Lovable integration

Social Media Sharing Preview Broken in Lovable App

When you or your users share your Lovable app's links on social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, iMessage), the preview shows incorrect information — wrong title, missing description, no image, or a generic fallback instead of your page-specific content.

Social sharing previews are crucial for marketing and user acquisition. A professional-looking preview with the right image and description dramatically increases click-through rates. A broken or generic preview makes your link look like spam.

The issue may differ by platform — Twitter might show a preview but Facebook doesn't, or the image appears on LinkedIn but the description is wrong on WhatsApp.

Error Messages You Might See

og:image could not be fetched The image could not be downloaded Missing required property: og:title Scrape failed due to timeout
og:image could not be fetchedThe image could not be downloadedMissing required property: og:titleScrape failed due to timeout

Common Causes

  • Missing Open Graph meta tags — The page doesn't include og:title, og:description, og:image, and og:url meta tags
  • Client-side rendered meta tags — Open Graph tags are rendered by JavaScript, but social media crawlers don't execute JavaScript
  • Image URL issues — The og:image URL is relative instead of absolute, too small, or returns a 404
  • Cached old preview — Social platforms cache previews aggressively, showing outdated information even after you fix the tags
  • Same meta tags on all pages — Every page shares the same generic meta tags instead of page-specific content

How to Fix It

  1. Add Open Graph meta tags — Add og:title, og:description, og:image (absolute URL, at least 1200x630px), og:url to your page's <head>
  2. Use server-side rendering for meta tags — Ensure meta tags are in the initial HTML response, not added by JavaScript after page load
  3. Use absolute image URLs — og:image must be a full URL (https://yourdomain.com/image.jpg), not a relative path
  4. Clear social media caches — Use Facebook's Sharing Debugger, Twitter's Card Validator, and LinkedIn's Post Inspector to clear cached previews
  5. Add page-specific tags — Generate unique og:title and og:description for each page using your page content or data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does my preview look right in DevTools but wrong on Facebook?

Facebook's crawler doesn't execute JavaScript. If your meta tags are added client-side by React, the crawler sees empty tags. You need server-side rendering (SSR) or static generation for meta tags.

How do I clear the cached preview on Facebook?

Go to Facebook's Sharing Debugger (developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/), enter your URL, and click 'Scrape Again' to refresh the cached preview.

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