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December 2013

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Dynamic Facebook and Twitter Meta Tags for phpBB

December 21, 2013

When the second person logged on to the internet, there was a discussion. For many years, the primary discussion method on the internet was forums. Forums allow people to group discussions around topics. There are numerous forums on a wide variety of topics on the internet.

Then came Social Media sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. These tools are great for quick, simple discussions.  These tools quickly become limiting when a detail discussion is occurring.  Detail discussions between multiple people is where Forums excel.

There is a place within the internet world for both social media and forums. They both need to be connected together.  This post is about the steps needed to add specialized meta tags to your phpBB forum for Facebook og tags and for Twitter cards. Continue Reading…