Open Graph Generator

The Open Graph Generator creates the meta tags that control how your links look when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Slack, and more. Fill in your title, description, image, and URL, and get a ready-to-paste tag block — so every shared link shows a sharp, professional preview instead of a bare blue hyperlink. Free, with a live preview, and no signup.

Turn Bare Links into Click-Worthy Cards

When someone shares your URL, the platform's crawler scans your page for instructions on what to display. If it finds none, it improvises — often pulling the wrong image, your logo, or nothing at all. Open Graph tags remove the guesswork: they tell every platform exactly which title, description, and image to show, turning a plain link into a polished preview card that earns clicks. This generator writes those tags for you, correctly, in seconds.

How to Use It

1. Fill in your page details — title, description, URL, image, type.
2. Generate the tags and check the live preview.
3. Paste into your head section and publish.

The Tags You Get

The generator produces the complete block: the four essentials — og:title, og:description, og:image, and og:url — plus og:type, og:site_name, and the image dimension tags. The richer and more accurate the set, the better every platform renders your card, so a complete block is always worth it.

Get the Image Right: 1200 × 630

The image is the first thing the eye lands on, and one size rules them all: 1200 × 630 pixels (1.91:1 aspect ratio). It renders cleanly on Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack, and WhatsApp, so if you make a single og:image, make it this. Three rules keep it reliable: use an absolute HTTPS URL, keep key content in the center safe zone (about 800 × 420) since edges can be cropped, and keep the file small — ideally under 1MB — for fast loading.

Choose the Right og:type

The og:type value tells platforms what your page is. Use website for general pages and article for blog posts and news. Choosing "article" unlocks extra properties — published time, modified time, author, and tags — that feed freshness signals on LinkedIn and are increasingly read by AI crawlers when they cite content. Matching the type to the page makes your preview smarter everywhere.

Two Rules That Prevent Broken Previews

Most OG failures come down to two mistakes. First, tags must be in the initial HTML — most social crawlers don't run JavaScript, so tags injected client-side produce empty previews. Second, image URLs must be absolute HTTPS; platforms silently drop http:// images. Get both right and your previews render reliably.

SEO Impact: Indirect but Real

To be clear and honest: Google doesn't use og:title or og:description as ranking signals — it has your title tag and meta description for that. But the impact is real indirectly. Strong social previews can lift click-through rates substantially, and the extra branded traffic, shares, and return visits are signals Google does care about. Good OG tags make your content perform better everywhere it's shared.

Test Before You Announce

After pasting the tags and publishing, run your URL through the Meta Sharing Debugger and LinkedIn Post Inspector. They show exactly how your card will render and let you force a re-scrape if a platform cached an old version. A 30-second check prevents a broken preview from going out to thousands of people. Free, with no signup — to audit existing tags on any page, pair this with a meta tag analyzer.

Open Graph Generator FAQs

What are Open Graph tags and why do I need them?

Open Graph (OG) tags are small pieces of HTML in your page's head that tell social platforms exactly what to show when your link is shared. Without them, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Slack, and others guess — often grabbing the wrong image or no image at all. With them, your link becomes a polished preview card with the title, description, and image you chose, turning a bare URL into something people actually click.

What is the ideal Open Graph image size?

1200 × 630 pixels, a 1.91:1 aspect ratio. This single size renders cleanly across Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and more, so if you make just one og:image, make it this. Keep important content in the center safe zone (around 800 × 420) since some contexts crop the edges, use an absolute HTTPS URL, and keep the file reasonably small — ideally under 1MB — for fast, reliable loading.

What are the required Open Graph tags?

Four core tags: og:title, og:description, og:image, and og:url. Adding og:type and og:site_name makes the card more complete. Everything beyond the basics compounds — the more accurate detail you provide, the better every platform renders your preview. The generator produces all of these for you so nothing essential is missed.

What does og:type do?

It tells platforms what kind of content the page is — most commonly 'website' for general pages or 'article' for blog posts and news. Choosing 'article' unlocks extra properties like article:published_time, article:modified_time, and article:author, which feed freshness signals on LinkedIn and are read by AI crawlers when citing your content. Pick the type that matches the page.

Do Open Graph tags help my Google ranking?

Not directly — Google uses your title tag and meta description for search, not og:title or og:description. The benefit is indirect but real: better social previews can lift click-through rates significantly, and that increased branded traffic and engagement are signals Google does value. So OG tags help your overall presence even though they aren't a direct ranking factor.

Why isn't my image showing up after I add the tags?

Usually one of three reasons: the image URL isn't an absolute HTTPS link, the tags are injected by JavaScript instead of being in the initial HTML (most social crawlers don't run JavaScript), or the platform cached an old version. Make sure tags are server-rendered in the head, use absolute HTTPS URLs, then force a refresh with the Meta Sharing Debugger or LinkedIn Post Inspector.

Where do I put the generated tags?

Inside the section of your page's HTML, ideally rendered in the initial server response so crawlers see them immediately. After pasting and publishing, run the URL through the Meta Sharing Debugger and LinkedIn Post Inspector to confirm the preview looks right and to clear any old cache.

Is the Open Graph generator free?

Yes, it's free with no signup. Fill in your details, generate the tags, preview the card, and copy the code into your site.