CM-904 · Info · not scored
Social sharing tags
Social sharing tags are the Open Graph meta tags (og:title, og:description, og:image) that shape link previews.
Also searched as
- open graph tags
- og:image not showing
- link preview shows the wrong image
- og meta tags
- linkedin link preview
What you might notice
Pasting your link into Slack, LinkedIn or a messaging app shows no image, or a title and description you didn't choose.
Why it matters
In search engines
No effect on Google Search.
In AI assistants
No documented effect on AI search. They make shared links look right in Slack, LinkedIn and messaging apps.
How we test it
We look for og:title, og:description and og:image on your homepage.
How to fix it
Add the three Open Graph tags, with a 1200×630 image.
Related checks
- CM-201 Titles and descriptions: Checks the <title> and meta description that search results use. This check reads the og: tags that apps use for previews.
- CM-902 Structured data: Reads JSON-LD structured data. This check reads Open Graph meta tags.
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