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HTML Title Too Short — Use More Descriptive Titles

Short titles miss the opportunity to include relevant keywords.

What's the issue?

Your HTML <title> tag is under 10 characters. Very short titles like "Home", "Blog", or "About" waste the most valuable SEO real estate on your page and provide minimal context to both search engines and users.

Why short titles underperform

SEO impact — You're missing the chance to include relevant keywords
Low CTR — Vague titles don't attract clicks in search results
Poor context — Users and search engines can't understand what the page is about
Missed branding — No room for brand name or differentiation

The ideal title length

Aim for 50-60 characters. This gives you space to:

Describe the page content
Include 1-2 target keywords
Add your brand name
Create an engaging headline

How to fix it

<!-- Too short -->
<title>Blog</title>

<!-- Better -->
<title>Web Development Blog — Tips, Tutorials & Best Practices | YourBrand</title>

Tips for writing better titles

Be specific — "Products" → "Premium Headphones & Speakers | AudioBrand"
Add value words — "Free", "Guide", "2025", "Best"
Include location (for local businesses) — "Coffee Shop in Barcelona | CafeName"
Match search intent — What would users search for to find this page?

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"