When a reader encounters your Instant Article in News Feed, they are presented with a preview of the article in a similar way that article previews are presented for the web version of your article.
By default, the News Feed Preview of your Instant Article uses the same title, description and image as the previews for the web version of the article.
| Name | Description | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Cover | An image shown in the News Feed Preview for your article. | By default, the News Feed Preview for your Instant Article will contain an image specified for the web version of your article. There is no option to create a unique cover image for an Instant Article. The cover image is defined either by the |
Description [required] | Description shown in the News Feed Preview for your article. | The News Feed Preview will always use the description specified for the web version of your article. There is no option to create a unique description for an Instant Article. The title is defined either by the |
Title [required] | Title shown in the News Feed Preview for your article. | The News Feed Preview always uses the title specified for the web version of your article. There is no option to create a unique title for an Instant Article. The link share title is defined either by the |
The image-based News Feed Preview for your Instant Article is typically specified using the Open Graph meta tags added directly to the web version of your article.
There is no option to create a unique image-based News Feed Preview from within the HTML markup for your Instant Article. This information must be specified on the web version of the article.
<head> <meta property="og:title" content="Article title"> <meta property="og:description" content="Article description"> <meta property="og:image" content="http://myserver.com/image.jpg"> </head>