Open Graph URL (Usability)
Canonical link for social sharing.
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Impact
About
The Open Graph URL tag provides the canonical URL for the content, which is essential for social media platforms to know which page to link to when shared. If the URL is missing or incorrect, social media platforms may not correctly associate the content with the intended page, potentially causing issues like broken links or the sharing of the wrong page, which could affect user engagement and SEO performance.
Why it's important
Defines the URL of the shared content, ensuring correct linking and improving how the page is displayed on social media.
User stories
As a site visitor, I want the shared content to link to the correct webpage, so that I can be sure I am clicking the right link and accessing the intended content.
Error
(ScanGov messaging when a site fails a standard)
Canonical link missing.
Guidance
Indicators
Related
Usability
- Page title
- Page description
- Readability
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
On Project ScanGov
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