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Topic-icon Incorrect profile images posted into facebook

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After content on my site receives facebook 'like' and 'comments' updates are sent to facebook. The problem is that at the same time it also imports random user profile images instead of the images attached to the user who posted the content. Can I turn off the importing of the image?

I'll also say I love jfb connect software. Your doing a great job. Thanks.
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14 years 8 months ago #13325 by alzander
John,
If you mean that in the wall post, the wrong image is displayed, you need to use the Open Graph integration of JFBConnect.

To specify the image you want used when the Like is clicked, you need to use Open Graph tags. Open Graph integration in JFBConnect is enabled by default, but you can check the setting in the Social Configuration -> Open Graph tab. Then, all you need to do is add the following tag to your article to specify the image you want used:
{JFBCGraph image=http://site.com/link-to-image.jpg}
It will take Facebook 24-48 hours to update the image for new like's, so if you try right away, you may not see a difference. You can use the debug tool to see what Facebook 'sees' on your page from the Open Graph tags:
developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

You can also use the Open Graph tab in the social configuration area to specify a default image, in case you haven't explicitly set one on a page using the tag above. This is good for using your logo or something, just to make sure some random image isn't shown. To do so, add the following tag into the defaults box:
image=http://site.com/good-default-image.jpg}

Hope that helps, but if you need more info, just let us know! Finally, thanks for the compliments on JFBConnect. Very glad to hear you're liking it. After you've used it for a bit, please consider leaving a rating and review on the Joomla Extension Directory for JFBConnect, or our support. It's certainly not required, but very appreciated!
extensions.joomla.org/extensions/social-...ook-integration/7215

Thanks, and good luck,
Alex
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14 years 8 months ago #13352 by fb_627893202
Thanks for the quick reply Alex. I have made the changes for your second suggestion to set a default image and will wait 24 hours. Seems ok in the facebook debugger. As for images displayed when 'like' is clicked.i'm not sure if these changes will help as I do not use joomla articles (i use a blogging component called idoblog - don't worry i'm not going to suggest you create a plugin). However i do wonder if i can insert '{JFBCGraph image=http://site.com/link-to-image.jpg}' in the idoblog component code and fix the problem?
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14 years 8 months ago #13354 by fb_627893202
Changes seem to have worked. Thanks for the help no need for any help on this query.

I'm moving on to setting up SSL. (That should be fun).
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14 years 8 months ago #13361 by alzander
John,
No problem for the help, it's what we do! Just so you know, you can add the {JFBCGraph .. } tags anywhere that will be displayed for the user. Our plugins will then translate them to the proper Open Graph tags. They work anywhere: modules, other component's, template files, etc. If you have any trouble, or questions, getting them going in new and creative places, just let us know!

Good luck with SSL. Just so you know, that's only required if you want the Page Tab or Canvas integration. It's not required for any other features, though those are nifty ones :D

Thanks,
Alex
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