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Problem is the image that is picked up by LinkedIn\/Facebook etc seems to &#8216;grab&#8217; the next event which is not what I want displayed and there is no way around it (that I can find). <\/p>\n<p>How can I control the image so I can choose what image is displayed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1221847","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Controlling the image when linking to the calendar -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/controlling-the-image-when-linking-to-the-calendar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Controlling the image when linking to the calendar -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi all, I&#8217;ve got a website that has a range of industry related events. 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