Fix · Google and sharing

The shared link preview is old (cached)

What you may see

I fixed the picture but chats still show the old one

Most likely cause

Sharing apps save the first preview they saw and refresh it rarely.

Check first (about two minutes)

Does the page source already show the new tags?

The fix prompt

What you type here never leaves your browser. The search runs on this page, and nothing is sent to a server or to an AI.

The exact error or what you see

What you did before it happened

Kept only in this browser, on this device. Keys and passwords are removed before anything is saved.

Prompt language

You are a senior engineer who knows search engines and link previews (Open Graph) and explains them to people who are not developers. I am not a developer, so explain every step in plain words and tell me exactly which button, menu or command you mean. If you are not sure about something, say so; do not guess.

THE PROBLEM
The shared link preview is old (cached)

THE EXACT ERROR OR WHAT I SEE
[paste the exact error here]

WHAT I DID BEFORE IT HAPPENED
[write in a few words what you did before it happened]

MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Sharing apps save the first preview they saw and refresh it rarely.

DO THESE STEPS, IN THIS ORDER
1. Confirm the live page has the right tags, then use a new image file name for the new picture (not the same name).
2. Use the platforms' preview tools to refresh, and for apps without a tool, share the link with a harmless extra query.
Stop and tell me if what you see does not match a step. Do not skip ahead.

CHECK THAT IT WORKED
- A new share shows the new picture.
Tell me exactly what I should see on the screen when it works.

DO NOT CHANGE
- Do not delete the old image immediately.
- Anything I did not ask about: the design, the text, other pages, other settings or the data.
- Do not delete files, data or branches, do not reset or force-push, and do not rewrite history, unless you first show me exactly what would be lost and I say yes.
- Do not paste, print or ask me to paste a password or secret key into this chat. If one is needed, tell me which settings page of the right service to store it in.

WHEN YOU FINISH
Explain in simple words what you changed (file by file or setting by setting), why you changed it, and how I can undo it.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor, then follow what it says.

After you tried it, did it work?

Steps

Confirm the live page has the right tags, then use a new image file name for the new picture (not the same name).
Use the platforms' preview tools to refresh, and for apps without a tool, share the link with a harmless extra query.

Do not do this

Do not expect old messages to change.
Do not delete the old image immediately.

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