Question 1

What is huffpost.com's Open Graph type?

Accepted Answer

huffpost.com declares `og:type` as `website`. This tells Slack how to categorize the content when generating a preview.

Question 2

What size is huffpost.com's social share image?

Accepted Answer

huffpost.com's `og:image` is 1200×630 pixels. Slack recommends 800×418 (1.91:1 aspect).

Question 3

What headline does huffpost.com use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

huffpost.com's social headline is "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News" (45 characters).

Question 4

What description does huffpost.com use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

huffpost.com's social description reads: "Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists." (135 characters).

Question 5

What site name does huffpost.com display on social cards?

Accepted Answer

huffpost.com sets `og:site_name` to "HuffPost". This appears as a small attribution label on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack.

Question 6

What's the biggest issue with huffpost.com's Slack preview?

Accepted Answer

Missing twitter:card tag. Without this, Twitter may not show a preview card at all.

Question 7

How can I improve huffpost.com's social previews?

Accepted Answer

Review the recommendations above - they list specific issues and provide ready-to-paste meta tag snippets. The highest-impact fixes are usually a properly sized `og:image` (800×418), a clear `og:title` under 60 characters, and a 50-155 character `og:description`.

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