There are more free social media templates, plus instructions, in the free member area! No charge to join. You can edit your Twitter profile on desktop or mobile, but your Twitter theme color is only editable on twitter. When changing a profile or header photo, click or tap the camera icon and select Upload photo or Remove. Twitter does not support animated GIFs for profile or header images. You need to prioritize Twitter images on mobile.
Additionally, you need your image tweet to look good in the news feed. When Twitter added image tweets in , there was a lot of noise in the Twitterverse about best sizes. The most-recommended size was x But the proportion did work best on mobile.
At least, up until September As of April , images taller than this proportion will be cropped in the feed on both mobile and on desktop — except for GIFs and videos, which can appear up to square.
But for most people, this is only critical in the case of designed graphics, which will look badly designed if not created in the proper aspect ratio. The Twitter link preview image size is the same as a Facebook link preview image.
Twitter rolled out a new feature starting late May the Twitter List cover photo, aka header or banner image. Now Twitter will place a generic, monochromatic banner graphic in one of several vibrant colors. But you can go one better and add your own photo or branded graphic, making the list that much more enticing to be shared. When sizing the image, know that 60 pixels on the top and bottom could be cropped. To add a cover photo to your Twitter List , just tap the Edit List button, then tap the camera icon on the existing banner image.
Then you can also crop the thumbnail for the little square that appears in list view. Tap Done, then Save. With Twitter Cards, you can attach rich photos, videos and media experiences to Tweets, helping to drive traffic to your website. On a self-hosted WordPress site, the easiest way is to install a plugin that allows you to add code to your site more easily.
If you have any questions, ask on the Twitter Cards Forum. These images are shown as a small square. You might also call this the Twitter image thumbnail size. You know I encourage better photo resolution online, so please make your thumbnail image size bigger than pixels square — which, by the way, is too small to even be Saved to Pinterest.
I would recommend no smaller than pixels, which also works as a Pinterest image size. Feel free to go up to pixels square, which is recommended as a Facebook image post size or Instagram post size. This is approximately 1. It appears these large images might be cropped to a horizontal at a aspect ratio on desktop. See the example above with the envelope art.
Again, I would say this size is way too small and suggest x for Twitter, which is also perfect fro Facebook and LinkedIn.
How embarrassing! In Yoast I can specify that Facebook pull this particular image. Read on for a hack for those using WordPress. It worked for me! Purple image below. You can test this theory. Twitter Card image tip 3: You can check the correct image is pulled on the Twitter Card validator.
When you consider some of the biggest and most successful brands in the world, their Twitter pages all look highly professional and creatively put together.
First, have a brainstorming session to determine the image you with to project. A factor to consider here is your target audience: what kind of image would appeal to them the most?
Are you trying to come across as a fun, professional, or family brand? Before you design your header , keep in mind that Twitter does have certain rules when it comes to sizing. Your cover picture should be x pixels, while your profile picture is x pixels square. Your Twitter header can be an excellent marketing tool! The banner space is also a perfect place to advertise events such as talks, webinars, new books, and many others.
Do you have a company or brand-specific hashtag that you want people to know about? Personalize your banner as much as possible. Use copy that strikes at the core of your offer. Instead, make use of photo editing tools or hire a professional designer to create something compelling to capture the essence of your brand, blog, or company.
Share places you or your company has been published , or has gotten press. This show of influence helps people trust you and your information. Use it to keep an link to your latest work that automatically updates when you create new content. How to preview what a post will look like on social media by Jonathan Guenther. Facebook: Sharing Debugger Facebook has a nifty developer tool known as the Sharing Debugger that will preview your links for you. Twitter: Card Validator Likewise, Twitter also has a tool to validate link previews.
How do social sites decide what information to display? Blog , Ste-views. Recent Posts. Halloween Kills Review 28th October DVD Boxsets Galore! When you post a YouTube link on Twitter, it will automatically be transformed into a card. That card will usually contain a screenshot from the video, the title of the video, and its description. All you have to do is just submit the URL of the video, and the tool will generate the preview for you automatically.
When you post a link to a WordPress blog post on Twitter, it will automatically be transformed into a card. All you have to do is just submit the URL of the blog post, and the tool will generate the preview for you automatically.
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