Something not working? Here are the most common issues and how to fix them.

Meta tags not appearing

Make sure you edited the correct header.php. If you’re using a page builder or Full Site Editor, the theme may not use header.php at all. In that case, add meta tags via a plugin or the theme’s custom code section instead.

Check: View your page source, not DevTools. Page source shows what crawlers see.

Duplicate og:image tags

SEO plugins like Yoast, RankMath, and All in One SEO set their own og:image tags. Disable the social image feature in those plugins, or use the plugin’s API to override with the OpenGraph+ URL.

Wrong image showing

This is almost always a caching issue. WordPress caching plugins cache the HTML output.

1. Purge your WordPress cache first
2. Open the preview tool in your OpenGraph+ dashboard
3. If the image is still stale, purge it from the dashboard
4. Re-check with the preview tool

PHP errors

Ensure <?= ?> short tags are enabled (they are by default in PHP 5.4+). If you see raw <?= $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?> in your page source, use the long form instead:

<meta property="og:image" content="https://$OGPLUS_KEY.ogplus.net<?php echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; ?>">

Social platforms not updating

Twitter, LinkedIn, and Slack cache images aggressively on their end. After confirming the correct image appears in the OpenGraph+ preview tool:

• Twitter: Use the Card Validator to force a refresh
• LinkedIn: Use the Post Inspector to clear their cache
• Facebook: Use the Sharing Debugger to scrape again

This is platform-side caching that OpenGraph+ cannot control.

Purging cached images

1. Go to your website dashboard in OpenGraph+
2. Find the page you want to refresh
3. Click purge to clear the cached image

The next request from a social platform will trigger a fresh render.

Testing

Use the preview tool in your OpenGraph+ dashboard to verify your setup before sharing URLs. This shows you exactly what social platforms will see.