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Hi Rank Math Support,
I’m running into an issue with OG tags not appearing in the page source, even though I’ve set up the social snippet for each recipe post.
Here’s what’s happening:
I have manually set featured images and social snippet images on each recipe using Rank Math.
When I check the page source, I don’t see the og:image (or sometimes even og:title/og:description) tags being generated.
Because of this, no thumbnails are showing in Google’s rich results for many recipes. Some recipes briefly appeared (for example: Stuffed Dates, Bharta, Mocktail), but then disappeared and swapped with others. It feels inconsistent, and my client is understandably frustrated.
I’ve double-checked that social snippets are enabled in Rank Math settings and on each individual post.
My questions:
Why are the OG tags missing in the page source even though Rank Math is configured properly?
Is there a known conflict with themes or caching that could cause OG tags not to render?
How can we make sure OG tags are consistently output so Google picks up the correct images?
It looks like the schema and structured data are in place, but without the OG image showing in the code, Google isn’t reliably pulling thumbnails for the recipes.
Could you please review this and let me know what might be causing the OG tags to be skipped?
Thanks,
ABEER
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Hello,
We apologize for the issue you are facing with the OG tags not appearing in the page source. Thank you for providing detailed information about your setup and the steps you’ve already taken.
Here are some steps to troubleshoot the issue:
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Check the Page Source: As you mentioned, right-click on your page and select View Page Source. Look for the
og:image,og:title, andog:descriptiontags. If they are missing, it indicates that Rank Math is either disabled or unable to print your social tags.
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Plugin Conflicts: There could be a conflict with other plugins or your theme that prevents Rank Math from outputting these tags. We recommend following our troubleshooting guide to identify any possible conflicts.
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Caching Issues: If you are using a caching plugin, it might be serving an older version of your pages without the updated OG tags. Clear your cache and check again. Additionally, if you have minification enabled, it can push the OG tags down in the source code, making them inaccessible to crawlers like Google. Ensure that your inline CSS is not affecting the placement of these tags.
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Fallback Images: To ensure that there is always an image available for social sharing, consider setting a default Open Graph image in Rank Math. You can do this by going to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta → Global Meta and uploading a Default OpenGraph Thumbnail.
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Testing with Facebook Debugger: Use the Facebook Sharing Debugger to scrape your URLs and see what OG tags are being detected. This tool can also help identify any issues with how Facebook reads your page.
If after following these steps you still encounter issues, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. A human agent from our support team will take over and provide more specific guidance.
Thank you for raising this concern, and we’re here to help you resolve it!
Sources:
Open Graph/Social Preview Image Is Not Displayed » Rank Math
How to Fix the “og:image Property Should Be Explicitly Provided” Error » Rank Math
Why Are My Rich Snippets Not Showing Up in Google Search? » Rank Math
Open Graph Meta Tags » Rank Math -
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