Add Social Sharing Images: The Complete Guide to Optimize Your Content for Social Media
Adding images to your content can significantly boost social media engagement and drive more traffic to your website. Here's how to effectively set up social sharing images:
Types of Social Sharing Images
- Social Sharing Logo
- Represents your entire website
- Used as default when no specific image is set
- Alternative Social Sharing Image
- Represents individual pages or collection items
- Available for blog posts, products, events, and portfolio subpages
- Not available for gallery images or album tracks
Image Requirements
- Minimum size: 200 × 200 pixels
- Facebook may crop images based on current guidelines
- Follow Facebook's latest documentation for optimal results
Setting Up Social Sharing Logo
- Navigate to Social Sharing panel
- Click + to upload or select from library
- Drag and drop image option available
- Save changes
Adding Alternative Images
For Pages:
- Open Pages panel
- Hover over page title and access settings
- Select Social tab
- Upload image
- Save changes
For Collection Items (Blog Posts, Products, Events):
- Access Pages panel
- Select appropriate page type
- Edit specific item
- Navigate to Social tab
- Upload image
- Save changes
For Portfolio Subpages:
- Click ... menu
- Select Settings
- Choose Social tab
- Upload image
- Save changes
These social sharing images help control how your content appears when shared across various platforms, improving visibility and engagement for your website content.