Force Facebook To Detect Thumbnails And Links When Sharing A URL

1. How do I force Facebook to scrape my URL?
2. How do you set a picture that displays when a website is shared on social media?
3. Why won't Facebook preview my link?
4. How do I access Facebook cache?
5. How do I clear my FB cache?
6. How do I make a picture a clickable link on Facebook 2020?
7. How do I change the thumbnail on a Facebook link?
8. What image does Facebook use for links?
9. How do I share a link with a picture?
10. How do I change the picture that appears when I post a link?
11. How do I change the OG image?

How do I force Facebook to scrape my URL?

How to force Facebook to Re-scrape your URL:

1. Go to the Facebook Debugger.
2. Paste the URL for the page/post in the field.
3. Click the "Fetch new scrape information" button.

How do you set a picture that displays when a website is shared on social media?

How to Set the Image That Displays When Your Website Is Shared on Social Media

1. To set your Featured Image, scroll down in your page or post underneath the Publish button. ...
2. Set your default image. ...
3. Then, head to the Frontpage settings section. ...
4. And the last thing you want to do for Facebook is set the default image URL.

Why won't Facebook preview my link?

You might not be seeing the Facebook link preview you want because the info has been cached by Facebook. (Facebook saves the info from URLs and pages that have already been shared, for better performance.) So you just may need to force Facebook to clear the cache.

How do I access Facebook cache?

How to clear Facebook app cache:

1. Open the Settings app on your phone.
2. Tap on Apps & notifications.
3. Tap Facebook if you see the app in the Recently opened apps section at the top. If you don't see Facebook, tap See all X apps and tap on Facebook.
4. Tap Storage. ...
5. Tap Clear cache.

How do I clear my FB cache?

In order to clear the cache you must follow these steps:

1. Locate the promotion main link and copy it.
2. Go to http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug.
3. Insert the promotion URL on the field and click the “Debug” button:
4. Facebook will show the content stored on its cache for that link.

How do I make a picture a clickable link on Facebook 2020?

Jazz up your Facebook page with awesome, clickable link posts

1. Copy and paste your link. On your Facebook page, copy and paste a link into the status box. ...
2. Change the preview image. Use the arrows to scroll through other options that Facebook picks up from the page. ...
3. Edit the title and description. ...
4. Craft your post. ...
5. Press “Post” – Voila!

How do I change the thumbnail on a Facebook link?

Right-click inside the "Update Status" box at the top of your Facebook wall and select "Paste" from the context menu. Your link is entered into the status box and the Facebook system automatically scans for a thumbnail image.

What image does Facebook use for links?

Use images that are at least 1200 x 630 pixels for the best display on high resolution devices. At the minimum, you should use images that are 600 x 315 pixels to display link page posts with larger images.

How do I share a link with a picture?

Share a link to a single JPEG image

1. Using the Chrome browser, install this extension Google Photos Direct Link.
2. Go to Album Archive and click an album then click an image.
3. On the bottom middle will be a message, "Image URL copied to clipboard"

How do I change the picture that appears when I post a link?

But first the why behind this step:

Head to the 'Facebook Link Debugger'. Enter the link to your site, click the 'scrape' button a few times. Keep clicking it until your new preview image you just uploaded appears in the preview area. And presto!

How do I change the OG image?

You can set a custom og:image on a page by page basis. Just go to Page Settings > Social Image > Upload. If you need to add other OG tags and customize the default settings, go to Page Settings > Advanced > Page Header Code Injection.