Sharing on facebook issue

robigouk

Hello. Ok afew questions and problems. I have a photo in a password protected gallery that I want to share. If I click the share button and choose be social and choose face book then on my face book wall it posts just a link and no thumbnail of the photo. If I click the link the. A password for the gallary is needed which I don't want to give as they can then see all the photos in that gallary

so instead I click the share button and choose links. I copy the medium link which copies to my clipboard and then on my facebook wall I choose new link and paste it. However the thumbnail shows the photo but it's small but when I click it nothing happens (I'm using an iPhone) but just a blank page. Though sometimes it will show a larger image. If under the links section I choose to copy the large or xtra large link then when I paste this link to my fb wall it shows nothing.

I've tried pasting the xtra large link into a new window on my pc and I get a blank page.

So help. I'm wanting to share a photo from a passworded gallery on my fb wall what is the best way?

vegaguy

robigouk wrote:

Hello. Ok afew questions and problems. I have a photo in a password protected gallery that I want to share. If I click the share button and choose be social and choose face book then on my face book wall it posts just a link and no thumbnail of the photo. If I click the link the. A password for the gallary is needed which I don't want to give as they can then see all the photos in that gallary

so instead I click the share button and choose links. I copy the medium link which copies to my clipboard and then on my facebook wall I choose new link and paste it. However the thumbnail shows the photo but it's small but when I click it nothing happens (I'm using an iPhone) but just a blank page. Though sometimes it will show a larger image. If under the links section I choose to copy the large or xtra large link then when I paste this link to my fb wall it shows nothing.

I've tried pasting the xtra large link into a new window on my pc and I get a blank page.

So help. I'm wanting to share a photo from a passworded gallery on my fb wall what is the best way?

check this out...
http://www.smugmug.com/help/social-networks
I do not like this as it posts to your personal page and not the Biz page if you have one. Not sure which u r posting to. Any ideas on posting like this to a biz page and not personal?

robigouk

vegaguy wrote:

check this out...
http://www.smugmug.com/help/social-networks
I do not like this as it posts to your personal page and not the Biz page if you have one. Not sure which u r posting to. Any ideas on posting like this to a biz page and not personal?

I know but doesn't really help me.

When I choose a large link in the share/get links bit - when I paste this link into my browswer it doesn't work? so defo not just on my iphone!

Please help - I want to promote my site on facebook etc!

the large links seem to be working now?

Andy

Facebook sometimes flakes on us, that's probably what happened. Sorry

robigouk

Andy wrote:

Facebook sometimes flakes on us, that's probably what happened. Sorry

Would it be better than when you click share/be social and choose face book it actually put a thumbnail of the photo on your wall (like when I "get link - medium" and paste the link on my wall) instead of just a link?

robigouk

robigouk wrote:

Would it be better than when you click share/be social and choose face book it actually put a thumbnail of the photo on your wall (like when I "get link - medium" and paste the link on my wall) instead of just a link?

Any thoughts on this or am I doing something the wrong way?

vegaguy

robigouk wrote:

Any thoughts on this or am I doing something the wrong way?

i mentioned that earlier but did not like that method as it wont paste to ur biz page and also has a smug link. Mind u this is so I can show a thumbnail image post that will link to my site or blog. Enable the 'easy sharing' button to give you the links and go to 'get a link' --> 'photo links' --> and copy the necessary link. As sated earlier, I use the thumbnail link to post links to my site. I have also copied my blog pages url from the address bar and posted that code as well which does the same thing. I am pasting these codes in the 'whats on ur mind' and not the 'links' bar above. Hope that helps a little. Also, disable the 'share' button when done if u dont want that up.