Question 1

What is platformer.news's Open Graph type?

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

Question 2

What size is platformer.news's social share image?

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platformer.news's `og:image` is 1200×400 pixels. Slack recommends 800×418 (1.91:1 aspect).

Question 3

What headline does platformer.news use for social previews?

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platformer.news's social headline is "Platformer" (10 characters).

Question 4

What description does platformer.news use for social previews?

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platformer.news's social description reads: "News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific." (106 characters).

Question 5

What site name does platformer.news display on social cards?

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platformer.news sets `og:site_name` to "Platformer". This appears as a small attribution label on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack.

Question 6

What's the biggest issue with platformer.news's Slack preview?

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Image won't fit social cards (1200×400, 3:1). Your wide image will be cropped to 1.91:1 on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack, and to 2:1 on Twitter. Use 1200×630 (universal) or 1200×675 (Twitter-optimized) for predictable rendering.

Question 7

How can I improve platformer.news'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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