OGKit

Rules / og-type-missing · ruleset 2026-07

Missing og:type

errorog-type-missing
Rule idog-type-missing
Severityerror
CategoryRequired tags
Platformsall platforms
Needs humanno

What this is

Missing og:type. OGKit rule og-type-missing (error). The id is a public API for the docs URL and CI --disable key; do not rename it.

Search phrases that should land on this page:

  • Required tag og:type is missing
  • missing og:type

Why it matters

og:type tells crawlers what kind of object this is (website, article, product…). Missing type can break rich object handling on Facebook and others.

Which platforms are affected

All OGKit platform profiles, including major social, chat, and search crawlers that consume these tags.

Platform-specific crawler budgets and field priority live in the platform behaviour reference.

How to reproduce

  1. View Source and search for `property="og:type"`.
  2. Empty or missing content triggers the finding.

How to fix

Add <meta property="og:type" content="website"> for general pages, or article / product / etc. when appropriate.

Example fix:

<meta property="og:type" content="website" />