OG — Better Share on Social Media
The simple method to add Open Graph metadata to your entries so that they look great when shared on sites.
Solid choice
OG — Better Share on Social Med… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20K+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 74/100 on our health check.
- Proven at scale on 20K+ active sites
- Loved by users — 4.8/5 from 216 reviews
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where OG — Better Share on Social… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| >100 | |
| #21 | |
| open graph | #19 |
| social media | #21 |
| x | #35 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 216 reviews
About OG — Better Share on Social Media
From the official readme · v3.3.9Description
Effortless Open Graph & Social Metadata for WordPress
No configuration. Just activate and enjoy optimized sharing across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more!
Overview
OG — Better Share on Social Media is the ultimate zero-configuration plugin to supercharge your WordPress site’s visibility on social networks. Instantly add essential Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata to every page, post, product, and archive—no setup required.
Whether you’re a blogger, business owner, or developer, OG ensures your content looks great when shared, driving more clicks and engagement from social platforms.
Key Features
- Zero Configuration: Just install and activate. OG automatically generates all required Open Graph and Twitter Card tags.
- Automatic Image Selection: Picks the best image for each page (featured image, first in content, or fallback) for rich social previews.
- Comprehensive Metadata: Adds og:title, og:description, og:image, og:type, og:url, and more for all content types.
- WooCommerce Support: Enhances product pages with price, currency, availability, and more.
- Advanced Video Handling: Detects YouTube/Vimeo links and uses their thumbnails for social sharing.
- Twitter Card Integration: Includes summary cards, titles, descriptions, images, and video support.
- Pinterest & Related Content: Integrates with related posts plugins to add Pinterest-specific tags.
- Extensible for Developers: Powerful filters and hooks let you customize or extend metadata output.
- Multilingual Ready: Supports WPML and other translation plugins for global sites.
How It Works
- Install & Activate: No settings page, no complicated options.
- Automatic Tag Injection: OG scans your site and injects optimal Open Graph and Twitter Card tags into the
<head>of every page. - Smart Image Logic: Selects the best image for each page (custom field, featured image, content image, or default).
- WooCommerce & Custom Post Types: Automatically adapts to products, archives, and custom content.
What Metadata is Added?
For All Content Types:
- og:locale – Site language
- og:site_name – Blog/site title
- og:title – Dynamic page/post title
- og:url – Canonical URL
- og:type – “article” for single posts, “website” for others
- og:description – SEO description or site tagline
For Single Posts/Pages:
- og:image – Smart selection (custom, featured, content, gallery, or default)
- og:video – YouTube/Vimeo support
- article:author – Author profile link
- article:published_time – Original publish date
- article:modified_time – Last update date
- article:tag – Post tags
- twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description, twitter:image, twitter:player – Full Twitter Card support
- og:see_also – Related content for Pinterest
For WooCommerce Products
- og:price:amount – Product price
- og:price:currency – Currency code
- og:availability – Stock status
Get Involved
- Found a bug? Report it in the support forum.
- Have a feature idea? Start a discussion in the forum.
- Developer? Contribute on GitHub.
Why Choose OG?
- Beginner-friendly: No setup required—perfect for non-technical users.
- Powerful: Covers all major social networks and content types.
- Flexible: Easily extend or override for advanced use cases.
- Lightweight: No bloat, no slowdowns.
Install OG — Better Share on Social Media today and make every share count!
Installation
There are 3 ways to install this plugin:
The super-easy way
- Login to your WordPress Admin panel.
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Type ‘OG’ into the Search Plugins field and hit Enter. Once found, you can view details such as the point release, rating, and description.
- Click Install Now. After clicking the link, you’ll be asked if you’re sure you want to install the plugin.
- Click Yes, and WordPress completes the installation.
- Activate the plugin.
- That’s all. The plugin does not have any configuration.
The easy way
- Download the plugin (.zip file) on the right column of this page
- In your Admin, go to the menu Plugins > Add
- Select the button
Upload Plugin - Upload the .zip file you just downloaded
- Activate the plugin
- That’s all. The plugin does not have any configuration.
The old and reliable way (FTP)
- Upload
OGfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- That’s all. The plugin does not have any configuration.
