Title: Wrong Google preview image
Last modified: November 5, 2021

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# Wrong Google preview image

 *  Resolved [rogeriodec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogeriodec/)
 * (@rogeriodec)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-google-preview-image/)
 * Although the `og:image` is correct ([https://iedcpg.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ESTRUTURA-GUARDA-MIRIM-Aldeia-Titulo-thumb.jpg](https://iedcpg.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ESTRUTURA-GUARDA-MIRIM-Aldeia-Titulo-thumb.jpg)),
   Yoast is showing the wrong image in the Google Preview block when editing the
   page ([https://i.imgur.com/SLVETLq.png](https://i.imgur.com/SLVETLq.png)).
    What’s
   wrong?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwrong-google-preview-image%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-google-preview-image/#post-15039777)
 * Hello Rogeriodec,
 * Thanks for reaching out regarding your preview image. Can you confirm that the
   wrong image is not uploaded as the featured image for that particular page? Is
   that particular image used on any other post oor page on the website?
 *  Thread Starter [rogeriodec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogeriodec/)
 * (@rogeriodec)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-google-preview-image/#post-15039933)
 * The page seems to have no [featured image](https://i.imgur.com/fLJGute.png)
 * However, if you open the link of this page, you’ll see that this image is the
   first image of a person on the page.
 * It seems Yoast is ignoring the `og:image` and getting this first image.
 * This isn’t so much of a problem if it’s just a bug in Yoast’s view while editing
   the page.
    My concern is that this image will appear incorrectly in other places,
   such as Google search. By the way, how can I confirm that this image will officially
   appear in any search?
 *  [devnihil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devnihil/)
 * (@devnihil)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-google-preview-image/#post-15043949)
 * [@rogeriodec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogeriodec/) Thanks for your
   reply.
 * The Open Graph `og:image` meta tag that is output for your site’s page is configured
   in the Yoast SEO metabox under the Social tab by specifying an image for the ‘
   Facebook image’ setting. `og:image` is what Facebook uses for it’s preview image,
   and `og:image` can also be used by a number of other social media applications
   for the preview image.
 * However, the Google preview that is shown on the first tab of the Yoast SEO metabox
   showing the first image that is contained on a page/post when a featured image
   is not specified for the page is the expected behavior. If you are trying to 
   affect the image that is shown in Google’s results, we would recommend setting
   a featured image for the page. The `og:image` is primarily used for the preview
   image for Facebook, Twitter and similar applications, so the preview image you
   select for it should only be the image you intend for the preview shown on social
   media applications.
 * You can also read more about this topic in the following article: [Advanced Technical SEO: How social image sharing works and how to optimize your og:image tags.](https://yoast.com/advanced-technical-seo-social-image-ogimage-tags/)

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-google-preview-image/#post-15043949)
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