Facebook Integration: choosing the picture thumbnail

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  atrepant · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:05 pm

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  Hi everyone,
  How can I chose the thumbnail that I want to appear on facebook when I publish a post? If i have multiple pictures in my post on facebook, the system will automacially chose one at random. I want to have the ability to chose the one i want on display. Thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:08 pm

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  Sorry but we have no control over the images that Facebook chooses to display or when they choose to flush their image caches. We really only send them the URL of the post, and they hunt through that for the excerpt and images to include. From: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/avalaible-facebook-thumbnail-issue?replies=7#post-1000734
  Read also: http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug
  from: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/fb-link-has-no-thumbnails?replies=4#post-936861

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  dandelionsalad · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:13 pm

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  I’ve found that using the “debugger” for Facebook helps a lot with getting the picture that you want to use on Facebook for your blog post link.

  Here’s the link: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

  It works well when you happen to change the photo/picture after publishing, too, and want the new picture on Facebook.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:16 pm

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  Note that the debugger tool link is found in the info at the second link I posted above.

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  dandelionsalad · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:20 pm

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  Yes, I was adding it and saying how well it works. So sorry.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 26, 2013 at 6:20 pm

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  Oh, now I understand why you posted. Thanks for that. :)