Advanced Technical SEO: How social image sharing works and how to optimize your og:image tags

Optimizing how your content looks when it’s shared on third-party platforms like Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp can drive improved visibility, clickthrough, and conversions. But it’s not as simple as just picking a great image…

When you share a URL on Facebook, Twitter, or other platforms, they’ll typically show a preview of the page, with a title, description, and image. These elements are typically taken from Open Graph tags defined in the source code of the page you’re sharing.

How does this work?

The way in which this works is defined by the Open Graph Protocol. This is an open source standard (like WordPress, and even the Yoast SEO plugin), which allows webmasters to tell third-party systems (like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or even WhatsApp, Skype or Hotmail) about their pages.

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