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How do I insert a description in a Facebook share-link without using a meta-tag?

Answer 1

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This doesn't work for you?

<meta name=”description” content=”content” />

stevebot 2010-07-01 14:57:25

That works, but I want to post dynamic descriptions to facebook. Not the static meta-description.

Tommy 2010-07-01 18:44:56

Use javascript to dynamically modify the content of your meta-tags.

stevebot 2010-07-01 19:20:06

you can get the meta tags using: var metaElems = document.getElementsByTagName("meta");

stevebot 2010-07-01 19:29:46

-1 : As it says in the title: not using any meta-tags.

Tommy 2010-07-04 22:09:49

what is your requirement for not using meta tags? Sorry from your comment above I thought you requirement was dynamic data (no "static" meta tags) , and that was why meta-tags were insufficient (which isn't true).

stevebot 2010-07-05 03:06:28

Answer 2

+1 A:

You have to make a static page with that content, since the "share" action is Facebook hitting your page (not the user's browser).

Look at how the 'like' websites do it.

http://www.fblike.net/

They save the content in a DB, and make a unique page for each user submitted content.

Paul Tarjan 2010-07-04 09:06:20

Yes, that would work. I was hoping for a solution that didn't involve any backend programming.

Tommy 2010-07-04 22:12:59

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