Need help with a Social sharing widget and how it appears on linkedin etc

Zascar · 2015-01-23 11:57:34

I have a one pager static website advertising an event which I want to encourage social sharing, but currently when you click the link it does not pull in the photo I want to appear on the LinkedIn post - and it pulls in the wrong text also. Does anyone know how I fix this? currently using "AddThis" but open to others if…

23-01-2015 11:57AM

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I have a one pager static website advertising an event which I want to encourage social sharing, but currently when you click the link it does not pull in the photo I want to appear on the LinkedIn post - and it pulls in the wrong text also. Does anyone know how I fix this? currently using "AddThis" but open to others if they are better.

Cant post the site but pm me if you want to see it. Thanks

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#2 23-01-2015 12:09PM

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Check the og:meta tags (open graph) this is where the sharers get the pics, title and description.

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#3 23-01-2015 12:12PM

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Here you go - http://ogp.me/

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