Question Regarding Custom Open Graph (OG) Tag Values #217
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I’m currently working with the ScrewFast template for our project and have a question regarding the implementation of Open Graph (OG) tags. I would like to know if there is a recommended approach for passing custom OG tag values directly within the template. Specifically, I’m interested in how to override the default OG properties for specific pages to ensure that each page has the appropriate metadata for social media sharing. If there’s documentation available on this topic or if you could provide a brief example, I would greatly appreciate it. |
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Hey @shah-iq! I see two potential options for implementing custom OG tags:
You could pass custom OG data directly within the component, like this: <MainLayout
title={pageTitle}
structuredData={{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
// more structured data content
}}
ogData={{
// your custom OG content here
}}
>This would require some updates to the
You could explore one of Astro's integrations to dynamically generate OG data and images. This approach might simplify things, as it doesn't require you to manually adjust the codebase: https://astro.build/integrations?search=images |
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Yes, you are right. The description was not getting passed to the
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@mearashadowfax For the blog posts (like src/content/blog/en/post-1.md), we want the meta title to be different from the page title for SEO purposes. Instead of using the title in the We’d like to use the meta title value from the frontmatter of the markdown files. How can we pass the meta title from the frontmatter and use it for the meta title in the |
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If I understood you correctly, here's what needs to be done.
---
title: "Maximizing Efficiency with ScrewFast's Cutting-Edge Tools"
metaTitle: "Cutting-Edge Tools by ScrewFast | Innovating Construction Efficiency"
const { title = SITE.title, meta, structuredData, lang = "en", metaTitle } = Astro.props;
interface Props {
title?: string;
meta?: string;
structuredData?: object;
lang?: string;
metaTitle?: string;
}
---
<html lang={lang} class="scrollbar-hide lenis lenis-smooth scroll-pt-16">
<head>
<Meta meta={meta} structuredData={structuredData} />
<title>{metaTitle || title}</title>
</head>
---
import MainLayout from "@/layouts/MainLayout.astro";
import { SITE } from "@data/constants";
const { post } = Astro.props;
const pageTitle = `${post.data.title} | ${SITE.title}`;
const metaTitle = post.data.metaTitle || post.data.title; // Fallback to post title if metaTitle is not defined
---
<MainLayout title={pageTitle} metaTitle={metaTitle}>
<!-- Blog stuff -->
</MainLayout>It will fallback to |
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@mearashadowfax following this approach I encountered an error when using Is this the correct way to handle this error, or would you recommend a different approach? |
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This is a solid approach, and you're handling it correctly. |
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For the first option, it would look like this: // Meta.astro
---
// Default properties for the Meta component
const defaultProps = {
meta: SITE.description,
structuredData: SEO.structuredData,
ogData: {
title: OG.title,
description: OG.description,
image: OG.image,
url: SITE.url,
},
};
// Extract props and set defaults if not provided
const {
meta = defaultProps.meta,
structuredData = defaultProps.structuredData,
ogData = defaultProps.ogData,
} = Astro.props;
// Define metadata for OG tags
const URL = `${Astro.site}`; // Site URL from astro.config.mjs
const ogTitle = ogData.title;
const ogDescription = ogData.description;
const socialImageRes = await getImage({
src: ogData.image, // Use custom image if provided
width: 1200,
height: 600,
});
const socialImage = Astro.url.origin + socialImageRes.src;
---
<!-- Open Graph tags -->
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="og:url" content={ogData.url || URL} />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:title" content={ogTitle} />
<meta property="og:description" content={ogDescription} />
<meta property="og:image" content={socialImage} />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="1200" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="600" />
<meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png" />
<!-- Twitter tags -->
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta property="twitter:url" content={ogData.url || URL} />
<meta name="twitter:title" content={ogTitle} />
<meta name="twitter:description" content={ogDescription} />
<meta name="twitter:image" content={socialImage} />In the And finally, on each individual page: <MainLayout
title={pageTitle}
structuredData={{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
// etc
}}
ogData={{
title: "ScrewFast Services – Expert Consultation | ScrewFast",
description: "Get top-notch consultation services from ScrewFast experts. We help you with all your construction and hardware tool needs.",
image: "/path to OG image for this page",
url: "https://screwfast.uk/services",
}}
> |
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Thanks @mearashadowfax. |
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For the first option, it would look like this: