How do I adjust the zoomed-in Facebook icon when sharing my Webflow site?
TL;DR
- Set a 1200 x 630px Open Graph image in Webflow’s SEO settings and ensure it has good padding to prevent cropping.
- Publish your site and use Facebook's Sharing Debugger to refresh the preview cache and confirm correct display.
When sharing your Webflow site on Facebook, if the preview icon (like your logo) appears zoomed in, it's likely because Facebook is using your Open Graph image—but it's either incorrectly sized or cropped.
1. Check Your Open Graph Settings
- Go to Project Settings > SEO in Webflow.
- Scroll down to the Open Graph Settings section.
- Ensure you've uploaded an image under Open Graph Image URL.
- Recommended dimensions: 1200 x 630 pixels. This is the ideal size for Facebook to display it properly.
- Facebook will zoom or crop the image if it's smaller or has the wrong aspect ratio.
2. Confirm Focal Point on Image
- Webflow doesn’t provide a direct way to set a focal point in Project Settings, so you may need to design the image itself with enough padding or spacing to ensure key elements (like your icon) don’t get uncomfortably cropped or zoomed.
- Avoid placing critical design elements near the edges of the image.
3. Publish and Use Facebook Sharing Debugger
- After setting or updating your Open Graph image, publish your site.
- Then, go to the Facebook Sharing Debugger.
- Paste your URL and click Debug to see how Facebook reads your page.
- Click “Scrape Again” if you updated the image—this refreshes Facebook’s cache.
4. Use Proper Image File Types
- Make sure your image is in a .jpg or .png format.
- Avoid using .svg or .webp, as Facebook may not render these correctly.
5. Add og:image Meta Tag Manually (Optional)
- If you're using custom code instead of Webflow's SEO panel, be sure to include the correct og:image meta tag in the section via Page Settings > Custom Code.
- Again, ensure the image URL is absolute (e.g.,
https://yoursite.com/images/share-thumbnail.jpg), not relative.
Summary
To fix a zoomed-in icon when sharing on Facebook, set a properly sized Open Graph image (1200 x 630px) in Webflow’s SEO settings, publish the site, and use Facebook’s Sharing Debugger to refresh the cache. Make sure your image has the correct layout and padding to display well in Facebook’s preview.