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Purdue Brand Studio / Digital / Metadata and Social Media

Metadata and Social Media

Metadata and social media practices work together to strengthen visibility, credibility and engagement. Optimized metadata ensures content is discoverable by search engines and generative AI tools, while social media alignment allows Purdue stories and updates to be shared effectively across platforms.

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Metadata Checklist

Find step-by-step guidance for Cascade and WordPress on setting meta titles and descriptions, adding Open Graph images, writing alt text and structuring headings. These validation tips include using Siteimprove for accessibility and SEO, and OpenGraph.xyz to confirm how pages display when shared on social media.
Metadata Checklist

Social Media Guidance

Explore recommendations for posting across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube. This guidance includes accessibility reminders, approved campuswide hashtags, vanity URL usage and escalation procedures, all aligned with Purdue’s brand standards.
Social Media Guidance

SEO and GEO Guidance

Discover best practices for search engine optimization (SEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO). This includes ranking factors, page structure, Q&A patterns and measurement ideas that ensure Purdue content is clearly understood and accurately represented in both search results and generative AI responses.

SEO and GEO Guidance

Support

Purdue Brand Studio can guide you if there are questions about metadata optimization and social media best practices. Accessibility or policy-related issues with Purdue web themes should be reported directly to Purdue Brand Studio.

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