Feature image when sharing on facebook

[Courtney]

How do I change the image that is shared? It’s just picking up my instagram. I have changed the feature image and header image- downloaded 8 plug ins and still can’t figure it out. Please Help! At this point I will paypal someone to help me. It’s either that or my laptop is going for a swim! http://www.teammustanggirls.com

[Alyssa]

@tmg2014 sorry but I’m afraid only Facebok will have an answer for that one. I’m not quite sure how they pick photos for websites.

[Jean-Pierre Michaud]

Facebook cache all the images at first sight, and are not updating them in their database, once they are gathered once. So even if you change them, the only reason why they would change in facebook would be that the server you’re logged-in is clearing its cache – which occurs more and more these days.

If someone is posting a link to your page without being in your contact list, facebook will grav the new image at that time, because it is considered a new addition. this is a logic from facebook that is really useful for their servers/mirrors, evading the overflow of cached content.

So even if a “pro” sells you a solution, it’s a scam… don’t pay him. there is none.

[Alyssa]

Thanks for that info Jean-Pierre I never knew that!

[Jean-Pierre Michaud]

FYI… Facebook is actually testing a new feature: Refresh Share Attachement…

when you share a youtube or anyother hosted video/image, you use the edit button to see this new feature…

[Paul]

Or just use the advised answer here (ticked green).

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1138460/how-does-facebook-sharer-select-images