article image field as facebook meta property

Gallex · 2019-06-10 13:37:07

is it possible to achieve?

gaekwad · 2019-06-10 15:04:17

Edit: ignore this, use colak’s example below.

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Last edited by gaekwad (2019-06-11 10:53:57)

colak · 2019-06-10 15:44:14

Gallex wrote #318439:

is it possible to achieve?

Hi Gallex

Check how we went about it for facebook (og standard) and twitter starting on line 71 on github. You can adapt that code by using <txp:custom_field name="article_image" />.

philwareham · 2019-06-10 17:52:08

FYI Facebook’s FBML was discontinued years ago. Colak’s example is the way to go.

towndock · 2019-06-11 10:23:56

Example:

Gallex · 2019-06-11 11:09:27

towndock wrote #318446:

Example:

<meta property=“og:image” content=“https://yourdomain.com/img/<txp:custom_field name=“article_image” />.jpg” />

you are using it like this?

Gallex · 2019-06-11 11:33:30

colak wrote #318442:

Hi Gallex

Check how we went about it for facebook (og standard) and twitter starting on line 71 on github. You can adapt that code by using <txp:custom_field name="article_image" />.

thank’s colak! i start to investigate it.

first issue:
p. this: <meta property="og:url" content="<txp:site_url /><txp:page_url />" />
outputs this: <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.mysite.ee//portfolio/">

look, extra slash before section name

Last edited by Gallex (2019-06-11 11:34:13)

colak · 2019-06-11 11:44:59

Whoops I recently changed that in order to make it more generic. You can change it by using <txp:permlink /> for individual articles and http://www.yoursite.tld<txp:page_url /> for section landing pages. It all depends of course on how you use your site. The example allows only for sections and individual pages and has not been tested with categories author urls.

towndock · 2019-06-11 16:45:21

Gallex wrote #318447:

you are using it like this?

Yes, for many years. It of course presumes that your image directory is “img”.

Example article with Facebook & Twitter meta:
https://towndock.net/shippingnews/s-v-misto

Gallex · 2019-06-12 09:22:04

in article pages colak solution
<txp:if_description><meta property="og:description" content="<txp:meta_description format="" />" /></txp:if_description>
works well if user has inserted something into article’s description field, if not, no facebook meta description.

for google i use rah_metas plugin for that:

<txp:if_description><txp:meta_description /><txp:else />
<txp:rah_metas description_from="body" description_replacement="1" /></txp:if_description>

tried to implement it into facebook’s meta too, but with no success:

<txp:if_individual_article>
<meta property="og:description" content='<txp:rah_metas description_from="body" description_replacement="1" />' />
</txp:if_individual_article>

is it possible to use it, what you think?

colak · 2019-06-12 10:03:53

Hi Gallex,

re description, you can use:

<txp:if_description>
<meta property="og:description" content="<txp:meta_description format="" />" />
<txp:else />
<meta property="og:description" content="<txp:excerpt />" />
</txp:if_description>

Gallex · 2019-06-12 13:00:46

Gallex wrote #318457:

<txp:if_individual_article> <meta property="og:description" content='<txp:rah_metas description_from="body" description_replacement="1" />' /> </txp:if_individual_article>

just show you, how facebook displays the code above:

<meta name="description" content="this is description text from article body..." />

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