I have had some problems with the format of shared posts on Facebook for quite a while. Matters got far worse this week when I found I could no longer share a post to Facebook and have it properly pull up the link and information into Facebook. After searching around, I found a plug-in which fixed this: WP Facebook Open Graph protocol.
This plugin adds well executed and accurate Facebook Open Graph Meta tag information to your site. The idea is to keep minimal settings and options as to remain out of your way and in the background while still proving a powerful Open Graph plugin for your WordPress site. This plugin works on Facebook, Google Plus, and Linkedin.
This solved both the major problem I was having this week and some long-standing minor ones.
It also offers a function I never had before–the option of choosing a graphic to appear with every post if there is no graphic in the post. Just as a test I used the graphic on the blog from Feedly. As time permits, I will have to find a better routine graphic to use, along with fine tuning some of the other options for sharing.
Update: The fix seems to only work on new posts, or older posts from before the last problem, so initially it did not appear to work when I tried to test it on recent posts.
I’ve also been alternating between a couple different plugins to handle links: Really Simple Facebook Twitter Share and Sociable. Each is similar but differers slightly in which sites they link to and how they look.