEO} />

      {/* Render the main component */}
      <Component {...pageProps} />
    </>
  );
}

export default MyApp;

components/SEO.js:

// SEO component for setting up meta tags
const SEO = {
  title: 'Your Website Title',
  description: 'Your website description goes here.',
  canonical: 'https://www.yourwebsite.com',
  openGraph: {
    type: 'website',
    url: 'https://www.yourwebsite.com',
    title: 'Your Website Title',
    description: 'Your website description goes here.',
    images: [
      {
        url: 'url_to_your_featured_image.jpg',
        alt: 'Your Image Alt Text',
      },
    ],
  },
  twitter: {
    handle: '@yourTwitterHandle',
    site: '@yourTwitterHandle',
    cardType: 'summary_large_image',
  },
};

export default SEO;

Make sure to replace placeholder values with your actual content. This setup uses the next-seo package for managing SEO in a Next.js application. You can install it using:

npm install next-seo

This example includes features such as:

• Global SEO configurations in the _app.js file.
• Default SEO setup for all pages using the DefaultSeo component from next-seo.
• SEO component (SEO.js) with basic meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter card configurations.

Ensure that you customize the data in the SEO.js file based on your specific content and requirements. Keep up with SEO best practices to optimize your website for search engines.