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Why Facebook not picking correct image when sharing link ?

Asked by : Paul Wade on 21/02/2021
Response by TechGuy



Some properties can have extra metadata attached to them. These are specified in the same way as other metadata with property and content, but the property will have extra :

You must add "og:image:secure_url" if the webpage requires HTTPS.

  • og:image:url - Identical to og:image.
  • og:image:secure_url - An alternate url to use if the webpage requires HTTPS.
  • og:image:type - A MIME type for this image.
  • og:image:width - The number of pixels wide.
  • og:image:height - The number of pixels high.

A full image example:

<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.techqura.com/images/logo-1.png" />
<meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://www.techqura.com/images/logo-1.png" /> 
<meta property="og:image:type" content="image/png" /> 
<meta property="og:image:width" content="400" /> 
<meta property="og:image:height" content="300" />

So you need to add og:image property for HTTP URLs and og:image:secure_url for HTTPS

Note: Don't forget to refresh your link after updating your codes using - Facebook Debugger