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gatsby-source-datocms
Source plugin for pulling models and records into Gatsby from DatoCMS administrative areas. It creates links between records so they can be queried in Gatsby using GraphQL.
IMPORTANT: If you use this plugin, you will not be able to write queries as described in the DatoCMS Content Delivery API documentation. Content will be exposed using Gatsby's schema-generation. If you want to directly use our GraphQL API in Gatsby, consider using the gatsby-source-graphql plugin instead.
Table of Contents
Install
npm install --save gatsby-source-datocms gatsby-plugin-image
PS. If you're on a Gatsby 2 project, please use version "^2.6.17" of this package.
PS. If you're on a Gatsby 3 project, or Gatsby 4 lower than 4.24.0, please use version "^4.0.4" of this package.
Sample projects
We've prepared several projects for you: portfolio, blog, snipcart
How to use
plugins: [
{
resolve: `gatsby-source-datocms`,
options: {
apiToken: `YOUR_READONLY_API_TOKEN`,
environment: `main`,
previewMode: false,
disableLiveReload: false,
pageSize: 500,
},
},
];
How to query
Two standard data types will be available from DatoCMS: DatoCmsModel
and DatoCmsSite
. You can query model nodes created from DatoCMS like the following:
{
allDatoCmsModel {
edges {
node {
apiKey
name
fields {
apiKey
fieldType
}
}
}
}
}
Your site global settings can be queried like this:
{
datoCmsSite {
name
internalDomain
locales
}
}
Accessing records
Non-standard data types, i.e. models you define in DatoCMS, will also be
available in Gatsby. They'll be created in your site's GraphQL schema under
datoCms{modelApiKey}
and allDatoCms{modelApiKey}
. For example,
if you have a blog_post
model, you will be able to query it like the following:
{
allDatoCmsBlogPost(
sort: { fields: [publicationDate], order: DESC }
limit: 5
) {
edges {
node {
title
excerpt
publicationDate(formatString: "MM-DD-YYYY")
author {
name
avatar {
url
}
}
}
}
}
}
Multiple-paragraph text fields
Fields of type Multiple-paragraph text will be available both as simple
strings (ie. excerpt
) and nodes (ie. excerptNode
). You can use the latter
if you want to apply further transformations, like converting markdown with gatsby-transformer-remark
(converting markdown only works with Markdown editor
as name suggests):
{
allDatoCmsBlogPost {
edges {
node {
excerptNode {
childMarkdownRemark {
html
timeToRead
}
}
}
}
}
}
If these fields are localized, you can leverage localization arguments to access the field in different languages like explained here.
Modular content fields
Modular-content fields can be queried this way:
{
datoCmsBlogPost {
title
content {
... on DatoCmsText {
model {
apiKey
}
text
}
... on DatoCmsImage {
model {
apiKey
}
image {
url
}
}
}
}
}
You can then present your blocks in a similar manner:
<div>
{data.datoCmsBlogPost.content.map(block => (
<div key={block.id}>
{block.model.apiKey === 'text' && <div>{block.text}</div>}
{block.model.apiKey === 'image' && <img src={block.image.url} />}
</div>
))}
</div>
Structured text fields
Structured Text fields can be queried this way:
⚠️ IMPORTANT: make sure you add the id: originalId
part in both the blocks
and links
sub-queries, or the <StructuredText>
component won't work!
{
datoCmsBlogPost {
content {
value
links {
__typename
... on DatoCmsArticle {
id: originalId
title
slug
}
}
blocks {
... on DatoCmsImage {
id: originalId
image {
url
alt
}
}
}
}
}
}
You can then present your blocks using the <StructuredText>
component.
import { StructuredText } from 'react-datocms';
<div>
{
<StructuredText
data={data.blogPost.content}
renderInlineRecord={({ record }) => {
switch (record.__typename) {
case 'DatoCmsArticle':
return <a href={`/articles/${record.slug}`}>{record.title}</a>;
default:
return null;
}
}}
renderLinkToRecord={({ record, children }) => {
switch (record.__typename) {
case 'DatoCmsArticle':
return <a href={`/articles/${record.slug}`}>{children}</a>;
default:
return null;
}
}}
renderBlock={({ record }) => {
switch (record.__typename) {
case 'DatoCmsImage':
return <img src={record.image.url} alt={record.image.alt} />;
default:
return null;
}
}}
/>
}
</div>;
If you need to generate an excerpt you can use the datocms-structured-text-to-plain-text
package to convert the document into plain text:
import { render as toPlainText } from 'datocms-structured-text-to-plain-text';
import ellipsize from 'ellipsize';
ellipsize(toPlainText(data.blogPost.content), 100);
SEO meta tags
All records have a seoMetaTags
field that you can use to build SEO meta tags
for your record's pages:
{
allDatoCmsBlogPost {
edges {
node {
title
seoMetaTags {
tags {
tagName
content
attributes {
property
content
name
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
This package exposes a HelmetDatoCms
component and a GatsbyDatoCmsSeoMetaTags
GraphQL fragment to make it easier use these information in your website:
PS. Due to a limitation of GraphiQL,
you can not currently use the GatsbyDatoCmsSeoMetaTags
fragment in the GraphiQL IDE.
