Facebook og: <meta> tags not working? Lint the page.

If you're implementing a Facebook Share or Facebook Like button, and your og: meta tags are being ignored, it's probably Facebook's overzealous cache.

The quickest way to clear Facebook's cache, and force Facebook to use the info from your og: meta tags, is to Lint the URL.

Enter the URL of the webpage that contains the og: meta tags in the Linter, and Facebook will clear its cache for that page. Your Share or Like button should then start pulling the correct info from your og: meta tags.

Chandrakant Jan 11, 2011

most useful post found for this issue.. good work.. keep it up..

Fred Fnord Mar 9, 2011

Well, using this tool, I did at least find out what the problem is: Facebook apparently can't connect to my web site at all, and therefore can't download any of the meta information in any way. Of course, that just brings up a new question, which I'm sure Facebook doesn't have any interest in answering.

jimbokt Mar 23, 2012

I was banging my head against the wall until this post fixed everything. Thanks so much!

vikash Apr 29, 2012

Wow...this worked like wonder!!!!!Thanx a lot!!!

Harold May 22, 2012

thank u sooo much

Manoj Jun 20, 2012

Thank you so much! Quick and helpful!!

Sureshreddy Jun 22, 2012

Great info.

Thanks

Rodrigo Piroca Sep 14, 2012

Thanks!

veasna Oct 4, 2012

i need to click every time when i change icon image

Diego Mar 11, 2013

I want to use a meta tag that when someone "recomends" my Facebook page, it apperas in his profile a description with an image of what I wnt it to say, so it is more persuasive as I want. Where can I find those Metatags, where do I insert them into the page. Thanks DIEGO

Arman Karimi Mar 24, 2013

Here's a problem... I did it for my own website. It tells me that the meta tags are in the not in the :|
Although it is in the head... What do I do?

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