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· 5 checks — Internal links, mixed-content guards, Open Graph previews, and structured data rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
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GRADE
B
FIX
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REVIEW
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PASS
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INFO
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Checks
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2 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
F
Brand Presence
Action
Site-name consistency, favicon, social image, meta tags, schema, and contact signals
FIX

Brand Presence

Your brand name differs across channels — visitors see inconsistent identity.

F

30/100

Site name appears as

Page titleThe Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand
og:site_nameThe Conversation
twitter:site
Organization.name

Inconsistent — names differ across channels

Brand assets

Favicon

12/15

covers apple-touch-icon

Social share image

0/20

Meta completeness

8/20

Organization schema

0/15

Contact info discoverable

5/10

contact page

Findings

  • Brand name differs across channels — users see inconsistent identity
  • No social share image — shared links render as bare URLs
  • Add an apple-touch-icon and at least two PNG sizes (32x32 + 192x192)
  • og:image missing
  • twitter:card missing
  • No Organization schema — Google can't render your logo in the knowledge panel
  • Only partial contact info discoverable — consider adding a dedicated contact page or mailto/tel link

How consistently your brand appears across channels — shared link previews, structured data, favicon, contact info.

C
Open Graph
Action
Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.
REVIEW
Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.
Warning::
Missing og:image
The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing.
Info::
og:title is long (89 characters)
Titles over 60 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.
Got: 89 chars Expected: 25–60 chars
Info::
og:description is long (215 characters)
Descriptions over 200 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.
Got: 215 chars Expected: 55–200 chars
Info::
Missing og:url
The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content.
Info::
Missing og:type
The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content.
Info::
Missing twitter:card
Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.

The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing.

Why this matters

No og:image means social shares are imageless — measurably less engaging than image-cards across every major platform.

Learn more

Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn all use og:image (or twitter:image as a fallback) for share-card thumbnails. Without one, the post renders as a text-only card. A 1200x630px image (Twitter's preferred size) covers all platforms.

Source: Open Graph Protocol

URL: 89 chars

Titles over 60 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.

Expected: 25–60 chars
Why this matters

og:title borderline-too-long — Facebook/LinkedIn may truncate. Aim for ~60-70 characters max.

Source: Open Graph Protocol

URL: 215 chars

Descriptions over 200 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.

Expected: 55–200 chars
Why this matters

og:description borderline-too-long — social platforms truncate around ~200 chars.

Source: Open Graph Protocol

The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content.

Why this matters

Without og:url, social platforms infer the canonical URL — often picking a tracking-param variant that pollutes share counts.

Learn more

og:url tells the social platform which URL to count this share against. Without it, platforms use the literal URL the user pasted (which may include utm_* parameters, ref codes, etc.). Setting og:url to the canonical form keeps share-count attribution clean.

Source: Open Graph Protocol

The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content.

Why this matters

Default og:type is 'website' but the right value (article, product, profile) unlocks richer metadata fields and higher engagement.

Learn more

og:type controls which other og: fields a platform respects. og:type=article enables og:article:published_time, author, and section — surfaced in news cards. og:type=product enables price/availability fields surfaced by Pinterest and shopping integrations. Default 'website' silently disables those.

Source: Open Graph Protocol

Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.

Why this matters

Without twitter:card, Twitter renders posts as plain text — no preview image, no structured layout.

Learn more

Twitter requires `<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">` (or summary) to render share-cards at all. Without it, links appear as raw text and engagement plummets vs cards. Twitter also falls back to og:image if twitter:image isn't set, so configure both.

Source: Twitter Developer Platform

Preview

No image set

theconversation.com

The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand

An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research.

Preview quality · Twitter/X F · 10/100

Title will be truncated (89 chars / 70 max)

Description will be truncated (215 chars / 200 max)

  • twitter:card — Add <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
  • twitter:title — falling back from og:title
  • twitter:description — falling back from og:description
  • twitter:image — Add twitter:image — preview card without an image looks broken
  • twitter:card is missing

    → Add <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">

  • Title will be truncated on Twitter/X (89 chars, max 70)

    → Shorten the title to ≤70 characters

  • Description will be truncated on Twitter/X (215 chars, max 200)

    → Tighten the description to ≤200 characters

  • No preview image for Twitter/X

    → Add og:image or twitter:image (≥300×157 for summary_large_image)

No image set

THECONVERSATION.COM

The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand

An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research.

Preview quality · Facebook F · 25/100

Title will be truncated (89 chars / 60 max)

Description will be truncated (215 chars / 155 max)

  • og:title — The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand
  • og:description — An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written b...
  • og:image — Add og:image — preview card without an image looks broken
  • og:type — Add og:type — Recommended — tells Facebook the content category
  • og:url — Add og:url — Recommended — canonical URL for the share
  • og:site_name — The Conversation
  • Title will be truncated on Facebook (89 chars, max 60)

    → Shorten og:title to ≤60 characters

  • Description will be truncated on Facebook (215 chars, max 155)

    → Tighten og:description to ≤155 characters

  • No preview image for Facebook

    → Add og:image (recommended 1200×630)

No image set

The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand

theconversation.com

Preview quality · LinkedIn D · 60/100

Description will be truncated (215 chars / 150 max)

  • og:title — The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand
  • og:description — An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written b...
  • og:image — Add og:image — preview card without an image looks broken
  • Description will be truncated on LinkedIn (215 chars, max 150)

    → Tighten og:description to ≤150 characters

  • No preview image for LinkedIn

    → Add og:image (recommended 1200×627)

theconversation.com

The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand

An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research.

Preview quality · Slack B · 80/100
  • og:title — The Conversation U.S. - News written by researchers and scientists to help you understand
  • og:description — An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written b...
  • og:image — Add og:image — preview card without an image looks broken
  • No preview image — Slack unfurl will be text-only

    → Add og:image or twitter:image

Social preview quality

Averaged across Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack.

F · 43/100
FieldTwitter/XFacebookLinkedInSlack
og:title
og:description
og:image
og:type
og:url
og:site_name
twitter:card
twitter:title
twitter:description
twitter:image
C
Structured Data
Action
No structured data (JSON-LD) found.
REVIEW
No structured data (JSON-LD) found.
Info::
No structured data (JSON-LD) found
Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.

Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.

Why this matters

Without schema.org markup, your pages can't appear as rich results (stars, FAQs, recipes) in search.

Learn more

Structured data is what unlocks rich snippets — review stars, FAQ accordions, recipe cards, breadcrumbs, etc. — that take up more SERP space and dramatically improve click-through. The schema.org vocabulary is well-documented and JSON-LD is the easiest format.

Source: Google Search Central / schema.org

No structured data found

Structured data (JSON-LD) helps search engines understand your content better. Adding it can improve your search result appearance.

Common types include:

  • WebSite — your site identity and search box
  • Organization — your company information
  • Article — blog posts and news articles
  • Product — e-commerce product pages
  • BreadcrumbList — navigation paths
Learn more at schema.org
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Mixed Content
No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.
PASS
No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.
Info::
No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS
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