import React from 'react'
import Link from 'gatsby-link'
import { HelmetDatoCms } from 'gatsby-source-datocms'
const About = ({ data }) => (
<article className="sheet">
<HelmetDatoCms seo={data.datoCmsAboutPage.seoMetaTags} />
<h1>{data.datoCmsAboutPage.title}</h1>
<p>{data.datoCmsAboutPage.subtitle}</p>
</article>
)
export default About;
export const query = graphql`
query AboutQuery {
datoCmsAboutPage {
title
subtitle
seoMetaTags {
...GatsbyDatoCmsSeoMetaTags
}
}
}
If you need to pass additional meta tags to the underlying Helmet
component, you can add them as children and props to HelmetDatoCms
:
<HelmetDatoCms seo={data.datoCmsAboutPage.seoMetaTags}>
<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.mysite.com/it/" hreflang="it" />
<link rel="alternate" href="http://www.mysite.com/fr/" hreflang="fr" />
</HelmetDatoCms>
The datoCmsSite
global settings has also the globalSeo
field that contains the fallback fields:
{
datoCmsSite {
globalSeo {
siteName
titleSuffix
twitterAccount
facebookPageUrl
fallbackSeo {
title
description
image {
url
}
twitterCard
}
}
}
}
Favicon meta tags
You can get the complete set of meta tags related to your site favicon this way:
{
datoCmsSite {
faviconMetaTags {
tagName
attributes {
rel
sizes
href
name
content
type
}
}
}
}
Similarly to what happens with SEO meta tags, you can use the HelmetDatoCms
component with the GatsbyDatoCmsFaviconMetaTags
fragment to make it easier use these information in your website:
import React from 'react'
import Link from 'gatsby-link'
import { HelmetDatoCms } from 'gatsby-source-datocms'
const TemplateWrapper = ({ data }) => (
<article className="sheet">
<HelmetDatoCms favicon={data.datoCmsSite.faviconMetaTags} />
<h1>{data.datoCmsAboutPage.title}</h1>
<p>{data.datoCmsAboutPage.subtitle}</p>
</article>
)
export default TemplateWrapper
export const query = graphql`
query LayoutQuery {
datoCmsSite {
faviconMetaTags {
...GatsbyDatoCmsFaviconMetaTags
}
}
}
Tree-like collections
If you have a model configured as a tree, you can navigate the hierarchy with
treeChildren
and treeParent
this way:
{
allDatoCmsCategory(filter: { root: { eq: true } }) {
edges {
node {
title
treeChildren {
title
treeChildren {
title
}
}
}
}
}
}
Single instance models
You can access to single instance models like this:
{
datoCmsHomepage {
title
content
}
}
Localized fields
When you're fetching the value of a localized field, by default it will be returned to the project default locale — that is, the first locale in your project settings:
query {
datoCmsSite {
locales
}
allDatoCmsBlogPost {
title
}
}
To change that, you can add a locale argument to queries to specify another locale:
query {
allDatoCmsBlogPost(locale: "it") {
title
}
}
You can also specify a different locale on a per-field basis:
query {
allDatoCmsBlogPost(locale: "it") {
title
enTitle: title(locale: "en")
}
}
Locale fallbacks
You can also specify a list of fallback locales together with the locale argument:
query {
allDatoCmsBlogPost(locale: "it", fallbackLocales: ["en"]) {
title
}
}
If the field value for the specified locale is null-ish (null, empty string or empty array), the system will try to find a non null-ish value in each of the localizations specified in the fallbackLocales argument. The order of the elements in the fallbackLocales argument is important, as the system will start from the first element in the array, and go on from there.
Just like the locale argument, you can specify different fallback locales on a per-field basis:
query {
allDatoCmsBlogPost {
title(locale: "it", fallbackLocales: ["en"])
}
}
Integration with Gatsby Image
For Gatsby v3+ (currently in beta)
This plugin is compatible with the new gatsby-plugin-image and the <GatsbyImage />
component released with Gatsby v3:
import React from 'react';
import { GatsbyImage } from 'gatsby-plugin-image';
const About = ({ data }) => (
<article>
<GatsbyImage image={data.datoCmsAboutPage.photo.gatsbyImageData} />
</article>
);
export default About;
export const query = graphql`
query AboutQuery {
datoCmsAboutPage {
photo {
gatsbyImageData(
width: 600
placeholder: BLURRED
forceBlurhash: false
imgixParams: { invert: true }
)
}
}
}
`;
When placeholder
is set to BLURRED
, the normal behaviour is to use DatoCMS blurhash placeholders, except for PNG files, which might require transparency. If you want to force blurhash placeholders also for PNGs, pass the option forceBlurhash: true
.
