Question 1

What is nytimes.com's Open Graph type?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Does nytimes.com declare image dimensions?

Accepted Answer

nytimes.com sets `og:image` but does not include `og:image:width` and `og:image:height`. Explicit dimensions let platforms render the preview faster without downloading the image first.

Question 3

What headline does nytimes.com use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

nytimes.com's social headline is "The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos" (66 characters).

Question 4

What description does nytimes.com use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

nytimes.com's social description reads: "Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe…" (267 characters).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Title is 66 characters - truncated on most platforms. Google cuts at ~60, Facebook at ~65, Twitter at ~70 characters.

Question 6

How can I improve nytimes.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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