Facebook image question
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- BusterBoy
I have a Facebook 'like' button on a site I have done...the like button goes on each news page. Is there a way to determine which image gets used as the Facebook image? I've got a 'Print this' button on the page, and that's the one that is being used by Facebook!
- BusterBoy0
Facebook image - ie the small thumbnail that appears on your wall.
- meffid0
Post a screen grab or the code... or something possibly more helpful.
- elahon0
I think Facebook determines the image choices by wether your images are inserted using an <img> tag (available as choice) or as a background image on a <div> tag using CSS (not available as choice).
Most news sites and blogs have story images load in using <img> tags and the rest of the images on their site set by CSS into <div>'s. So, theoretically, if your print icon is using <img>, it will load into the choices that FB gives for a lead image.
Guh, I hope that makes sense, I'm running on fumes...
- BusterBoy0
Actually a mate has just helped me out.
<link rel="image_src" href="theimageyouwant.jpg" /> in the <head> of your page.