NOTE: gatsby-plugin-sharp needs to be listed as a dependency if you plan to use placeholder: TRACED_SVG
.
Compatibility with the deprecated gatsby-image
component
If you're using the old `gatsby-image` package, read here!
Images coming from DatoCMS can be queried so that they can be used with gatsby-image, a React component specially designed to work seamlessly with Gatsby's GraphQL queries that implements advanced image loading techniques to easily and completely optimize image loading for your sites.
NOTE: gatsby-plugin-sharp needs to be listed as a dependancy for the _tracedSVG
fragments to function.
Responsive fluid
This GraphQL option allows you to generate responsive images that automatically respond to different device screen resolution and widths. E.g. a smartphone browser will download a much smaller image than a desktop device.
Instead of specifying a width and height, with fluid
you specify a maxWidth
, the max width the container of the images reaches.
import React from 'react';
import Img from 'gatsby-image';
const About = ({ data }) => (
<article>
<Img fluid={data.datoCmsAboutPage.photo.fluid} />
</article>
);
export default About;
export const query = graphql`
query AboutQuery {
datoCmsAboutPage {
photo {
fluid(
maxWidth: 600
forceBlurhash: false
imgixParams: { fm: "jpg", auto: "compress" }
) {
...GatsbyDatoCmsFluid
}
}
}
}
`;
The normal behaviour is to use DatoCMS blurhash placeholders, except for PNG files, which might require transparency. If you want to force blurhash placeholders also for PNGs, pass the option forceBlurhash: true
.
The fragments you can use are:
GatsbyDatoCmsFluid
: "blur-up" technique to show a preview of the image while it loads;GatsbyDatoCmsFluid_tracedSVG
: "traced placeholder" SVG technique to show a preview of the image while it loads;GatsbyDatoCmsFluid_noBase64
: no preview effects.
gatsby-image
will automatically use WebP images when the browser supports the file format. If the browser doesn’t support WebP, gatsby-image
will fall back to the default image format.
Responsive fixed
If you make queries with resolutions then Gatsby automatically generates images with 1x, 1.5x, 2x, and 3x versions so your images look great on whatever screen resolution of device they're on. If you're on a retina class screen, notice how much sharper these images are.
import React from 'react';
import Img from 'gatsby-image';
const About = ({ data }) => (
<article>
<Img fixed={data.datoCmsAboutPage.photo.fixed} />
</article>
);
export default About;
export const query = graphql`
query AboutQuery {
datoCmsAboutPage {
photo {
fixed(
width: 200
forceBlurhash: false
imgixParams: { fm: "jpg", auto: "compress" }
) {
...GatsbyDatoCmsFixed
}
}
}
}
`;
The normal behaviour is to use DatoCMS blurhash placeholders, except for PNG files, which might require transparency. If you want to force blurhash placeholders also for PNGs, pass the option forceBlurhash: true
.
The fragments you can use are:
GatsbyDatoCmsFixed
: "blur-up" technique to show a preview of the image while it loads;GatsbyDatoCmsFixed_tracedSVG
: "traced placeholder" SVG technique to show a preview of the image while it loads;GatsbyDatoCmsFixed_noBase64
: no preview effects.
gatsby-image
will automatically use WebP images when the browser supports the file format. If the browser doesn’t support WebP, gatsby-image
will fall back to the default image format.
Field customisations
If you need to customize the GraphQL response that you get from DatoCMS (e.g augmenting models, manipulating fields), you should include your logic in the createResolvers
API.
Read more about how to customise the GraphQL schema in the Gatsby documentation
Connecting to multiple DatoCMS projects
If you need to connect your website to multiple DatoCMS projects, use the instancePrefix
option:
module.exports = {
plugins: [
{
resolve: `gatsby-source-datocms`,
options: {
apiToken: 'XXX',
instancePrefix: 'FirstProject',
},
},
{
resolve: `gatsby-source-datocms`,
options: {
apiToken: 'YYY',
instancePrefix: 'SecondProject',
},
},
],
};
This will allow you to perform all the queries with a specific token and distinguish between the results:
{
datoCmsFirstProjectSite {
name
internalDomain
locales
}
datoCmsSecondProjectSite {
name
internalDomain
locales
}
allDatoCmsFirstProjectBlogPost {
nodes {
title
excerpt
}
}
allDatoCmsSecondProjectBlogPost {
nodes {
title
cover {
url
}
}
}
}
Configuring Content Previews
Configuration will be handled for you when using DatoCMS Quick Connect on Gatsby Cloud. However, if you'd prefer not to use Quick Connect and manually setup the integration, instructions can be found here.
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