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  • July 8, 2014 at 12:55 am #113333
    aleks81
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    Hi,

    I need help. When I try to share a blog post on facebook and it is showing up weird characters in excerpts.

    here is an example

    http://www.pickmytreadmill.com/the-treadmill-is-your-friend-heres-how-to-use-one/

    http://www.pickmytreadmill.com

    \ks9v_s*vF-dK%N3#*IlmmMit]_s/RL$3- Fy{O'4}dRI?…&%GH'2l>*D>O~+WWy;%﷦y>kgfËxg#Q=K$JD}08ףÃMS--E-*©̬[nuTRdLfZ%G?oUcwoLF|JO8x^v##eL6IKx[&l6HI#%"s"aOBH9wOs

    I'm using Genesis Framework with Metro Pro Theme.

    Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

    July 8, 2014 at 2:06 am #113337
    ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ
    Member

    try using this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/

    and turn on facebook open graph in the options. It helps control which part of the site gets shared through facebook and other networks.


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