Description
When someone shares your page on Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp or another platform,
Gmcfuerte Social Meta Tags makes sure it shows a proper title, description and
image instead of a bare link. It does this by writing Open Graph (og:*) meta tags
into the document head.
It is deliberately small and safe to run alongside other plugins. In the default
“Auto” mode it detects when your theme or SEO plugin already outputs Open Graph
and stands down, so you never end up with two competing sets of tags.
Features:
- Outputs og:title, og:type, og:url, og:site_name, og:description and og:image.
- Covers posts, pages, public custom post types (WooCommerce products included), term archives, the search page and the front page.
- Smart image resolution: the featured image first, then the first image found in the content, then a configurable default image URL.
- Choice of the “property” or “name” attribute for the tags.
- Auto duplicate protection: it adds nothing when a known Open Graph producer is active (Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, Jetpack, GMC SEO API, or a YOOtheme theme), leaving a single HTML comment for troubleshooting.
- Output mode: Auto (recommended), Always output, or Off.
This is the free edition and does not call any external service. A Pro edition with
Twitter Cards, Facebook App ID and licensed automatic updates is available at
https://www.fuerteventuratv.net/en/cms
Installation
- Upload the
gmcfuerte-social-meta-tagsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the ZIP from Plugins -> Add New -> Upload Plugin. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Configure it under Settings -> Gmcfuerte Social Meta Tags.
FAQ
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No. In the default “Auto” mode the plugin checks for a known Open Graph producer
(Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, Jetpack,
GMC SEO API, or a YOOtheme theme). If one is present it stands down and outputs
nothing except a single HTML comment for troubleshooting. Choose “Always output”
only if you specifically want GMC to emit its tags regardless. -
Which image is used for og:image?
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The featured image if the post has one; otherwise the first image found in the
post content; otherwise the default image URL you set on the settings page. -
Both are widely accepted. The default is
property, which is the Open Graph
specification’s attribute. You can switch tonameon the settings page if a
particular tool you use prefers it. -
Not in this free edition. Twitter Cards and Facebook App ID are available in the
Pro edition at https://www.fuerteventuratv.net/en/cms -
Does it work with WooCommerce or custom post types?
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Yes. Open Graph tags are generated for singular views (posts, pages and public
custom post types), term archives, the search page and the front page.
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Contributors & Developers
“Gmcfuerte Social Meta Tags” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Internal identifiers (class, constants, settings option, field ids) renamed to match the plugin slug. No functional changes.
1.0.1
- Avoids standing down when Jetpack is active but its Open Graph module is disabled.
1.0.0
- Initial release on WordPress.org.
- Open Graph output for posts, pages, front page, term archives and search.
- Smart image resolution (featured image, first inline image, configurable default).
- Property/name attribute choice.
- Auto duplicate protection with an Output mode setting (Auto / Always output / Off) that stands down for Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, Jetpack, GMC SEO API and YOOtheme.