Our server is in Germany, but our forum is Greek. When a user posts a link from facebook on the forum, the onebox title and description are rendered in German.
Is there a way to circumvent this behaviour?
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Issue with Facebook Oneboxes Rendering in German
The discussion revolves around an issue where Facebook oneboxes on a Greek forum are being rendered in German due to the server being located in Germany. chrispanag is seeking a solution to circumvent this behavior.
pfaffman suggests that this is a Facebook feature and proposes two potential solutions: moving the server to a location that Facebook associates with Greece, or using a proxy for such requests.
chrispanag confirms that this is not a Discourse issue and shares a potential solution from Stack Overflow, which involves using Facebook’s API to retrieve localized values.
pfaffman provides another possible solution, referencing the “Onebox Assistant” topic, which might help with crawling previews reliably.
It sounds like you’ve described a Facebook feature. I’d guess that you need to move your server to somewhere that Facebook thinks is in Greece. There are some topics about using a proxy for such requests (I think for Twitter?). They might offer a solution.
Yeap, I know this is not Discourse’s flaw. I posted here to find out if someone else has encountered this kind of behaviour.
I found this on stack overflow, I don’t know if it is still relevant (being a bit old), but maybe there is a way to use Facebook’s API to circumvent that behaviour.
“Onebox Assistant”, crawl for those previews reliably! might be part of a solution, or a hint at one.