Title: Posting on Facebook
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Posting on Facebook

 *  Resolved [lakethiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lakethiam/)
 * (@lakethiam)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/)
 * How can I make my header or a photo my my backdrop when I post my site.
    Ex: 
   If I post my link onto Facebook all I get are words, there are no picture thumbnails
   to choose from. How can I include a picture thumbnail so that when I post my 
   link my picture shows up?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/#post-1495718)
 * Facebook automatically searches through the page that you’re linking to for image
   files that are embedded using the `<img>` tag. There’s no way to tell it to “
   use this one” as it usually provides just a selection of everything that it finds.
 * Just looking at your blog (assuming it’s the one from a previous thread), the
   only images that you have using the `<img>` tag are the share buttons, some smilies,
   and the Facebook box.
 * If you make a post with an image it, or add some images to your sidebar, you 
   should see them appear as a thumbnail when linking to your blog on Facebook.
 *  Thread Starter [lakethiam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lakethiam/)
 * (@lakethiam)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/#post-1495834)
 * Got it..Thanks!
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/#post-1495853)
 * You’re welcome!
 *  [edelhaus11397](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edelhaus11397/)
 * (@edelhaus11397)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/#post-1496061)
 * My first post included the featured picture of my article but now when I post
   my only option is a big G… I would really like the featured picture of my post
   to be the one that shows up with the link. How can I change it back?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [edelhaus11397](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edelhaus11397/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posting-on-facebook/#post-1496061)
 * Status: resolved

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