Little Known But Useful Tool: Facebook Debugger
Some of you may already know about the Facebook Debugger tool, but I thought I’d share it for those who don’t. It’s a handy little tool for developers that’s been around for awhile, but it can come in handy for all of us.
Ever start to post something to your Facebook page and run into a not-so-great link preview? Sometimes it’s missing an image when you know there are many on the page. Other times the description snippet is old and doesn’t accurately reflect the current content. Of course you can edit the title and description if you click on them in the preview, but if that link then gets shared by your followers — it reverts back to the original. You may not be getting the preview you expect because the data has been cached.
Enter the Facebook Debugger tool: pop the URL you’re having an issue with into the tool and voila! — the cache is cleared. It will spit out a lot of technical info, but what you care about is the cache clear happening behind the scenes. When you go to post your link again you’ll see an updated link preview that reflects all of the current content. The tool wasn’t originally developed for this specific purpose, but that’s ok — still serves a great purpose.
Anyone else have any handy tools they use like this one?
Yesterday on the #smbme webinar I touched on some tips for looking good on webinars and video conferences that go beyond "dress to impress!" I compiled those tips over at @KnackFactory. https://t.co/Oijoeh4owX
For anyone tuned into the #smbme this morning, this was the @nodepression piece by @forked_queer I was talking about. https://t.co/hOPdzydGqO
While running three (3) businesses devoted to bringing folks together 😬 grateful for this first demonstration (in my world) of community sprouting through isolation 💜 #SMBME
It was such a pleasure being with the #SMBME crowd six weeks ago, back when we were still allowed to touch our faces 🙈