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Platform Guide

WordPress Integration

Add automatic OG images to your WordPress site with a simple code snippet.

Prerequisites

  • A WordPress site (self-hosted or WordPress.com Business+)
  • A MyOG.social account —
  • Your domain added to MyOG.social dashboard

Choose your method

Pick the option that works best for your setup:

Option A: Official Plugin

Install from WordPress.org — recommended

Option B: functions.php

Quick setup, paste code into your theme

Option C: Mini Plugin

Survives theme changes, more portable

A

Option A: Install the Official Plugin

Recommended

The easiest way to get started. Install directly from WordPress.org, automatic updates included.

Step 1: In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New

Step 2: Search for MyOG Social

Step 3: Click Install Now, then Activate

Or install directly from wordpress.org/plugins/myog-social.

B

Option B: Add to functions.php

Step 1: In your WordPress admin, go to Appearance → Theme File Editor

Step 2: Select functions.php from the right sidebar

Step 3: Add this code at the end of the file:

// Add MyOG.social OG image meta tag
add_action('wp_head', function () {
    $page_url = is_singular() ? get_permalink() : home_url(esc_url_raw(wp_unslash($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '/')));
    $og_image = 'https://api.myog.social/og?url=' . rawurlencode($page_url);

    echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . esc_attr($og_image) . '">' . "\n";
}, 99);

Note: If you change themes, you'll need to add this code again to the new theme's functions.php.

Tip: You can choose from different templates (Brand, Screenshot Right, Screenshot Bottom, Screenshot Only) in the MyOG.social dashboard.

C

Option C: Create a Mini Plugin

This method survives theme changes and is easier to manage.

Step 1: Create a file called myog-social.php with this content: 

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: MyOG Social
 * Description: Automatic OG image generation via MyOG.social
 * Version: 1.0.0
 */

add_action('wp_head', function () {
    $page_url = is_singular() ? get_permalink() : home_url(esc_url_raw(wp_unslash($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ?? '/')));
    $og_image = 'https://api.myog.social/og?url=' . rawurlencode($page_url);

    echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' . esc_attr($og_image) . '">' . "\n";
}, 99);

Step 2: Upload this file to /wp-content/plugins/ via FTP or your hosting file manager

Step 3: Go to Plugins in WordPress admin and activate "MyOG Social"

SEO Plugin Compatibility

Using Yoast, RankMath, or AIOSEO?

These plugins may set their own OG images. To use MyOG.social, you can:

  • Disable OG images in your SEO plugin's social settings
  • Or use MyOG only for posts without a featured image (our tag acts as fallback)

Test your setup

Use our OG Preview tool to test any page on your site, or share a link on Twitter/LinkedIn to see your new OG image in action.

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