Open Graph Best Practices: Dominate Social Shares

Master Open Graph tags for amazing social media appearances.

Open Graph tags control how your page looks when shared. Without them, links show up with no image or broken descriptions.

Essential OG Tags

Every page needs at minimum:

Required tags:

  • og:title — Social card title (max 60 chars)
  • og:description — Description (max 200 chars)
  • og:image — Preview image (1200x630px)
  • og:url — Canonical URL
  • og:type — Content type (article, website)

Platform Differences

Facebook: 1200x630. Twitter: 1200x628. Pinterest: 1000x1500 (2:3 ratio).

Pro Tip

Test with Facebook Sharing Debugger, Twitter Card Validator, and LinkedIn Post Inspector.

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