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Open Graph Tags in WordPress (Yoast, RankMath & Custom PHP)

WordPress sites can configure OG metadata via popular SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math) or lightweight custom PHP snippets in functions.php.

Implementation Best Practices

  • ✓Always set Featured Images on WordPress posts to populate og:image automatically.
  • ✓Disable duplicate OG tag generators when running multiple SEO plugins.
  • ✓Clear caching plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache) after updating OG settings.

WordPress Code Example

// Add to theme functions.php (No Plugin Needed)
function add_custom_open_graph_tags() {
  if (is_single()) {
    global $post;
    $title = get_the_title();
    $desc = get_the_excerpt();
    $url = get_permalink();
    $img = get_the_post_thumbnail_url($post->ID, 'full');
    
    echo '<meta property="og:title" content="' . esc_attr($title) . '" />' . "\n";
    echo '<meta property="og:description" content="' . esc_attr($desc) . '" />' . "\n";
    echo '<meta property="og:url" content="' . esc_url($url) . '" />' . "\n";
    if ($img) {
      echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . esc_url($img) . '" />' . "\n";
    }
    echo '<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />' . "\n";
  }
}
add_action('wp_head', 'add_custom_open_graph_tags', 2);

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