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How to Add a Custom Social Media Card to Your Form - SMASHSEND
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- 2023-03-13
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- 2026-09-27
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When somebody shares your waitlist link on X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp or Slack, those platforms show a preview card. A good card noticeably improves how many people click through, which matters a lot when your referrers are the ones doing the sharing.
Set your share card
- Open your form in SmashSend.
- Go to the Build tab and scroll to Social card & favicon.
- Upload a card image.
- Optionally upload a favicon, the small icon shown in the browser tab. Square, 32x32 or larger. Leave it blank and the SMASHSEND icon is used.
- Set the card title and description. Leave the title blank and the form's own name is used; leave the description blank and none is written at all.
- Save. The preview beside the fields shows roughly how the link will unfurl.
Image size
Use 1200 x 630 pixels. That is the size every major platform crops from, so anything else risks having your text cut off. Keep it under 1 MB, and use PNG or JPG.
- Put the important text in the middle. WhatsApp and some Slack previews crop to a square.
- Avoid small type. Most people see this card on a phone.
- Include your logo, so the card is recognisable in a busy feed.
What gets generated
SmashSend writes the standard Open Graph and Twitter card tags onto your hosted form page, which is what every platform reads:
<meta property="og:title" content="Join the waitlist" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Be first to get access." />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://smashsend.com/…/your-card.png" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://form.smashsend.com/f/YOUR_FORM_KEY" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
If your card does not update
Platforms cache previews aggressively, so an old card can stick around after you change it. Force a refresh with the official debuggers:
Paste your form URL into any of them and re-scrape. A cache-busting query parameter on the image also works.
Have questions?
If you get stuck, email support@smashsend.com or contact us.
