Question 1

What is a meta tag?

Accepted Answer

Meta tags are HTML elements that provide information about a web page to search engines and social media platforms. The most important ones are the title tag (shown in search results) and meta description (the snippet under the title).

Question 2

What are Open Graph tags?

Accepted Answer

Open Graph (og:) tags control how your page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social platforms. They let you specify a custom title, description, and image for social sharing.

Question 3

What is the difference between meta tags and Twitter Cards?

Accepted Answer

Twitter Cards are Twitter's equivalent of Open Graph tags. If you have both set, Twitter uses Twitter Cards. If only Open Graph is set, Twitter falls back to using those values.

Question 4

What is the ideal title tag length?

Accepted Answer

The ideal title tag length is 50-60 characters. Google displays approximately 60 characters (~600 pixels) before truncating. Longer titles will be cut off with "..." in search results.

Question 5

What is the ideal meta description length?

Accepted Answer

The ideal meta description length is 150-160 characters. Google typically displays up to 160 characters (~960 pixels). Well-optimized descriptions improve click-through rates from search results.

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