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· 5 checks — Internal links, mixed-content guards, Open Graph previews, and structured data rolled into one auditable list.DOpen GraphActionOpen Graph tags need attention — social sharing previews may be incomplete.FIX
https://www.9news.com.au/assets/img/9news-image-background.96245abf.jpgThe og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
An unreachable og:image URL (404, DNS fail, slow timeout) means social platforms cache the failure and serve no image for hours.
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Social platforms (Facebook, Twitter) cache OG metadata aggressively — including failed image fetches. A momentarily-broken og:image can leave your shares imageless for hours. Test og:image URLs in Facebook's Sharing Debugger to force re-cache after fixing.
Source: Open Graph Protocol / Facebook Sharing Debugger
The og:description tag controls the description in social sharing previews.
No og:description means social cards either show no subtitle or scrape the first paragraph — usually unflattering.
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Without og:description, social platforms either render no subtitle or pull whatever text appears first on the page. The first paragraph is rarely written for share-card context. A purpose-written 150-200 character og:description gives a polished card.
Source: Open Graph Protocol
62 charsTitles over 60 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.
25–60 charsog:title borderline-too-long — Facebook/LinkedIn may truncate. Aim for ~60-70 characters max.
Source: Open Graph Protocol
The og:site_name tag displays the website name in social previews.
Without og:site_name, social cards omit the brand attribution — users see the post but not who published it.
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og:site_name appears in the social card chrome (above the title in Facebook/LinkedIn previews). Without it, posts read as anonymous URLs. Set it to your brand name to get free attribution on every share.
Source: Open Graph Protocol
Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.
Without twitter:card, Twitter renders posts as plain text — no preview image, no structured layout.
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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

9news.com.au
9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
No description
- twitter:card — Add <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
- twitter:title — falling back from og:title
- twitter:description — falling back from <meta name=description>
- twitter:image — falling back from og:image
twitter:card is missing
→ Add <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">

9NEWS.COM.AU
9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
No description
Title will be truncated (62 chars / 60 max)
- og:title — 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
- og:description — falling back from <meta name=description>
- og:image — https://www.9news.com.au/assets/img/9news-image-background.96245abf.jpg
- og:type — website
- og:url — https://www.9news.com.au/
- og:site_name — Add og:site_name — Recommended — site-level brand line in the preview
Title will be truncated on Facebook (62 chars, max 60)
→ Shorten og:title to ≤60 characters

9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
9news.com.au
- og:title — 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
- og:description — falling back from <meta name=description>
- og:image — https://www.9news.com.au/assets/img/9news-image-background.96245abf.jpg
9news.com.au
9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
No description

- og:title — 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
- og:description — falling back from <meta name=description>
- og:image — https://www.9news.com.au/assets/img/9news-image-background.96245abf.jpg
Social preview quality
Averaged across Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Slack.
| Field | Twitter/X | Slack | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| og:title | ||||
| og:description | ⚠ | ⚠ | ⚠ | |
| og:image | ||||
| og:type | ||||
| og:url | ||||
| og:site_name | ||||
| twitter:card | — | — | — | |
| twitter:title | ⚠ | — | — | — |
| twitter:description | ⚠ | — | — | — |
| twitter:image | ⚠ | — | — | — |
CLinksAction200 links checked, 195 healthy, 5 brokenREVIEW
Broken Links (5)
| Status | URL | Found in | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERR | https://ads.adaptv.advertising.com/cookie?pageUrl=... | <script> | Get "https://ads.adaptv.advertising.com/... |
| ERR | https://www.domain.com.au/news/?utm_source=nine.co... | <a> | Get "https://www.domain.com.au/news/?utm... |
| ERR | https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydney-home-comes-w... | <a> | Get "https://www.domain.com.au/news/sydn... |
| ERR | https://www.domain.com.au/news/an-indestructible-f... | <a> | Get "https://www.domain.com.au/news/an-i... |
| ERR | https://www.domain.com.au/news/century-old-lightho... | <a> | Get "https://www.domain.com.au/news/cent... |
Redirects (2)
| URL | Destination | Found in | Hops |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://9news.com.au/united-kingdom | https://9news.com.au/united-kingdom | <a> | 0 |
| https://9news.com.au/us | https://9news.com.au/us | <a> | 0 |
CBrand PresenceActionSite-name consistency, favicon, social image, meta tags, schema, and contact signalsREVIEW
Brand Presence
Your brand name differs across channels — visitors see inconsistent identity.
C
57/100
Site name appears as
| Page title | 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world | |
| og:site_name | — | |
| twitter:site | — | |
| Organization.name | 9News |
Inconsistent — names differ across channels
Brand assets
Favicon
12/15covers apple-touch-icon + SVG
Social share image
14/20og:image set; twitter:image missing
Meta completeness
8/20Organization schema
8/15has name + url
Contact info discoverable
10/10contact page + mailto link
Findings
- Brand name differs across channels — users see inconsistent identity
- Add twitter:image — Twitter falls back to og:image only when it's larger than 300×157
- Add an apple-touch-icon and at least two PNG sizes (32x32 + 192x192)
- twitter:card missing
- Organization schema missing logo — add a logo property pointing to a square PNG
- Consider adding contactPoint — helps appear in "contact us" rich results
How consistently your brand appears across channels — shared link previews, structured data, favicon, contact info.
A+Mixed ContentNo mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.PASS
A+Structured Data1 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.PASS
Adding "logo" can improve how search engines display your content.
Recommended schema properties unlock richer SERP layouts — without them you get the basic rich result instead of the enhanced one.
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Recommended properties expand what Google can render. E.g., adding aggregateRating to Product unlocks star ratings; adding image to Article unlocks the image-card variant. Each recommended property is a direct SERP-real-estate gain.
Source: Google Search Central / schema.org
JSON-LD Blocks
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "9News",
"url": "https://www.9news.com.au/",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/9News/",
"https://x.com/9NewsAUS",
"https://www.instagram.com/9news/",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_News",
"https://www.youtube.com/user/9NEWSAUSTRALIA"
],
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "24 Artarmon Rd",
"addressLocality": "Willoughby",
"postalCode": "2068"
}
}