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How do I change my canonical URL on Facebook?
Facebook link sharing allows you to specify a canonical URL for a resource in the HTML metadata for the resource. This is accomplished by using an HTML meta tag to specify the canonical URL for the page. The canonical URL is specified using the og:url property.
Configure Open Graph Tags
- Go to Configuration > Search and meta data > Metatag and click on “Add default meta tags”.
- On the next page, select “Article” (or whatever content type you want to configure) from the Type dropdown.
- Then click on Save.
- Edit the “Content: Article” configuration from the Metatag page.
What does OG URL do?
og:url. This is how you set the canonical URL for the page you are sharing. What this means is that you define one page that all your shares will go to. It’s useful if you happen to have more than one URL for the same content (for example, using parameters).
What is fb App_id tag?
Including the fb:app_id tag in your HTML HEAD will allow the Facebook scraper to associate the Open Graph entity for that URL with an application. This will allow any admins of that app to view Insights about that URL and any social plugins connected with it.
How to specify a canonical URL in Facebook link sharing?
Facebook link sharing allows you to specify a canonical URL for a resource in the HTML metadata for the resource. This is accomplished by using an HTML meta tag to specify the canonical URL for the page. The canonical URL is specified using the og:url property.
Can a page be assumed to be the canonical URL?
If og:url isn’t specified, then the URL of the page is assumed to be the canonical URL. The following example demonstrates how to change the URL for a page while preserving the Facebook share link and related metrics.
Or, you can do the same thing in another way by clicking the fifth option from the dropdown list which is Copy Link Address. by clicking the Copy Link Address, you can copy the Facebook post link URL. Then you should paste it to another new tab.
How to change the URL of a Facebook page?
The following example demonstrates how to change the URL for a page while preserving the Facebook share link and related metrics. It assumes that the URL for the page has already been changed. Use an HTTP 301 or 302 redirect to send visitors to the new URL when they visit the old one.