What does the Open Graph check look for?
It checks for the Open Graph meta tags that platforms read to build a link preview. Specifically:
- og:title — the title shown on the preview card.
- og:description — the summary text beneath the title.
- og:image — the preview image (the most visually important tag, with recommended dimensions for a clean card).
- Supporting tags — og:url and og:type that complete the markup.
Title, description and image all present and valid passes; some OG tags present but title or image missing is a warning; no Open Graph tags is a fail.
How is it evaluated, and how is it scored?
GEObubbly inspects the page's head for Open Graph meta tags and checks the key ones are present and valid. It's a core, scored Structured Data check that runs directly against the page's markup.
Why Open Graph tags matter for SEO and GEO
Open Graph is a small protocol of meta tags that tells social networks and messaging apps how to render your page when it's shared. The key tags are og:title, og:description and especially og:image — the image that dominates the preview card. Without them, platforms guess: they might pull a random image, the wrong text, or show a bare URL with no preview at all, which looks broken and untrustworthy and dramatically reduces the chance anyone clicks. With them, you control the headline, summary and image that represent your content everywhere it's shared, so a link to your page looks deliberate and appealing on Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, WhatsApp, iMessage and more. While Open Graph isn't a direct search ranking factor, the social traffic and engagement that good previews drive support your overall visibility, and consistent og:image and title across your content reinforces your brand.