Open Graph and Twitter Cards: Make Shared Links Look Good
Why og:title, og:image, and twitter:card matter for social sharing. How BearAudit flags missing Open Graph and Twitter Card tags and how to fix them.
When someone shares your page on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Slack, the preview comes from Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags. Missing or wrong tags mean a bare link or a random image—and fewer clicks.
What BearAudit checks
- Open Graph —
og:title,og:description,og:image. All three should be present so shares show a proper title, snippet, and image. - Twitter Card —
twitter:cardat minimum (e.g.summary_large_image). Without it, Twitter may fall back to OG or show a plain link.
BearAudit reports these as warnings so you can fix them before your next campaign or launch.
Quick fixes
- Add OG and Twitter tags to your template. Most CMSs and frameworks have plugins or built-in support. If not, add the tags in your
<head>. - Use an absolute URL for
og:image. Many platforms won’t resolve relative paths. - Pick a good image size. 1200×630 is a safe default for
og:image; Twitter supports similar dimensions for large image cards.
Run a crawl in BearAudit, filter by the open_graph or twitter category, and fix every page that’s missing tags. Your shared links will look professional and consistent everywhere.
For a short definition, see What are Open Graph and Twitter Cards? in our glossary.