Setup Open Graph and X (Twitter) Cards globally
Go to SEO, Social Networks, and click the iOS toggle to enable this feature (if it’s not the case).
In Facebook tab, check Enable OG data.
You can also set a global default image (in case of one of your post, page, post type, doesn’t have one) but also a specific default one by custom post type for more granularity.
Do the same for X (Twitter) and don’t forget to click Save changes.
Manage Facebook OG and X (Twitter) Cards individually
Edit a post, page or post type.
In SEO metabox, Social tab, you can define:
- a Facebook Title (post title if empty)
- a Facebook Description (excerpt if empty or begining of your content)
- a Facebook Thumbnail (post thumbnail if empty)
- a X (Twitter) Title (post title if empty)
- a X (Twitter) Description (excerpt if empty or begining of your content)
- a X (Twitter) Thumbnail (post thumbnail if empty)
Don’t forget to save your post.
About the og:image
We generate the og:image meta following this order:
- Custom OG Image from SEO metabox
- Post thumbnail / Product thumbnail (Featured image)
- Global OG Image set in SEO > Social > Open Graph
- Site icon from the Customizer
Common issues
My Facebook thumbnail doesn’t work!
- make sure your image is accessible for robots (check your robots.txt file and your firewall/security plugins)
- make sure your image size is large enough: 200×200 pixels
- make sure you use a correct image format: JPG, GIF, PNG, WebP
- make sure your image weight does not exceed the allowed limit (8MB max)
- make sure to use a different name for your image file if you have updated it, or clear the cache using the official FB debug tool (see below)
My X Thumbnail (ex-Twitter) doesn’t work!
- make sure your image is accessible for robots (check your robots.txt file and your firewall/security plugins)
- make sure your image size is large enough: 300×157 pixels
- make sure you use a correct image format: JPG, GIF, PNG, WebP
- make sure your image weight does not exceed the allowed limit (5MB max)
- make sure to use a different name for your image file if you have updated it from SEOPress, or clear the cache using the official X debug tool (see below)
My X Card doesn’t work!
Check your URL with the official X debug tool.
Facebook doesn’t share my link with the preview!
Check your URL with the official Facebook debugger tool.