How do I make a vanity URL display in a tweet?

Discussion in 'Twitter' started by Bill Foresyth, Apr 10, 2017.

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    I want the rich preview to display the vanity URL, not the destination site.

    [please bear with the following example, the forum won't let me post anything resembling a link, or a 140k photo].
    For example, foxtel-dot-tv is a vanity URL, but in a tweet it shows up as the destination URL, foxtel-dot-com-dot-au. [I don't work at Foxtel, I'm just using it as a generic example].

    Is there a way to display the vanity URL instead? On Facebook, this is possible when creating a post on mobile, but not on desktop (except with a paid ad, which will work on desktop). In Twitter, both desktop and mobile return the same result.

    Whether in Twitter Cards, or using Open Graph tags, the URL always seems to pull from the destination URL, not the vanity.

    Even when inserting the vanity URL into the OG tag makes no difference. E.g.

    <meta property="og:url" content="" /> Any ideas appreciated.
     
    Bill Foresyth, Apr 10, 2017 IP
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    Any ideas?

    If anyone can shed any light on why it will/won't/couldn't/shouldn't work it would be helpful.

    Thanks.
     
    Bill Foresyth, Apr 12, 2017 IP