XF 2.2 Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Etc not generating thumbnails

[Kalidor]

Hi - I've only had this software for about a week and I wanted to say first off that so far you guys have been super helpful, and I really appreciate it.

The next issue I'd like to solve is how shares work to social medias.

Typically, when you share a link to Twitter or Facebook and so on, it will go fetch an image from the post or site you're sharing from and post the picture to encourage people to follow the link back to your site. That doesn't seem to be the case here and I was wondering how to make this work from our end?

I know there are certain APIs that can do this but I'm drawing a blank as to what they're even called, much less how to integrate them into XF.

Thanks in advance for the information. Our site is now live btw thanks to your help!

 

[Paul B]

I believe there are a couple of add-ons which will do that.

 

[Kalidor]

I'd be happy to look into those, I'll have to research which ones might do that.

So just to clarify, that's not built into the forums by default?

Thanks again!

 

[Paul B]

Only the single default og image is shown when sharing content.

The og image is set in the style properties - Metadata Logo URL .

 

[Chromaniac]

here is one.

Unmaintained - [JoyFreak] Set Open Graph Image

Maintained version: Free add-on version This guide will help you to set your forum's open graph image. It will use the first image in your thread, whether linked directly or attached. Open template: thread_view Find:

xenforo.com

here is another one.

XenForo 2 - [CinVin] Style & Meta Tweaks (use attachments for og:image & others)

This is a collection of several options related to XenForo meta tags and miscellaneous display tweaks. This is how, for example, we are using attachments for the og:image at Cameraderie photography forum. After installing go into your XF Options...

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