⚠ Warning Open Graph

og:description Is Identical to og:title — A Missed Opportunity

The og:description should complement the title, not duplicate it.

What's the issue?

Your og:description is exactly the same as your og:title. This wastes the description space and provides no additional information to users deciding whether to click your link.

Why this matters

When your link is shared on social media, the title and description are shown together. If they're identical:

Users get no extra information to help them decide to click
It looks unprofessional and auto-generated
You miss the opportunity to expand on the title with details
Some platforms may hide the duplicate description entirely

How to fix it

The title and description serve different purposes:

Title → What is this? (short, catchy headline)
Description → Why should I click? (expanded details, value proposition)

<!-- Bad: identical -->
<meta property="og:title" content="Learn Web Development" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Learn Web Development" />

<!-- Good: complementary -->
<meta property="og:title" content="Learn Web Development" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Free tutorials covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Node.js. From beginner to advanced with hands-on projects." />

Best practices

Title = headline — Keep it short and attention-grabbing (50-60 chars)
Description = elevator pitch — Expand with details, benefits, and specifics (110-160 chars)
Don't repeat — Every word in the description should add new information
Complement each other — Title states the topic; description explains the value

Check your Open Graph tags

Related articles

Missing og:title

The og:title tag is essential for social sharing. Without it, platforms will use the page title or URL.

og:title Is Too Long

Titles longer than 60 characters may be truncated on social platforms.

og:title Is Too Short

Short titles may not be descriptive enough for social sharing.

Missing og:description

The og:description tag provides a summary of the page content for social platforms.

og:description Is Too Long

Descriptions over 160 characters may be truncated on social platforms.

og:description Is Too Short

Short descriptions miss the opportunity to engage users.

OpenGraph MCP Server

Inspect OG tags directly from your editor

The OpenGraph MCP server lets you inspect and analyze Open Graph meta tags directly from your AI-powered editor or assistant. It provides two tools:

inspect_og — Fetch and score OG tags for any URL
suggest_og_tags — Generate recommended meta tag HTML

Add the server to your project's .cursor/mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opengraph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "opengraph-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor after adding the configuration.

Add to your .vscode/mcp.json file (requires GitHub Copilot extension):

{
  "servers": {
    "opengraph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "opengraph-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Make sure you have GitHub Copilot with MCP support enabled.

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opengraph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "opengraph-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The config file is at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows.

Add to your ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opengraph": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "opengraph-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Windsurf after modifying the configuration.

Add to your Zed settings.json under context_servers:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "opengraph": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "opengraph-mcp"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Open settings with Cmd+, and add the configuration.

Usage examples

▶ "Inspect the OG tags of github.com"

▶ "Suggest OG meta tags for my website https://example.com"

▶ "Check if my blog post has proper Open Graph tags"