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    /**
    * Plugin Name: Disable Yoast SEO Automatic Open Graph Images
    * Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/jakebellacera/c2aab8f786a0617b27dd4914c70463d4
    * Description: Shows the default open graph image in case a feature image isn't set, rather than showing a random image on the page.
    * Version: 0.0.0
    * Author: Jake Bellacera
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    <?php

    /**
    * Plugin Name: Disable Yoast SEO Automatic Open Graph Images
    * Description: Shows the default open graph image in case a feature image isn't set, rather than showing a random image on the page.
    * Version: 0.0.0
    * Author: Jake Bellacera
    * Author URI: https://www.jakebellacera.com/
    */

    /**
    * Force default open graph images in case feature image isn't set
    */

    add_filter('wpseo_add_opengraph_images', 'jb_force_default_open_graph_image', 10, 1);
    function jb_force_default_open_graph_image($images) {
    if (!has_post_thumbnail() && WPSEO_Options) {
    $default_id = WPSEO_Options::get('og_default_image_id', '');

    if ($default_id) {
    $images->add_image_by_id($default_id);
    }
    }

    return $images;
    }