{"id":7126,"date":"2018-10-05T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/${domain}\/blog\/?p=7126"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:49:22","slug":"how-to-change-page-preview-thumbnail-for-social-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/${domain}\/blog\/how-to-change-page-preview-thumbnail-for-social-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change page preview (thumbnail) for social networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A thumbnail (or social media preview) of a webpage may define if the potential customer visits your site after seeing your ad or post on social media. So, the image and information they see must be coherent with the message of the webpage you promote.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to change the page preview for social networks<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the list of webpages in the Weblium Editor and find the one you want to share on social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hit the gear icon to open settings and go to the \u2018Social Networks\u2019 tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the page title and brief description in the corresponding fields. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick an image from your device and attach it as a visual for the webpage. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information inserted in these fields is what your user will see on social media. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tips<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The default social media preview may leave the information gaps or overload the post, so it is better to set it manually.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The social media preview will work for all the social channels where you share the link to your webpage. Thus, mind that it can appear differently on Facebook and Twitter, and try to make it fit all the channels you need.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give a distinctive name to the webpage in the Page Title field.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Description field, try to narrow the purpose of the page to a single sentence &#8211; it will be easier for understanding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t neglect any of the fields to fill, as the link to your website on social media should look coherent and have no gaps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When done with editing, save all the changes by clicking <\/span><b>Publish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also, you may double-check the result by sharing the webpage on any social media you use. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, Facebook may cache the previous preview of your website so the changes you\u2019ve made won\u2019t be visible. To solve this issue, <a href=\"https:\/\/${domain}\/blog\/update-facebook-link-preview-website\/\">read this article<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A thumbnail (or social media preview) of a webpage may define if the potential customer visits your site after seeing your ad or post on social media. So, the image and information they see must be coherent with the message of the webpage you promote. 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