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14 years 4 months ago #18501 by NLM
Hi,

I have the Like plugin placed under the large site logo on this site: www.openingactcontest.org . When I type the address into a Facebook status update, it displays the correct thumbnail (based on the ppreciated!

Thanks,
Steve
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14 years 4 months ago #18518 by alzander
Steve,
I think your message got a little garbled some how. I think you want to be able to control the image that will display when you type your URL into Facebook. To do so, add the following tag to the page:
{JFBCGraph image=http://site.com/image-to-use.jpg}

That will set the image for the specific page it's set on. Additionally, if you'd like to set a default image for your entire site, you can add that in the Open Graph tab of the Social Configuration section of JFBConnect. In the defaults box, insert:
image=http://site.com/default-image-for-site.jpg

Once set, it will take Facebook up to 2 days to 'see' the new file. You can use the link below to check what Facebook will see though:
developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

Hope that helps,
Alex
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14 years 4 months ago #18538 by NLM
Hi Alex,

My post got pretty chewed up. Yet I'm pretty sure that you still addressed the post with the correct answer! I was successfully getting the right image when typing the address in a Facebook status, but the Like button kept sending Facebook the second image inside the page article. Adding a link tag with img_src to the head of the template didn't correct the issue, so I was at a loss. I added the open graph snippet below and the Facebook tool you directed me to is now showing the correct image, though the Like button is still generating the incorrect one. I'll wait a couple days and see what happens.

Thanks for your swift response as always!
Steve
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14 years 4 months ago #18544 by alzander
Steve,
If the debugger is right, that's the best start you can ask for. Definitely keep an eye on it, and if it doesn't work, just send us a URL with the issue and we'll look into it further.

Thanks, and good luck,
Alex
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