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Setting the Object Types for Facebook

When you or your visitors share your content on Facebook, the appearance of the Facebook post will depend on the object type that’s been set.

For example, a product may be displayed with additional information that you wouldn’t find in a blog post.

You can use Object Types to tell Facebook, and other social media networks, what type your content is.

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Setting the Default Object Types for Facebook

To set the default Object Types for your content, click on Social Networks in the All in One SEO menu and then click on the Facebook tab.

Social Networks menu item in All in One SEO

In the General Facebook Settings section, you should see the Default Post Type Object Types and Default Taxonomy Object Types settings.

Default Post Type Object Types

You can use the drop downs in the Default Post Type Object Types setting to choose the most appropriate type for each of your Post Types.

Default Post Type Object Types setting for Facebook

Default Taxonomy Object Types

You can use the drop downs in the Default Taxonomy Object Types setting to choose the most appropriate type for each of your Taxonomies.

Default Taxonomy Object Types setting for Facebook

When you or your visitors share your content on Facebook, the appearance of the Facebook post will depend on the object type that's been set.

For example, a product may be displayed with additional information that you wouldn't find in a blog post.

You can use Object Types to tell Facebook, and other social media networks, what type your content is.

Setting the Default Object Types for Facebook

To set the default Object Types for your content, click on Social Meta in the All in One SEO menu and then scroll down to the Facebook Settings section.

You should see a set of drop downs for the Object Type settings. You can use these drop downs to choose the most appropriate type for each of your Post Types.