Can Facebook Link Previews remain Active after the Original Website URL Changes?

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A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
 
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AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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It still displays a link leading to the website.
I think you should edit your previous post; otherwise, customers will only see the old link, and you won’t be able to sell any products.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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preview and real destination are different tbh. facebook will continue showing the cached data of the page for an indefinite period even after the URL hv been redirected to some other page.
 
Fb may cache the old preview, the old preview may still be visible in the post even if the redirect works, the old post may retain its original preview even if the URL now points somewhere else.
 
Zyronix said:
Fb may cache the old preview, the old preview may still be visible in the post even if the redirect works, the old post may retain its original preview even if the URL now points somewhere else.
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I see. So even if the redirect works, the preview in the original post may not change. Have you tried updating the preview on an existing post, or does Facebook keep the old one regardless?
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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The cache remains intact even when the page is updated but clicks tend to go wherever the previous URL redirects. i hve had to manually update the scrape in such situations since facebook does nt do that automatically.
 
People can see the preview even when the redirect is active, so I think you should update the cache every time the URL changes.
 
Facebook can keep the old preview cached, even if the page changes. Clicks should follow any redirect, though. The Sharing Debugger can refresh the preview cache, but it won't edit the original post.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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i have experienced this on cached previews for other platforms as well.the cool thing about this is that even if the page on the desttination has been updated, the preview nd title can still remain outdated.it is definitely worth checking out both links separately imo.
 
The post keeps its old preview, since Facebook stores the title, image and description when the link is first shared and doesn’t update them on its own. Clicking it still goes to the old URL, so if that redirects, people land on the new page, and if it’s dead they get a 404. To refresh the preview you can run the URL through Facebook’s Sharing Debugger and scrape again, but that only updates new shares, so old posts usually keep the cached version.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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one possibility to test is whether the old URL still works properlly or produces an error.the old preview may be retained by facebook for some time but it does not automatically imply that the link itself is broken.it would make sense to test both approaches using a browser nd the sharing debugger.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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i have observed that merely by changing the URL of the page the image shown in the facebook post does not change nd may stay there for a long time despite the functioning of the new URL.i would leave the previous URL live with the right redirecttion.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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If you share the new link on Facebook again, Facebook will treat it as an entirely new link and fetch information from the new page.
 
AlexBacklinks said:
A Question about how Facebook handles links that have already been shared in posts.

Suppose someone shares a website URL on Facebook, and later the website owner changes that URL or redirects it to a different page.

What happens to the original Facebook post in that situation?

I'm particularly interested in understanding a few things:

  • Does Facebook keep displaying the original link preview even after the destination URL changes?
  • If the old URL redirects to a new page, does the existing Facebook post automatically follow that redirect when someone clicks it?
  • Can an outdated link preview remain visible even when the original page no longer exists?
  • Is there any way to refresh an existing Facebook link preview without Publishing the link again?
  • Has anyone encountered this while managing website links shared across Facebook pages or groups?

I'd be interested in hearing about actual experiences with this.
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From my observations modifying the page URL does not automatically result in modification of what users see in their old facebook post previews. The previews continue to be outdated until fb updates its cached data.
 
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