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How to change the Default Image For Social Sharing Platforms

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Written by Samuel Gichuhi
Updated over a year ago

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Overview

When you share a link on social media, the preview image generated depends on a few things on your site. Sometimes it’s empty. (See samples below)
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How to change the Default Image For Social Sharing Platforms

  1. Log in to your Site Manager and click on the tab labeled Header and Footer.

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  2. Under Default Image For Social Sharing Platforms, click on the Choose File button.
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  3. This will prompt your computer to choose your file. Please find the intended image you want to use and open it.
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  4. Click Save and your image will be applied to your website.

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How to test:

  1. Open https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/

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  2. Paste your link in the text field labeled, Enter URL to see information that is used when it is shared on Facebook.​

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  3. Click on Debug.

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  4. You should see the results displayed below the text field​

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What to do next:

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