Adding Social Media Images: Best Practices for Website SEO & Social Sharing

Adding Social Media Images: Best Practices for Website SEO & Social Sharing

By Michael Chen

December 21, 2024 at 03:31 AM

Social sharing images help display your content effectively when shared on social networks and messaging apps. Here's how to add them to your site:

Types of Social Sharing Images:

  • Site Logo: Represents your entire website
  • Alternate Images: Used for individual pages and collection items (blog posts, products, events, portfolio pages)

Image Requirements:

  • Minimum size: 200px x 200px
  • Format: Any standard web image format
  • Note: Facebook's preferred sizes change frequently, so test your images for optimal display

Adding a Site-Wide Social Sharing Logo:

  1. Navigate to Social Sharing panel
  2. Click + or drag image to upload
  3. Save changes

Adding Alternate Social Sharing Images:

For Pages:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Hover over page title and click settings
  3. Select Social tab
  4. Upload image
  5. Save changes

For Collection Items (Blog Posts, Products, Events):

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Select relevant page type
  3. Edit specific item
  4. Go to Social tab
  5. Upload image
  6. Save changes

For Portfolio Sub-Pages:

  1. Open Pages panel
  2. Click settings (...)
  3. Select Social tab
  4. Upload image
  5. Save changes

Best Practices:

  • Use high-quality, relevant images
  • Test how images appear on different platforms
  • Update images regularly to keep content fresh
  • Ensure images align with your brand guidelines
  • Monitor performance through social analytics

This setup ensures your content appears professional and engaging when shared across social platforms.

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