Thumbnails in Facebook links are incorrect

Dear Josefa,

today I wrote my first blog post. It wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It’s a free crochet pattern for a lantern. I wanted to post the link to the blog post on my Facebook page so my fans could access the pattern and share it with their friends. But that only makes sense if the thumbnail—namely, the lantern—matches the link. And that’s the problem. Facebook automatically inserts the wrong image. What can I do to get the lantern image to appear in the link? Do you have any ideas?

Thank you in advance for your help.
Best regards, Ina

Hi.... we’ve discussed this before. The problem is well-known. I’ll see if I can find the post.

Found here: https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/forum/topic/7304/hilfe-beim-teilen-auf-fb-erscheint-ein-falsches-foto

Oh, thank you so much. That’s exactly what I wanted to know. I’ll try it out first thing tomorrow. Thank you.
Best regards and good night—Ina
 

Good morning, Nicole, it worked! Thank you for the quick tip last night. Best regards, Ina
 

Here you go

Unfortunately, the link is no longer accessible. Does anyone else know how to solve this problem?

You can select the images you want to use. Below your post, there’s a window listing all the images. There, you can delete the ones that don’t fit and, if necessary, upload a completely different image.

Hi Manny,

the post above is only accessible to authors. Here is the answer (quoted from the above-mentioned post):

--- Quote ---
In summary:
1. Copy the link
2. Possibly write a few lines
3. If the wrong image appears, click ON THE IMAGE - then "Upload image/Change" will appear
Done
--- End of quote ---

Best regards
Alexander

Unfortunately, this doesn’t work for me. I go to Status, paste the link—and three incorrect thumbnails appear. I can click on them until I’m blue in the face, but no “Upload Image—Change” option appears. And when I go to “Insert Image” at the top, the likes don’t count. It’s a real pain......
 

Now I’ve also tried inserting the photo using the little camera icon in the bottom corner, but again, only the photo gets shared, not the link. Even though I clicked on “Status.”

I’m happy to help :-)

Once you’ve pasted the link into the status window, deselect the three suggestions and upload an image (see screenshot).



P.S. Please ignore the mistake in the screenshot (“abhählen” should be “abwählen”).

Best regards
Alexander

Thanks for trying so hard, Alexander, but I’ve already tried that. As soon as I deselect the second thumbnail, the three incorrect ones appear, and I can’t get rid of them.

Please check Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/help/333140160100643/

I hope you find the right answer there.

Best regards
Alexander

Unfortunately not—I’ve already tried everything. I give up.