How does WP.com choose which image is publicized to Tumblr?

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  alanase · Member · Jan 2, 2013 at 11:31 pm

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  “Publicize to Tumblr” is a real time-saver, but when I have posts with more than one image, WP.com seems to be selecting the final image to send to Tumblr, whereas I want the first image used (as would most people, surely). The theme I use doesn’t support featured images, so it’s not down to that. How does WP choose which of multiple images to crosspost, and is there any way I can select which image is shown?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 2, 2013 at 11:35 pm

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  The images are in the feed and it’s up to Tumblr when it comes to which image is displayed.

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  alanase · Member · Jan 3, 2013 at 1:14 am

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  Ah, is there any way to control the feed then?

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  diawlbach14 · Member · Jan 7, 2013 at 5:00 pm

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  I face the same problem with ‘publicize’ to Facebook. FB seems to pick the last image in my post, which defeats the purpose. I choose my teaser image very carefully and would like image # 1 on my blog to show on my FB page by default.

  Could you code the connection between WP and FP to always use the first image in a blog entry?

  my blog is forelleundaesche.com

  thanks for your help
  Tankred