When I post a product page link on Facebook, I get this little pencil thumbnail. Does anyone know where or what to change the thumbnail? Thanks!
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16 Nov 2015, 07:55 PM #1
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16 Nov 2015, 08:02 PM #2
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Re: Facebook thumbnail image?
There are plugins around which enable you to add the details Facebook, Twitter etc. require. They will pickup your original product image and use it. Thus the social media sites will then get the larger image.
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16 Nov 2015, 08:09 PM #3
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Re: Facebook thumbnail image?
I don't really care about the size, I'm just not selling pencils. Thanks, I go look around for a plugin.
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18 Nov 2015, 12:23 AM #4
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Re: Facebook thumbnail image?
Fyii, there is a distinction though between presenting the image that is the medium sized, small sized, and large sizzed image (all images could have the same resolution) in that each image could present a different view of the product or whatever is decided to be displayed for each product's different sized image...
Originally Posted by CosmosK
Can't say that that was the intention of lloyd_borrett, but none-the-less there is a difference in the image presented even if all images are the same "size".ZC Installation/Maintenance Support <- Site
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18 Nov 2015, 04:15 AM #5
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Re: Facebook thumbnail image?
I've a client that posts product links on FB on an almost daily basis and he's never reported this issue. I can't ever seeing this particular image on FB either. Originally Posted by CosmosK
Could you please provide a link to your FB page when I/we can see this 'live'. It may provide a clue as to where it is coming from (and therefore what needs to be changed).
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18 Nov 2015, 07:57 AM #6
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Re: Facebook thumbnail image?
Most Zen Cart templates don't provide the information Facebook, Twitter etc. need to find what you want to be the hero image for a product page. Facebook will thus just make an attempt at it, and will more than likely decide on any sort of image early on the page well before it gets to the image you think should be the hero image. I suspect that's what's happening in your case.
If you take a look at the source code to a page like https://www.scubadoctor.com.au/dives...oducts_id=3960 you'll see a bunch of meta tags in the <head> to tell Facebook what it should use.
Then there's more meta tags to tell Twitter what to use.Code:<meta property="og:site_name" content="The Scuba Doctor Dive Shop" /> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="1379362135704555" /> <meta property="fb:admins" content="643082922,709231463,100000903418809,1761507821" /> <meta property="og:street-address" itemprop="street-address" content="1/49 Peninsula Ave" /> <meta property="og:locality" content="Rye" /> <meta property="og:region" content="VIC" /> <meta property="og:postal-code" content="3941" /> <meta property="og:country_name" content="Australia" /> <meta property="og:email" content="[email protected]" /> <meta property="og:phone_number" content="+61 3 5985 1700" /> <meta property="og:type" content="og:product" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Scuba Doctor Crayfish Season Professional Kit - Special Offer - The Scuba Doctor Dive Shop" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.scubadoctor.com.au/diveshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3960" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.scubadoctor.com.au/diveshop/images/scuba_doctor/crayfish-season-2015-special-offer.jpg" /> <meta property="og:description" content="SPECIAL OFFER FOR THE CRAYFISH SEASON The 2015 Crayfish Season Pro Kit from The Scuba Doctor combines the favourite, tried and proven, products used by our local expert cray bashers: the brilliant Dive Perfect Stubby LED-1000 Dive Light for finding the crays, the magnificently durable Apollo Kevlar Commercial 3 mm Dive" /> <meta property="og:condition" content="NewCondition" /> <meta property="product:retailer_part_no" content="CRAY-PRO-2015"/> <meta property="og:category" content="Scuba Packages" /> <meta property="product:price:amount" content="269" /> <meta property="product:price:currency" content="AUD"/> <meta property="og:availability" content="InStock" />
These meta tags are put there using an appropriate Zen Cart plugin.
Then Facebook, Twitter and other social meta sites that can read and use these meta tags do so. Then you get the hero image and other information you want highlighted.
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