Troubleshooting & Fixes
Twitter Card Not Showing? How to Fix Missing X Link Previews
A step-by-step diagnostic guide for fixing links that fail to render cards on X.com.
Key Technical Takeaways
- ✓Check twitter:card declaration: Without twitter:card, X won't render a preview card.
- ✓Verify Image URL: Must be an absolute HTTPS URL returning HTTP 200 OK.
- ✓Check Robots.txt: Ensure User-agent: Twitterbot is not disallowed.
- ✓Fix SPA Hydration: Twitterbot does not execute client-side JavaScript.
Implementation Example
# Verify image HTTP status and content-type
curl -I https://yourdomain.com/images/card.png