Dynamic OpenGraph metadata and snippets
Created by: sourcegraph-bot
Problem
Links to Sourcegraph do not render well, and are not appealing to click on because we have static OpenGraph metadata. It'd be so nice to have a preview of what this leads to, and to see a visual showcase of what Sourcegraph does!
Common use cases for sharing:
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sharing a search query
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sharing a specific code blob
Motivation
We want Sourcegraph.com to be the go-to place for developers to search and explore code. To achieve that, we need Sourcegraph to share organically / have some degree of virality. We have target metrics for sharing.
Solution
GitHub for example has awesome OpenGraph images.
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@novoselrok built a side project around this
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@unknwon came up with the idea of embedding code snippets by pasting a Sourcegraph link.
