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aeadams
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Sep 7, 2023 5:16 PM UTC
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Featured image and thumbnail

What part of a page build do I need to populate to ensure that there is a thumbnail image available for a link preview on social media (such as LinkedIn)? In the "Images" tab of a page template, I see "Featured image" and "Thumbnail" - do these both need to have an image in them?

 

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EstebanBustamante
EstebanBustamanteAccepted solution
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Sep 7, 2023 9:06 PM UTC

Hi @aeadams 

 

The thumbnails in social media are generated by Open Graph meta tags. You can learn more about them here: https://ahrefs.com/blog/open-graph-meta-tags/. As far as I know, these meta tags need to be manually set up by you. You can find examples of how to do it here:

  1. https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/create-custom-meta-tag-in-aem/m-p/362783
  2. https://www.albinsblog.com/2018/12/how-to-enable-authors-to-override-or-add-metatags-aem.html

Hope this information is helpful.

Esteban Bustamante
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Dipti_Chauhan
Dipti_Chauhan
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Sep 8, 2023 10:49 AM UTC

As Esteban mentioned , social sharing image thumbnail is derived from open graph tag <og:image> and twitter:image for twitter tile. And its depends on you what image you need to put for these meta tags.

 

Thanks

Dipti

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    kautuk_sahni
    kautuk_sahni
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    Sep 8, 2023 9:44 AM UTC

    @aeadams Do you find the suggestion from Esteban useful? Please let us know if more information is required. Otherwise, please mark the answer as correct for posterity. 

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    Kautuk Sahni
    aeadamsAuthor
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    Sep 8, 2023 12:48 PM UTC

    @kautuk_sahni Yes thank you!

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      EstebanBustamante
      EstebanBustamanteAccepted solution
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      Sep 7, 2023 9:06 PM UTC

      Hi @aeadams 

       

      The thumbnails in social media are generated by Open Graph meta tags. You can learn more about them here: https://ahrefs.com/blog/open-graph-meta-tags/. As far as I know, these meta tags need to be manually set up by you. You can find examples of how to do it here:

      1. https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-experience-manager/create-custom-meta-tag-in-aem/m-p/362783
      2. https://www.albinsblog.com/2018/12/how-to-enable-authors-to-override-or-add-metatags-aem.html

      Hope this information is helpful.

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      Esteban Bustamante
        aeadamsAuthor
        New Participant
        Sep 8, 2023 12:49 PM UTC

        @estebanbustamante Thank you!

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