OG Image Size Checker for Shopify
Drop in the image you want people to see when your store link is shared. This tool reads its width, height, file size and aspect ratio, checks it against the Open Graph rules for Facebook, LinkedIn and X (Twitter), and shows a pass, warn or fail for each one. You also get a preview of the crop each platform will make and Shopify-specific advice on where that image comes from. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
My honest take: most Shopify links look bad when shared because the og:image is a square product photo, not because the store forgot an app. Facebook and LinkedIn cut a square photo to a 1.91:1 strip, so almost half of it is hidden. Usually the product’s head or its feet are the part that goes. Check yours before you spend money on ads that link to it.
For URLs, paste the image address (right-click the image, then “Copy image address”), not the page address. Shopify CDN links often end in width=600. Remove that part to check the original file. Some sites block other pages from reading their images. If that happens the tool still reads the dimensions, but not the file size.
X (Twitter)
What gets cut off
Facebook and LinkedIn (1.91:1) X large card (2:1). The darkened area is hidden on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Card previews
“Noor Lawn” is a made-up example store. Type your own product title and domain.
Make a 1200 × 630 version
Creates a JPG at the exact size Facebook and LinkedIn want, in your browser. Upload it in Shopify as described below.
OG image sizes in 2026: the numbers that matter
| Platform | Best size | Ratio | Minimum | Max file size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook (link share) | 1200 × 630 | 1.91:1 | 600 × 315 for the large card. Smaller images show as a small thumbnail. Under 200 × 200 shows no image. | 8 MB |
| LinkedIn (link post) | 1200 × 627 | 1.91:1 | About 401 px wide for a full-width image. Smaller images become a thumbnail. | 5 MB |
| X / Twitter (summary_large_image) | 1200 × 600 | 2:1 | 300 × 157. Maximum 4096 × 4096. | 5 MB |
| Shopify social sharing image | 1200 × 628 (Shopify’s own advice) | 1.91:1 | None set by Shopify. Aim for 1200 px wide. | Keep it under 1 MB |
Use 1200 × 630 and stop thinking about it. The 627, 628 and 630 px versions are close enough that no platform shows the difference. X crops a 1.91:1 image to 2:1 by trimming about 4% from the top and bottom, which nobody will notice if your important content isn’t right at the edge.
Where Shopify gets your og:image
Shopify themes create the og:image tag for you from the page_image object. That means you don’t pick one image per page. Shopify picks it from whatever image the page already has:
- Product pages: the product’s featured (first) media image. Reorder the media in the product editor and the share image changes too.
- Collection pages: the collection image, set in Products → Collections → (collection) → Collection image.
- Blog posts: the article’s featured image.
- Home page, About and other pages: the store-wide fallback in Online Store → Preferences → Social sharing image. Some themes also have a field under Customize → Theme settings → Social media, and that one can take priority. If you upload an image in Preferences and it never shows, check that theme setting.
If neither is set, Shopify may fall back to your header logo, often a small transparent PNG sitting on a solid colour. It looks cheap, and most stores never notice because they never share their home page.
What I’d do on a real store
An example: Noor Lawn (a fictional store) sells lawn suits shot as 2048 × 2048 squares. Its first product image is a full-length model shot. Shared on Facebook, the card shows the middle 52% of the photo: a torso, no face and no dupatta, which is the part customers actually pay for. You have three fixes, from cheapest to best:
- Reorder the media. Make the first image a detail or flat-lay shot that still reads when the top and bottom are cut. It costs nothing and takes 30 seconds per product.
- Shoot with the crop in mind. Keep the important part of the product in the middle half of the frame. Square photos are still right for your collection grid, so don’t change your product photo ratio just for social.
- Add a per-product share image with an image metafield and a small edit to
meta-tags.liquid. It’s worth it for your 10–20 best sellers and the products you advertise. It isn’t worth it for 800 SKUs.
For the home page, design one proper 1200 × 630 image with your logo, one product and a short promise (“Lawn suits delivered in 48 hours”). Keep text out of the outer 10% because LinkedIn and X round or crop the edges. Then upload it in Preferences.
Opinion: a $20 “social share image” app is rarely worth it. Your first product image and one good Preferences image cover about 95% of shares.
After you change it: clear the old preview
Facebook and LinkedIn cache the old image for days. After you save in Shopify, paste the URL into the Facebook Sharing Debugger and click “Scrape Again”, and into LinkedIn Post Inspector. X refreshes on its own, usually within a day. WhatsApp keeps its own cache, so adding a harmless query string like ?v=2 to the link forces a new preview.
FAQ
What is the best OG image size for Shopify? 1200 × 630 px, 1.91:1, as a JPG under 1 MB. It works on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp, Slack and iMessage.
Why is my Shopify product image cropped on Facebook? Shopify uses the first product image as og:image, and it’s usually square. Facebook shows link images at 1.91:1, so it cuts about 48% of a square image from the top and bottom. Reorder the product media or keep the subject centred.
Where do I change the social sharing image in Shopify? Online Store → Preferences → Social sharing image, for the home page and pages without their own image. Products, collections and blog posts use their own featured image instead.
Is my image uploaded anywhere? No. The tool reads the file in your browser. When you paste a URL, your browser loads the image straight from that site.
What’s the max OG image file size? 8 MB on Facebook, 5 MB on LinkedIn and X. Big files are slow to fetch, though, and some apps (WhatsApp especially) skip the preview when the image is too heavy. Under 1 MB is the safe target, and a 1200 × 630 JPG at about 85% quality is usually 100–300 KB.
Does the OG image help SEO? Not directly. It helps click-through when people share your links, and shared links are where many backlinks and branded searches come from.