How to insert <head> into a dynamically rendered client component in Next.js

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I am trying to insert a title tag into the head of a dynamically rendered client component in next.js.

But get Hydration error when I try to insert the Head tag.

'use client';
import Article from '@/app/components/layouts/Article';
import Image from 'next/image';
import Link from 'next/link';
import data from '../portfolio.json';

//function to query the param requested portfolio
const getPost = (params: string) => {
  const { portfolio } = data;
  return portfolio.find((_, index) => index == Number(params));
};

export default function Page({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
  const current = getPost(params.id);

  return (
    <>
      <Article>
        <head>
          <title>{current?.name}</title>
          <meta name='description' content={current?.short_description} />
        </head>
        <article className='flex min-h-screen max-w-full flex-col  items-center p-12 bg-light  dark:bg-primary'>
          <div className='flex flex-col items-center mt-14 bg-lighdark:bg-primary '>
            <div className='max-w-2xl  '>
              <h1 className='text-center text-black dark:text-secondary text-2xl md:text-4xl mb-16 md:mt-[8rem] font-bold '>
                {current?.name}
              </h1>
              <div className='w-full transition-transform duration-200 hover:scale-95'>
                <Link className='button ' href='/portfolio'>
                  &lt; Go Back
                </Link>
              </div>
              <p className='my-16 text-sm text-black dark:text-white mt-20 indent-20 '>
                {current?.short_description}
              </p>

              <section className='w-full '>
                <div className='flex flex-col items-left md:ml-10'>
                  {current?.links.front_end && (
                    <div className='text-xs my-1'>
                      <span className='mr-1 bg-[#405a4d] dark:bg-[#34403a] text-[#72a584] px-1 rounded-sm'>
                        WEBSITE:
                      </span>
                      <a
                        className='text-pink-600 dark:text-accent hover:underline'
                        href={current?.links.front_end}
                      >
                        {current?.links.front_end}
                        {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        <box-icon name='link-external' size='xs' color='pink'>
                          {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        </box-icon>
                      </a>
                    </div>
                  )}
                  {current?.links.back_end && (
                    <div className='text-xs my-1'>
                      <span className='mr-1 bg-[#405a4d] dark:bg-[#34403a] text-[#72a584] px-1 rounded-sm'>
                        BACKEND:
                      </span>

                      <a
                        className='text-pink-600 dark:text-accent hover:underline'
                        href={current?.links.back_end}
                      >
                        {current?.links.back_end}
                        {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        <box-icon name='link-external' size='xs' color='pink'>
                          {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        </box-icon>
                      </a>
                    </div>
                  )}
                  {current?.links.github && (
                    <div className='text-xs my-1'>
                      <span className='mr-1 bg-[#405a4d] dark:bg-[#34403a] text-[#72a584] px-1 rounded-sm'>
                        GITHUB:
                      </span>
                      <a
                        className='text-pink-600 dark:text-accent hover:underline'
                        href={current?.links.github}
                      >
                        {current?.links.github}
                        {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        <box-icon name='link-external' size='xs' color='pink'>
                          {/* @ts-ignore */}
                        </box-icon>
                      </a>
                    </div>
                  )}
                  <div className='text-xs mt-4'>
                    <span className='mr-1 bg-[#405a4d] dark:bg-[#34403a] text-[#72a584] px-1 rounded-sm'>
                      STACK:
                    </span>
                    <a
                      className='text-pink-600 dark:text-accent '
                      href={current?.links.github}
                    >
                      {current?.stack}
                      {/* @ts-ignore */}
                      <box-icon name='coin-stack' size='xs' color='pink'>
                        {/* @ts-ignore */}
                      </box-icon>
                    </a>
                  </div>
                  <div className='text-xs my-1'>
                    <span className='mr-1 bg-[#405a4d] dark:bg-[#34403a] text-[#72a584] px-1 rounded-sm'>
                      FEATURES:
                    </span>
                    <a
                      className='text-pink-600 dark:text-accent '
                      href={current?.features}
                    >
                      {current?.stack}
                      {/* @ts-ignore */}
                      <box-icon name='coin-stack' size='xs' color='pink'>
                        {/* @ts-ignore */}
                      </box-icon>
                    </a>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </section>
              <section className='mt-16'>
                <div className='flex items-center flex-col '>
                  {current?.images.map((links, index) => (
                    <Image
                      className='rounded-lg my-5'
                      alt={current.name + index}
                      src={`/portfolio/images/${links}`}
                      height={300}
                      width={600}
                      quality={100}
                    />
                  ))}
                </div>
                <div className='flex justify-center flex-wrap'>
                  {current?.imagesMobile.map((links, index) => (
                    <Image
                      className='rounded-lg my-5 inline-block mx-5'
                      alt={current.name + index}
                      src={`/portfolio/images/${links}`}
                      height={300}
                      width={200}
                      quality={100}
                    />
                  ))}
                </div>
              </section>
            </div>
          </div>
        </article>
      </Article>
    </>
  );
}

I tried inserting it , and it worked!!! I can see the title on the Google Chrome Tab(which is what I wanted!)

However, nextjs gracefully lets me know that-- there was a hydration error like it always do

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Augustin On

You have to use the generateMetadata if you need dynamic data in your head tag. The Head component has been replaced by the generateMetadata API. View Nextjs Docs for this

For your use case try this:

export default function Page() {
  return ...;
}

export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
  const data = await getMyData();
  return {
    // return your metadata here
  };
}