Facebook Images Meta Tag vs AddThis

**trisha1581** · 28 Apr 2010, 06:39 AM

Would love to know why facebook will not pick up the Zen images, this is going to be a BIG problem as Facebook takes over the web....there has to be something that can be done about this??? Anyone???

**Debbers** · 31 Oct 2010, 10:28 PM

Kaboodle picks up the image from Zen Cart, no problem, I find it interesting that it takes a whole lot of extra work to get Facebook to.

**pensive612** · 9 Dec 2010, 01:42 AM

Hi everyone,

I can confirm that the suggestion posted earlier in this topic works correctly.

The key for myself was that my images aren't stored in the /medium/ folder, so i had to use the $products_image instead.

Code:

<link rel="image_src" href="<?php echo "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . "/path_to_images_folder_from_public_root/" . $products_image; ?>"/>

here is the best way to troubleshoot this, guaranteed you'll be able to make it work :)

paste the code directly above your addThis button. with your folder path replacing "path to images folder"

View Source on your page, find the line of code directly above the addthis button. Then see what URL it is trying to pull the image from. If there is no image at that path, correct your path until it works. Once it does. Facebook will pull it just fine.

Hope that helps.

Good luck...

**Sharx** · 31 Dec 2010, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by pensive612

Hi everyone,

I can confirm that the suggestion posted earlier in this topic works correctly.

The key for myself was that my images aren't stored in the /medium/ folder, so i had to use the $products_image instead.

Code:

<link rel="image_src" href="<?php echo "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . "/path_to_images_folder_from_public_root/" . $products_image; ?>"/>

here is the best way to troubleshoot this, guaranteed you'll be able to make it work :)

paste the code directly above your addThis button. with your folder path replacing "path to images folder"

View Source on your page, find the line of code directly above the addthis button. Then see what URL it is trying to pull the image from. If there is no image at that path, correct your path until it works. Once it does. Facebook will pull it just fine.

Hope that helps.

Good luck...

Strange

It works in Firefox 3.6 but not in Opera 11.0 or IE 8.0

Do I have to add some other Meta Tags?

**Sharx** · 31 Dec 2010, 05:53 AM

I added a new product and it worked in all three browsers with the new product.
The old products worked in Opera when I deleted the cookies but not in IE.
Strange but at last it works ;)

**rjspomer** · 8 Jan 2011, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by pensive612

Hi everyone,

I can confirm that the suggestion posted earlier in this topic works correctly.

The key for myself was that my images aren't stored in the /medium/ folder, so i had to use the $products_image instead.

Code:

<link rel="image_src" href="<?php echo "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . "/path_to_images_folder_from_public_root/" . $products_image; ?>"/>

here is the best way to troubleshoot this, guaranteed you'll be able to make it work :)

paste the code directly above your addThis button. with your folder path replacing "path to images folder"

View Source on your page, find the line of code directly above the addthis button. Then see what URL it is trying to pull the image from. If there is no image at that path, correct your path until it works. Once it does. Facebook will pull it just fine.

Hope that helps.

Good luck...

This worked great. Thank You!

**DarkAngel** · 20 Jan 2011, 02:55 AM

Code:
<link rel="image_src" href="<?php echo "http://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . "/path_to_images_folder_from_public_root/" . $products_image; ?>"/>

tried this---actually all suggestions of codes and it will not work for my store. I installed it at another store and it works flawlessly when clicking the like button and sending it to facebook for her store...picture and all---but not mine

I checked viewsource and it shows the correct path which would be market/images/promos

have left the code to say /market/ and viewsource has correct link for the product:

http://fantasiesrealm.com/market/ind...roducts_id=569

it gets sent to my facebook page with all its description but no image to be seen....ideas?

**mikestaps** · 20 Jan 2011, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by DarkAngel

tried this---actually all suggestions of codes and it will not work for my store. I installed it at another store and it works flawlessly when clicking the like button and sending it to facebook for her store...picture and all---but not mine

I checked viewsource and it shows the correct path which would be market/images/promos

have left the code to say /market/ and viewsource has correct link for the product:

http://fantasiesrealm.com/market/ind...roducts_id=569

it gets sent to my facebook page with all its description but no image to be seen....ideas?

I'm in the same boat! I've tried multiple combinations with no luck...

Test Store product- HERE

**DarkAngel** · 21 Jan 2011, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by mikestaps

I'm in the same boat! I've tried multiple combinations with no luck...

Test Store product- HERE

is yours this same mod? I like your button much better than that "like" thumb I toyed with removing that part---especially since get no image sent---and just leaving the link only that appears above.

**mikestaps** · 21 Jan 2011, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by DarkAngel

is yours this same mod? I like your button much better than that "like" thumb I toyed with removing that part---especially since get no image sent---and just leaving the link only that appears above.

This is currently the mod I have installed for testing - http://www.zen-cart.com...=1705.
I am playing with making my own buttons to work with this... But it looks nice for now, if only the pictures would link over!