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Purpose

  • Validate social sharing metadata (Open Graph, Twitter Cards) at a glance.

How to Open

  • Popup nav → Social.
  • Some pages block meta inspection or rewrite OG tags dynamically.

What You See

  • OG/Twitter fields (title, description, image, URL, type) with fallbacks.
  • Indicators for missing/duplicate tags and image dimension hints.
  • Preview cards; if no image/meta is detected you’ll see placeholders for Facebook/LinkedIn and X.
  • Reddit share detector: shows if the URL was shared, links to the thread (score/comments/sub), and offers repost. If not shared, offers a “share it now” path.

Workflow Wins

  • One view for both OG and Twitter—spot gaps without hopping to external previewers.
  • Quickly verify image/URL mismatches before campaigns go live.
  • Good preflight before scheduling social posts or running link preview validators.
  • Preview sanity: Ensure OG:image and Twitter:image match aspect guidance; fix if missing.
  • Duplicate guard: Remove conflicting duplicates (multiple OG tags) before publishing.
  • Fallback check: Confirm title/description fallbacks aren’t leaking undesired copy.

Actions

  • Copy/export social metadata.
  • Open social preview testers when available.
  • Use the Reddit quick-links to repost or jump into the existing conversation.

Tips & Troubleshooting

  • Relative or signed CDN URLs might fail previews; use absolute, cache-stable links.
  • Client-side routers can change head content; reload or view rendered source if values look stale.

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