Description text that shows on social media

I can see where the confusion lies, and it's based on how our code does stuff for Joomla content (a component type we know) vs 3rd party extensions (which JFBConnect wouldn't know how pick a good description for.

For Joomla Content articles, if you have the Open Graph - Content plugin enabled, JFBConnect use the first 50 words of an article as the description. That's a benefit of the Open Graph content plugin.. it understands how the article is shown on your site and can pick a good description and image on it's own.

If JFBConnect encounters a Joomla component that an Open Graph plugin isn't available for, then in that case, the meta description would be used since it's a good option for all types of web pages.

The best suggestions I'd have from here to enable the meta description as the default text is:
* Disable the Open Graph plugin - Not recommended as this will prevent images from being set and other benefits of the OG Content plugin
* In the Social Meta section of JFBConnect, create a new "Object" and set it to the root (top-level) category of your site. In the options, set the Description to use the Meta Description instead of Introtext. That will have JFBConnect use the meta description for all Joomla content on your site.
** You could also create an Object for just the category of your privacy policy or other categories to be more specific to just those area.

I hope that helps explain, but should you need anything else, please let us know!

Thanks,
Alex

JFBConnect has a strong hierarchy that can be used in various ways to do what you want. Most specifically, at the article level, you can add the following text to the article contents to set a specific meta tag:You mentioned already that you knew this, which means you feel that's not acceptable.

At a higher level, when creating Objects for your content, as described above, you can create an Object specific to your legalese category (ToS, Privacy policy, etc), assuming they're all in the same category. That object can state that any articles in that category should use the meta description whereas any articles *not* in that category would use the defaults.

Adding more options on a per-article basis gets overly complex. We wouldn't want you to create a specific Object for each article as that's in a whole other section, whereas the body of the article is right in front of you, where you can set a specific description in the text if you want to make an override on a per-page basis.

As for changing the content fields in the Article editor, that's more difficult and error prone than it may seem. I agree a simple checkmark may be beneficial there, but admin templates, differing versions of Joomla and a slew of other nuances make it problematic to try and override some of the core elements.

I hope that helps explain things, but if you have any suggestions, we're always listening.

Thanks,
Alex

No problem. We're always happy to explain our logic behind how things work. If you have suggestions though, they're always welcome. We'll be the first to admit that JFBConnect can be complex. Where we can streamline features or improve clarity, we're always listening.

Thanks,
Alex