Sharing to Facebook, link appears as non-descriptive

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  jleonphotos · Member · Mar 3, 2011 at 6:30 pm

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  Hello,

  I have the Sharing feature enabled for my blog. When a visitor attempts to Share a post on Facebook, the link that appears on their Facebook site is a non-descriptive link without a thumbnail of the image that is directly posted. Here is an example of the line that appears on their facebook:

  http://wp.me/p1jHlp-4X

  I would like for it to be somewhat descriptive and if possible to show a thumbnail on their Facebook posting.

  Any thoughts on how to fix this issue?

  I really appreciate your help!

  Thanks!

  J.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 3, 2011 at 7:21 pm

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  Are you using Publicize? http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

  If you have FB sharing enabled, just click the FB button on your post and you get a pop-up page of FB where you can select the thumbnail. There’s a toggle you can use to go forwards or back to choose the image.

  Does this help?

  Only the first five images uploaded to a post (direct inclusion/gallery/slideshow) will be sent to Facebook. The images size has to be at least 200 x 200 pixels.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/#troubleshooting

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  jleonphotos · Member · Mar 3, 2011 at 7:26 pm

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  Hi Timethief,

  Yes – I am using the Publicize feature. However, when I click the FB button and the pop-up page from FB comes up, it comes up with only the link like the one above. It does not give me the option that you stated with thumbnail. That is exactly what I would like it to do, but its not. Any ideas as to why its not working like that??

  Thanks!

  J.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 3, 2011 at 7:37 pm

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  If you have FB sharing enabled, just click the FB button on your post and you get a pop-up page of FB where you can select the thumbnail. There’s a toggle you can use to go forwards or back to choose the image.
  See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/

  See also > https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/its-possible-facebook-share-and-like-buttonsat-the-same-time?replies=61

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  jleonphotos · Member · Mar 3, 2011 at 8:54 pm

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  Hi Timethief. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried the normal FB Share approach and that works correctly as you mentioned. However, when I try to implement the suggestion from the last link (to have FB Share and Like Buttons at the same time) is when this issue appears to happen with the non-descriptive link and without the thumbnail. Any suggestions? I am following the steps exactly as it was written in the last link.

  Thanks!

  J.

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 4, 2011 at 12:10 am

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  The image isn’t posted with a Like, just with a Share. Are you saying that implementing them both interferes with the Share function?

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  jleonphotos · Member · Mar 4, 2011 at 12:48 am

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  Correct. With the Share turned on using the instructions on the last link above, the Share on FB looks like a non-descriptive link without the thumbnail. I turned off the second Share because of the issue.