Mini Mods - RedInk Design - Smart OG Image Tag

Currently vBulletin's facebook open graph image tag uses what's entered in Options -> Facebook Options -> Image URL. If you leave this field blank, the <og:image> meta tag is omitted and Facebook's crawler will try to use any image found on the page.

This mod looks for the first [img] or [attach] tags in a post and uses that image for the <og:image> meta tag. This will tell facebook's crawler to use that image for the post.

This mod requires the Facebook Platform to be enabled on vBulletin (Options -> Facebook Options -> Enable Facebook Platform).

It will first look for an [img] tag is the post, if none is found, it will look for an [attach] tag. If neither is found, it will use the Image you entered in the facebook options (Options -> Facebook Options -> Image URL). If that field was left empty, it will omit the <og:image> tag which is default vBulletin behavior.

This was only tested on 4.2.0 (PL3).

Installation:
Admin -> Plugin & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Update 12/4/2013
Changed image priorities - avatar and site logo are not priority

Update 11/19/2013
Plugin updated to support multiple images

[Waiter]

not work for CMS
Any idea for this? Thx

[sticky]

Finally! Been waiting for something like this.

As long as this works on the CMS I'm good

Testing.

[sticky]

Originally Posted by redinkdesign

This mod looks for the first [img] or [attach] tags in a post and uses that image for the <og:image> meta tag. This will tell facebook's crawler to use that image for the post.

You don't explicitly set the og:image tag.

Why does the facebook platform need to be enabled for this to work? Shouldn't it just work regardless?

[Waiter]

Originally Posted by sticky

Finally! Been waiting for something like this.

As long as this works on the CMS I'm good

Testing.

but this don't work in CMS

[abdobasha2004]

I need this mod for vb 3.7 pleeeeeeeeeease......

[sticky]

Originally Posted by Waiter

but this don't work in CMS

If you're promoting a forum post why not?

[Waiter]

because the article of CMS are automatic connect with the page of Facebook and Twitter, by RSS....if I use the forum post, I don't use the custom Meta Desciption and Key

[LifesGreatestGift]

Works great. Suggestion for future version.

A switch selection in admincp options that say

1) First Image
2) Provide Array

1) First Image is exactly as this mod acts.

2) Provide Array - would take all IMG and ATTACH in first post, and convert them all to

<meta property="og:image" content="http://example.com/image1.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="http://example.com/image2.jpg" />

that way, when a thread is posted it will give you the option to choose the pic.

[LifesGreatestGift]

your mod doesn't account for if the site is http or https properly

had to change this line

$og_array['og:image'] = 'http://' . $img_str;

to

$og_array['og:image'] = 'https://' . $img_str;

[sticky]

Originally Posted by Waiter

because the article of CMS are automatic connect with the page of Facebook and Twitter, by RSS....if I use the forum post, I don't use the custom Meta Desciption and Key

I'm not quite sure I understand as if this replaces the tags when you promote the post the new tags should be there and in RSS.