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Problem with image share on facebook

Dimitris
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8 years 6 months ago #152043 by Dimitris

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Hello,

Every time i try to share an article on facebook always the second image is selected and not the image that i set from image tab.

Any suggestions?

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Javi Mata
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8 years 6 months ago #152044 by Javi Mata

Replied by Javi Mata on topic Problem with image share on facebook

when share in facebook a site need configure some meta's like this:

<meta property="og:url" content="www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/arts/international/when-great-minds-dont-think-alike.html" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="When Great Minds Don’t Think Alike" />
<meta property="og:description" content="How much does culture influence creative thinking?" />
<meta property="og:image" content="static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/19/arts/international/19iht-btnumbers19A/19iht-btnumbers19A-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg" />

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8 years 6 months ago #152045 by Dimitris

Replied by Dimitris on topic Problem with image share on facebook

Hello,

Thank you for your reply.

How do i do that from k2?

Heew is an example of an article from the website :
beautymag.tips/nailsh/item/67-dye-another-day

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Javi Mata
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8 years 6 months ago #152048 by Javi Mata

Replied by Javi Mata on topic Problem with image share on facebook

try edit the component layout adding this in the top:

$doc =& JFactory::getDocument();
$doc->setMetaData( 'og:image', $this->item->image );

the another meta's are added automatic

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8 years 6 months ago #152049 by Dimitris

Replied by Dimitris on topic Problem with image share on facebook

You meen in this file?

components/com_k2/views/item/view.html.php

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8 years 6 months ago #152050 by Javi Mata

Replied by Javi Mata on topic Problem with image share on facebook

nop, in components/com_k2/templates/default/item.php

after of: defined('_JEXEC') or die;

$doc =& JFactory::getDocument();
$doc->setMetaData( 'og:image', $this->item->image );

BEST be if add a new folder in templates/html/com_k2/[A LAYOUT]/item.php

create a folder in templates/html/com_k2/with a name like: articles (or every you want)

copy all files of components/com_k2/templates/default/ to the new folder, then in the category panel change the layout to this

and the change do it in the file item.php in the new folder, this is a override layout

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8 years 6 months ago #152051 by Dimitris

Replied by Dimitris on topic Problem with image share on facebook

Thank you very much,

I will do it and let you know what happened.

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Krikor Boghossian
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8 years 6 months ago #152067 by Krikor Boghossian

Replied by Krikor Boghossian on topic Problem with image share on facebook

The og tags are present by default.
Make sure that another extension is not printing its own.
I would not suggest editing core files, since you will lose all edits when you update.

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8 years 6 months ago #152379 by Dimitris

Replied by Dimitris on topic Problem with image share on facebook

Hello,
I didn't try the solution suggested by Javi because of what Krikor said.
The problem is still present. Unless i debug the link with facebook debugger images sometimes wont work at all. Even after debugging the images wont work again after some time.
The only extension that could cause problem is JCH optimize but i think i have set it correctly.

Website is : beautymag.tips

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

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Martin Rother
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8 years 6 months ago - 8 years 6 months ago #152551 by Martin Rother

Replied by Martin Rother on topic Problem with image share on facebook

I have the same issue. I tried the suggestion from Javi Mata and get the following error in facebook debugger.
imgur.com/2Gv6mm7

There are no more open graph tag generating plugins installed. og:image is still missing even with disabled jch optimized.

Joomla 3.5, K2 2.7
item.php: only order of a few sections changed.

view.html.php is original

// Set Facebook meta data
		if($params->get('facebookMetatags', '1'))
		{
			$document = JFactory::getDocument();
			$uri = JURI::getInstance();
			$document->setMetaData('og:url', $uri->toString());
			$document->setMetaData('og:title', (K2_JVERSION == '15') ? htmlspecialchars($document->getTitle(), ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') : $document->getTitle());
			$document->setMetaData('og:type', 'article');
			$facebookImage = 'image'.$params->get('facebookImage', 'Small');
			if ($item->$facebookImage)
			{
				$basename = basename($item->$facebookImage);
				if (JFile::exists(JPATH_SITE.'/media/k2/items/cache/'.$basename))
				{
					$image = JURI::root().'media/k2/items/cache/'.$basename;
					$document->setMetaData('og:image', $image);
					$document->setMetaData('image', $image);
				}
			}
			$document->setMetaData('og:description', strip_tags($document->getDescription()));
		}

The only thing i noticed is the 'Small'. I have choosen Large in K2 Backend.

('facebookImage', 'Small')

Thank you

Last edit: 8 years 6 months ago by Martin Rother.

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