Pages: Image sharer with external link

[Heosforo]

Hello.

I'm using Pages, but instead of the "Record Image" field, I use an external image for each article.
The problem comes when I share the link on facebook, the image doesn't appear.

Is there any way to make this work? My external images are from imgur.com

Appreciate any help.

[Heosforo]

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[opentype]

There are no settings or very simple code changes to achieve this.

Of course you are free to hire a developer to write a plugin to override the default og:image with your external images. 

[Heosforo]

Thanks mate, I remember that this was possible in previous IPB versions.

It seems I'll have to upload the images directly

[jeece76]

You can do this by adding this code at the top of your template :

{{if ( $record->customFieldDisplayByKey('your_field_name') )}}
{{\IPS\Output::i()->metaTags['og:image'] = (string) \IPS\File::get( 'cms_Records', $record->customFieldDisplayByKey('your_field_name') )->url;}}
{{endif}}

 

[opentype]

That’s great!

I just used this to add Twitter Card meta tags to my articles, so sharing the articles will now look much more appealing on Twitter. 

 

[Heosforo]

On 26-03-2016 at 5:00 AM, jeece76 said:

You can do this by adding this code at the top of your template :

{{if ( $record->customFieldDisplayByKey('your_field_name') )}}
{{\IPS\Output::i()->metaTags['og:image'] = (string) \IPS\File::get( 'cms_Records', $record->customFieldDisplayByKey('your_field_name') )->url;}}
{{endif}}

 

Hello, thanks for your help.
Please could you tell me where to edit?, globalTemplate, record, or which template?

[opentype]

The record template used for the specific Pages database.