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

PostDec 8th, 2010 | Comments (2)
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.

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ChandrakantJan 11, 2011
most useful post found for this issue.. good work.. keep it up..
Fred FnordMar 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.

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