Choose the image you share on Facebook

  • Resolved TimVanOerle

    (@timvanoerle)


    10 years, 7 months ago

    I’m having trouble with the image you send to Facebook when you use the share option. It Always sends the logo of the site, but not the image I’ve put in the rankings. I deleted the logo, but it still is sending the logo. I tried deleting all my temp files and cookies and I tried using different browsers, but still that logo is coming up.

    Is there a way to choose which image will be used when you share a result? Or at least a work-around?

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/slickquiz/

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  • Plugin Author jewlofthelotus

    (@jewlofthelotus)

    @timvanoerle – I think the best way to make sure facebook pulls in the exact image you want would be to use a plugin like https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/wp-facebook-open-graph-protocol/

    That would allow you to set an image and content for facebook to load for each page.

    Thread Starter TimVanOerle

    (@timvanoerle)

    Thanks, I tried putting this image meta in the rankings, but it didn’t work. It should be in the head section. But I can’t find a place to adjust the head per page, perhaps there is a plugin for this.

    I can adjust the head for all the site, perhaps I must try that. But the ideal solutions would be that a different image is used for a different result.

    I’m going to try the play with different image formats, like Facebook suggests on this page: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/checklist/

    Thread Starter TimVanOerle

    (@timvanoerle)

    I haven’t solved it yet, but it is not an issue of this plugin.

    What I did find is that you can debug your site at Facebook.
    https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

    It says this: Provided og:image could not be downloaded or is not big enough. Please use an image that’s at least 200x200px and is accessible from Facebook. Image ‘https://xxx/xxx.jpg’ will be used instead.

    So now I can do different tests and see what is the best solutions. A good solution for this plugin would be: instead of showing the results, let the quiz go to a page depending on the ranking. This way you can set a differte image for the Facebook sharing.

    Thread Starter TimVanOerle

    (@timvanoerle)

    Just to keep you informed, I found 2 solutions:

    1. Just put one big picture on the page, this will be detected by Facebook

    2. Use a plugin like: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/add-meta-tags/ To adjust the meta data per page. This way you can add this text: <meta property=”og:image” content=”https://www.xxx.com/images/xxx.jpg&#8221; />
    And this will also be detected by Facebook.

    I think the second solution is better, because you can actually point the right image for Facebook.

    Plugin Author jewlofthelotus

    (@jewlofthelotus)

    @timvanoerle Thanks for keeping me in the loop with your findings! I agree that the second option will give you more control.

    I’ll probably add some documentation around your findings to the plugin so that other users can benefit. Thanks!

    Hmm great solution – although this isn’t working for me.

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