Wix Forum: Sharing Forum Posts on Social Media
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Sharing posts on social media is a great way to promote your forum and reach like-minded people. You can share your entire forum on social media by copying the URL and pasting it into your chosen social media platform. Not only will this bring more people to your forum, but also to your site.
Step 1 | Customize the display image
When you promote on social media, images play a very important role in enticing people to click the link to see more. Choose a display image that highlights your forum and what it's about.
Note:
The image displayed on social media is the first image in your forum post. If the post has no image, the image is taken from your site's social tab.
To customize the display image:
- Go to Settings in your site's dashboard.
- Click Website Settings.
- Scroll down to General social image.
- Click Upload Image.
Note: Click Update Image if you want to replace the existing social image. - Select an image or click Upload Media to upload a new one.
- Click Choose File.
Step 2 | Edit the text that is displayed when you share a post
Let people know what your post is about by customizing the text that appears when the post is shared on social media.
For example, the screenshot below indicates your display text. This is made up of your site name, the name of your forum, and the category where you can find that post. It also contains a description of your post that gives people a sense of what your forum is about.
To edit the display text:
- Go to the Social Share settings of the page that includes your Forum:
- Wix Editor:
- Click Pages and Menu
on the left side of the Editor. - Click the More Actions icon
next to your Forum page. - Click Social share.
- Click Pages and Menu
- Editor X:
- Click Pages
at the top of Editor X. - Click the More Actions icon
next to your Forum page. - Click Social share.
- Click Pages
- Wix Editor:
- Enter the name you want to appear when you share your forum under What's the page's og:title (title on social media).
- Enter the description you want to appear when you share your forum under What's the page's og:description (description on social media).
Step 3 | Customize your SEO display text
Edit the default text that is displayed in your SEO basics settings. This is an important step that gives your potential site visitors a sense of what your forum is about.
To customize your SEO display text:
- Go to the SEO basics settings of the page that includes your Forum:
- Wix Editor:
- Click Pages and Menu on the left side of the Editor.
- Click the More Actions icon next to your Forum page.
- Click SEO Basics.
- Click Pages and Menu
- Editor X:
- Click Pages at the top of Editor X.
- Click the More Actions icon next to your Forum page.
- Click SEO Basics.
- Click Pages
- Wix Editor:
- Enter the name you want to appear when you share your forum under What's the page's title tag (title in search results)?.
Note: This also changes your title in search engine results.
Step 4 | Share a link to your post
Showcase your forum content across social media by sharing links to posts. When the link is clicked, it redirects to the post on your site.
To share a link:
- Go to your forum on your live site.
- Click the relevant post.
- Click Share to copy the link.
- Paste the link wherever you want to share it (e.g. in an email or on social media).
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