Why is Facebook Open Graph Pulling the Wrong Information?
So, you posted a link to a blog-post’s post you wrote, and you see the wrong featured image, or an outdated title and meta description. Why is Facebook Open Graph and Twitter Cards showing the old / incorrect information? Where is this data coming from? In this post, you will learn how to make sure Facebook and Twitter are pulling the most up-to-date information from your or anyone else’s site. You will also learn how to use this method in bulk with multiple pages/posts at one time.
What’s Causing Facebook Open Graph to Show Wrong Images and Information?
In one word, caching. Social media networks use schema 90-like Open Graphs to pull information so that your Facebook / Twitter feeds load quickly. This also saves them on server resources, but at the same time, gives blog-posters and marketers headaches.
How Do I Clear Facebook Open Graph Caching?
Open graph is used for creating an all-around beautiful “introduction card” of a blog-posts post, product page, or anything else. As you know it pulls information like the page title, image, and description. It also saves on character limits with certain social media. Here are how to make sure that all your information is correct before posting to the world.
