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gatsby ssr - add script to header before other plugins

I am using Gatsby and need to head a script in the header BEFORE other plugin.

If I add it via gatsby-ssr.js 

exports.onRenderBody = ({ setHeadComponents }) => setHeadComponents([#MY-SCRIPT#]);

it's being added last.

How can I add it BEFORE other plugins?

Solution

  • 2022 update

    Since the release of the Script Gatsby component (powered by Partytown) it's much easier adding third-party scripts. Just:

    import React from "react"
import { Script } from "gatsby"

function YourPage() {
  return <Script src="https://my-example-script" />
}

export default YourPage

    Why you use gatsby-ssr.js file if you can use <Helmet> tag, maybe it fits you. You just need to use it like this in any component:

    import React from "react"
import Helmet from "react-helmet"

import Layout from "../components/layout"
import SEO from "../components/seo"

const IndexPage= () => (
    <Layout>
      <SEO title="Index page" />
      <Helmet>
        <script src="https://whatever.com" type="text/javascript"/>
        <script src="https://whatever2.com" type="text/javascript"/>
      </Helmet>
    </Layout>
)

export default IndexPage

    The snippet above will load your scripts inside <head> tag on the same order you've placed it.

    If you need some kind of ordering and async approach, you can use gatsby-ssr, across onRenderBody and onPreRenderHTML.