Hi, all.I am using Blog Bank WordPress theme which has nicely built Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn buttons but I cannot seem to make them work as intended (refer to my respective social sites). I would like to know if there is a way to do it.Thank you for the continual great work you are doing for us, beginners.
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Have set up a personal web site (not for profit) rather then a blog using WordPress. Very impressed that I was able to do it with my very limited web knowledge. Would like to add a Facebook like button but your instructions do not work for my home page?Thanks Len
I was wondering if you could tell me how to customize the image and description that shows on Facebook when you like the site or possibly point me to a article that discusses this, I am having the hardest time trying to figure that part out. Thanks!
Hi, I posted the code on my site and it worked. However, the friend icon is not staying. When i refresh the page, the friend icon disappears. I want all of the friend that clicked the like button to remain so I would know who clicked the like button. I need their names for the prize drawing. Can you help? Here is my code:
@jenniferdoser Ok first, you need to follow the XFBML way if you want insights, and the dropdown message box on the like buttons.Then follow this tutorial: -tutorials/how-to-get-facebook-insights-for-your-wordpress-site/
To find and upload a featured image, move your attention to the post Settings panel on the right-hand side. This lists various settings for the entire post and can also reveal Block-specific settings if you have a WordPress Gutenberg block currently selected.
Some other buttons that appear include the Select Image, Replace Image, and Remove Featured Image. All of them allow you to adjust or get rid of the current featured image.
For instance, we added a Recent Posts feed on the homepage of our test site. The featured images for all blog posts in that feed appear as smaller thumbnails, providing a more visual experience for those looking for content.
Both cover and featured images function in similar ways, providing large photos at the top of posts and pages, yet they have some differences. WordPress added the Cover block to its Gutenberg editor only recently. Hence, this issue is exclusive to those using it.
Finally, a cover image allows for its own unique customization options, like the ability to place overlaying text on top of the image or including a filter. In general, a cover image is far more customizable directly from the WordPress dashboard than a featured image.
Starting with dimensions, all websites, or more specifically, the website themes, have varying dimensions for featured images in posts. Figuring out the optimal dimensions before uploading the images allows you to minimize instances where the featured image gets stretched out or cropped strangely.
The Thumbnail size is the featured image shown in other parts of your website, outside of the post itself. For instance, you may see the featured image appear on a list of Recent Posts or a blog feed on your homepage.
We usually recommend editing an image before uploading it as a featured image (third-party editing tools have more advanced features). Still, WordPress provides simple editing features which may prove easier for some users, or for those who want to edit featured images that have already been uploaded to WordPress.
For instance, you could type in a 2 x 1 aspect ratio. After that, every time you drag the crop box, it will always keep to the 2 x 1 ratio, giving you less freedom to crop and ensuring your ratio remains consistent when creating featured images.
We recommend experimenting with the content settings, like showing Post Content, Display Author Name, or Display Post Date. All of these come into play when highlighting your recent posts and ensuring they look presentable while also displaying your featured images.
For instance, the Image Size field tells your website how large to make those featured images in the list or gallery. If you switch it to the Thumbnail option, those images shrink slightly and usually become perfect squares.
We also recommend looking at the Image Dimensions. This setting controls the sizing of all featured images shown in the Latest Posts block. You can type in custom width and height, or decide on a percentage, so that the tool automatically changes the size of all featured images based on the percentage given. For instance, you could cut down each featured image to 25% of its original size.
Once everything is configured, hit the Publish button. Your latest posts should appear wherever you placed the block on your homepage. Besides, the featured images for each post should be shown above the post title and link.
All you have to do is paste the post link into the Facebook status field (you can also do this on personal or business pages) and wait to see if the post content gets rendered, along with the featured image.
Another way to see if this works is if you have any social sharing buttons on your website. Go to the post in question, click on the Share to Facebook link, and see if the featured image appears in the pop-up window.
Our last option for turning on the Open Graph protocol to reveal featured images is called the Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags plugin. Along with activating the Open Graph for all social networking sites, this plugin has the added advantage of including Twitter tags to improve your Twitter sharing results.
Overall, the best way to activate the Open Graph protocol for properly sharing content and featured images on social media is by installing a plugin like Yoast SEO or OG. The next best method is using a managed host like Kinsta, which already has Open Graph configured for you.
The good news is that all future posts without featured images will automatically add the default photo. However, you may have to update previously published posts for the default featured image to show up on those.
As you can see, a different image appears in the Featured Image section. This tells us the plugin is doing its job by adding the default featured image to the right posts and leaving out the ones that already have featured images.
The Quick Featured Images plugin handles bulk editing for featured images along with a myriad of other functionalities, like adding a default featured image for all posts or setting presets for default featured images.
The following page explains which current featured images will be replaced by the future featured image you specified from before. It looks like only two of the images selected are actually stored as featured images in our posts. That means only those images will get replaced by the new image.
Another option is to take action with no selected image, like removing a featured image that repeats several times on multiple posts, or if you need to remove all featured images without existing image files.
The opportunities are plentiful with the Quick Featured Images plugin, so we suggest testing out the tools and seeing how you can bulk edit some of your older or non-functioning featured images to clean up the overall visual appeal of your website.
The Featured Image from URL, or FIFU, plugin allows you to take an external image and use it as a featured image for a post or page. This gets around the idea of uploading an image to your WordPress Media Library and activating that image as a featured image.
You must host the image in a third-party location and ensure that it will be hosted there for the future. We recommend only using a media hosting platform, or maybe another website host that you own yourself. It would be troubling and potentially illegal to simply search for an image online, take its URL, and use the image for your featured image, as you do not know where the image URL is hosted.
The FIFU plugin also includes features to auto-set featured images from images and videos by using iframe tags and other elements. You can also set featured images from more unique sources, like a book API or an ISBN, or even from a post title or search engine.
The plugin generates a featured image from the first image in a post, but only if the featured image is not already configured. Therefore, it serves as a backup to the real featured image field, just in case you forget to upload the featured image but still want something to show up.
The plugin also has a wonderful native search engine that pulls from places like Google, Pixabay, and Unsplash. It also works well with page builders like Gutenberg and Elementor. Auto Featured Image even has a bulk featured image generation tool.
Essentially, this plugin suits those struggling to decide which featured image to use, or when one featured image makes sense at the beginning of the article, but another one looks better in a sidebar.
A big part of making sure featured images look right is to understand the best practices before uploading them to your WordPress site. You can troubleshoot a featured image not showing up or edit each featured image manually.
For instance, if your article has tips on using Instagram, the featured image better have elements that reference Instagram (legal ones, of course), along with creative items that make the article look appealing.
One way to get in serious trouble with your images is by using photos and graphics you randomly find online. This could lead to a photo owner reaching out and asking you to remove many of your featured images, or worse, threatening legal action.
When seeking out a featured image, always consider starting with a larger, high-resolution photo. That way, you can scale it down for a digital interface while still maintaining much of its resolution. 2ff7e9595c
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