How do I get my new blavatar to appear in Linkdin?

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  kelliworrall1999 · Member · Aug 30, 2013 at 6:36 pm

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  I managed to change my blavatar after several attempts and clearing the cache. And the right image (of a house) now appears on my blog. However, when I try to provide a link to my blog in Linkdin, the old blavatar still show up.

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

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  kardotim · Member · Sep 2, 2013 at 8:05 am

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  LinkedIn caches the data it retrieves the first time the link is previewed and keeps it cached for a week. Currently they don’t provide a tool to clear the cache.

  The only way to “clear” the sharing preview cache for LinkedIn is to trick LinkedIn into thinking your page is a different (and new) page.

  This is done by adding a made-up parameter to the link. It doesn’t affect your webpage, but it does force the metadata to be re-fetched.

  Example:
  Original link: http://thisoddhouse.org
  “New” link: http://thisoddhouse.org?1

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  kelliworrall1999 · Member · Sep 5, 2013 at 3:59 pm

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  Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, it is still retrieving the old image. If I understand you correctly, if I wait a week and try again, will that fix the problem?

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  kardotim · Member · Sep 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm

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  If I understand you correctly, if I wait a week and try again, will that fix the problem?

  Yes, please. Hopefully their cache will be cleared by then.