How To Change the Default Application Thumbnails in New Facebook Timeline

by Charity on February 29, 2012

When Facebook makes changes, we all have to work a little harder to get caught up! In some cases, our business pages are caught in limbo until we modify and tweak all of the little settings.

I noticed right away that my client’s Facebook pages were going to need some work. Not just cover photos, but app images as well. We can no longer make an app a default landing tab for Facebook, so those little thumbnails are even more important if we want our visitors to click on them!

Here’s a step-by-step guide to change the default application thumbnails in the new Facebook timeline.

Step 1: View the preview of your Facebook Timeline for Pages. Take note of which applications are displaying with default images.

Change the Facebook App Image

Step 2: Go to the Manage drop-down box at the top of your screen and click on the Edit Page link.
Edit Facebook Page

 Step 3. Click on the Apps link on the left side of the screen.

Change the Facebook App Image Step 2

Step 4. Select the application that you want to edit and click the Edit Settings link.

Change the Facebook App Image Step 3

Step 5. Click on the word Change to the right of the Custom Tab Image setting.

Change the Facebook App Image Step 4

Step 6. Upload a new image. The image should be 111 x 74 pixels. Save the change made after uploading.

Change the Facebook App Image Step 5

Step 7. Go back to your page and confirm the image has changed.

Change the Facebook App Image Finished

What are you waiting for? Get started right away, especially if you have multiple properties to fix. Give us a call if you need some help with your own pages!

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Huge shout out of thanks to Holly Pituch of Clever Girl Marketing for sharing her instructions – straight from Facebook – with us! Please go take a look at her client’s page: HSG Accounting was selected as a demo.

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