Question 1

What is www.coursera.org's Open Graph type?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Does www.coursera.org declare image dimensions?

Accepted Answer

www.coursera.org 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 www.coursera.org use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

www.coursera.org's social headline is "Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees" (50 characters).

Question 4

What description does www.coursera.org use for social previews?

Accepted Answer

www.coursera.org's social description reads: "Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Sta…" (188 characters).

Question 5

What site name does www.coursera.org display on social cards?

Accepted Answer

www.coursera.org sets `og:site_name` to "Coursera". This appears as a small attribution label on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack.

Question 6

What's the biggest issue with www.coursera.org's Slack preview?

Accepted Answer

Description is 188 characters - truncated on most platforms. LinkedIn cuts at ~100, Facebook at ~130, Google at ~160 characters.

Question 7

How can I improve www.coursera.org'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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