Technical Requirements

01

Employ distinct and unique URLs for every article

Make sure each article you publish has a distinct, or unique, URL. We recommend you insert the date or a unique number into the URL. Ideally, create a folder for each day and number the article pages within this folder sequentially.

02

Employ distinct and unique headlines for every article

Make sure each article you publish has a unique headline.

03

Include a URL for an og:image with every article

We will display these images with your article headlines.

• The filetype should be either jpeg, png, or webp.
• The recommended minimum width is 480px; minimum height is 240px.
• Larger images will look better on higher resolution devices.

An example of the required meta tag:

It is also helpful to include og:image:width and og:image:height meta tags alongside your og:image. See the Facebook Webmaster Guide for further details.

04

List your articles in an RSS feed or Atom feed

To reduce the load on your server and ensure we are continuously informed of the articles you publish in a timely manner, we require that you provide us with the address of a dedicated headline page for us to scan. This can be an RSS feed or an Atom feed linking to articles.

05

Add our TalkingPoints badge to your articles

The badge should be placed at the top of your article sidebar or in the footer, and must be visible on all pages. Include it by pasting the following code snippet into your theme template: