FB Likes Not Updating Multiple Errors After Debugging

  • Resolved ldf_MBSB

    (@ldf_mbsb)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    I’m having a few issues with Facebook shares/likes. Sometimes it won’t work correctly on a post (doesn’t display an image or doesn’t display the custom meta description). The issue is generally fixed once the link is run through Facebook’s Open Graph Object Debugger. Lately, the FB likes have not been updating on a post.

    The following errors generally (perhaps always) come up after debugging:

    Like Button Warnings That Should Be Fixed
    Admins And App ID Missing fb:admins and fb:app_id tags are missing. These tags are necessary for Facebook to render a News Feed story that generates a high click-through rate.
    Like Button Tag Missing og:title is missing. The og:title meta tag is necessary for Facebook to render a News Feed story that generates a high click-through rate.
    Like Button Tag Missing og:type is missing. The og:type meta tag is necessary for Facebook to render a News Feed story that generates a high click-through rate.
    Like Button Tag Missing og:image is missing. The og:image meta tag is necessary for Facebook to render a News Feed story that generates a high click-through rate.
    Notice
    Warnings That Should Be Fixed
    Inferred Property The ‘og:url’ property should be explicitly provided, even if a value can be inferred from other tags.
    Inferred Property The ‘og:title’ property should be explicitly provided, even if a value can be inferred from other tags.
    Inferred Property The ‘og:description’ property should be explicitly provided, even if a value can be inferred from other tags.
    Inferred Property The ‘og:image’ property should be explicitly provided, even if a value can be inferred from other tags.

    Other plugins include Jetpack and WP Super Cache (among others).

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. I don’t know where to start in correcting the error.

    Website is http://milkblitzstreetbomb.com/

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-facebook-twitter-share-buttons/

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  • whiletrue

    (@whiletrue)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi, you can set the right metadata for Facebook shares for every post, using an Open Graph plugin (even Yoast WordPress Seo has basic support for it). I recommend you to do it, so you’re sure to share the right “og:” properties with every post or page.

    Also, to resolve the “missing fb:app_id” issue you can create a Facebook App ( https://developers.facebook.com/quickstarts/?platform=web ). It’s not mandatory. If you create the FB App, enter the given “app id” inside the plugin options screen: the warning should disappear.

    Please note that sometimes the share button counter doesn’t update promptly and other times it picks wrong data, even if everything is correctly set; there’s a lot running behind this feature (user browser, FB servers) and your site and my plugin are just in the middle of it. Cheers!

    Thread Starter ldf_MBSB

    (@ldf_mbsb)

    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you so much!

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