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  aleshahaley · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:19 pm

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  How to choose which image is the Featured image on facebook posts?
  I have the FREE wordpress.com site and I was wondering if I am able to choose which image shows up as the thumbnail preview when I publish and it automatically publishes to Facebook.

  It always seems to choose the image at random, and Yes I have already looked at forums that tell me how to show “screen options” and check “feature image” BUT I dont have that option. I am not sure if it is because I am using the FREE wordpress??

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 5:22 pm

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  When using Publicize, note that 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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  aleshahaley · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm

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  Hm okay.. so basically I cant control the image that facebook chooses :(

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2013 at 6:09 pm

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  That’s correct.