Frequently asked questions
How do I configure the Open Graph plugin?
There is nothing to configure and there is no admin page. By default, it will use standard WordPress data which can populate the Open Graph.
I installed OG and … nothing happens!
Please be patient, sometimes you need more a day to see results. The reason for this is the cache on Facebook. But check your plugins too and if you use caching plugins, try to do “flush cache” on your site. You can force FB to refresh OpenGraph data by using this page https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/sharing/. Just go to Sharing Debugger, enter your URL and hit the button “Scrap Again”.
What is OpenGraph?
The Open Graph protocol enables any web page to become a rich object in a social graph. Most notably, this allows for these pages to be used with Facebook’s Like Button and Graph API. The Open Graph plugin inserts the Open Graph metadata into the page head section and provides filters for other plugins and themes to override this data, or to provide additional Open Graph data.
What plugin add for all types of content?
og:locale – site locale og:site_name – blog title og:title – post/page/archive/tag/… title og:url – the post/page permalink og:type – “article” for single content and “website” for all others og:description – site description og:site_name – site name
What plugin add for single content?
All above and more: og:image: From a specific custom field of the post/page, or if not set from the post/page featured/thumbnail image, or if it doesn’t exist from the first image in the post content, or if it doesn’t exist from the first image on the post media gallery, or if it doesn’t exist from the default image defined in the options menu. The same image chosen here will be used in the enclosure and media:content of the RSS feed. og:video – add links to YouTube movies. article:author – author of post link article:published_time – date of first article publication article:modified_time –…
What plugin should I add for a single WooCommerce product?
All above and more: og:price:amount – price amount og:price:currency – price currency og:availability – stock status
How plugin get video data?
The plugin grabs data from the content, and if it contains a YouTube URL, it tries to get a movie thumbnail and use it in og:image. If the post contains YouTube or Vimeo links, this plugin saves it as a post meta video thumbnail link and adds it to og:image as a post thumbnail.
I want to set og:image manually
Please install small add-on: OG — Addon: og:image. The new meta box on the side should allow you to choose the og:image manually.
If I need to change some values?
You can use the Simple SEO Improvements plugin, which is integrated with OG, to: set a default image set facebook app_id set twitter id Experimental You can use not supported meta tags: og:logo – to turn on use add_filter( 'allow_og_logo', '__return_true' ). I need more! Rich filter implementation allows you to change almost every output of this plugin, but this is for technicians: Learn more on the OG Plugin Documentation Site.
Changelog
Project maintained on github at iworks/og.
3.3.9 (2026-05-15)
- The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.2.
3.3.8 (2025-10-08)
- The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.1.
3.3.7 (2025-05-27)
- The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.0.
3.3.6 (2025-04-28)
- Missing parameter “twitter” in call to rt_get_time() function has been fixed. Props for benact. #22](https://github.com/iworks/og/issues/22).
3.3.5 (2025-04-14)
- Add Twitter “Reading Time”. #19
3.3.4 (2025-03-07)
- The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.2.3.
- The build process has been improved.
- The
_load_textdomain_just_in_time()notice has been fixed. - The itemprop
authorhas been removed. Props for Oliver. #9
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FAQ
OG — Better Share on Social Media: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is OG — Better Share on Social Med… free?
Yes. OG — Better Share on Social Med… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is OG — Better Share on Social Med… safe to use in 2026?
OG — Better Share on Social Med… is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20K+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 74/100 on our health check.
How many websites use OG — Better Share on Social Med…?
OG — Better Share on Social Med… is active on 20K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 797,585 times since it launched in October 2014. It was downloaded 2,470 times in the last 30 days.
Does OG — Better Share on Social Med… work with WordPress 7.1?
OG — Better Share on Social Med… is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does OG — Better Share on Social Med… need?
OG — Better Share on Social Med… requires PHP 8.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was OG — Better Share on Social Med… last updated?
The latest version, 3.3.9, was released on May 15, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes OG — Better Share on Social Med…?
OG — Better Share on Social Med… is developed and maintained by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak).
What are the best alternatives to OG — Better Share on Social Med…?
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