# No link previews on social media using links to wordpress posts

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/no-link-previews-on-social-media-using-links-to-wordpress-posts/91961>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [April 4, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/no-link-previews-on-social-media-using-links-to-wordpress-posts/91961 "2024-04-04T14:06:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![wordpressed](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/wordpressed/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@wordpressed](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/wordpressed)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/no-link-previews-on-social-media-using-links-to-wordpress-posts/91961/1 "2024-04-04T14:06:22Z")

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### Website URL

[https://scifiscan.com/](https://scifiscan.com/)

(please specify the URL of the site on which you are experiencing the problem)  
[https://scifiscan.com/2001-a-space-odyssey-56-years-on/](https://scifiscan.com/2001-a-space-odyssey-56-years-on/)

### Error Message

Not getting image previews on social media posts. Using Yoast SEO. The open graph and facebook/twitter features enabled. However FB’s crawlers are getting 418 error (joke error) and I can’t find any clear information how to further debug this or if this feature doesn’t work with wordpress using the free tier.

### Other Information

I’m a first time user of infinity free. Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Oxy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/oxy/32/37989_2.png) [@Oxy](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Oxy)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/no-link-previews-on-social-media-using-links-to-wordpress-posts/91961/2 "2024-04-04T14:15:57Z")

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Hi and welcome to the forum

The reason is this

> [@Browser Security System - Features and Limitations](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/49353):
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> InfinityFree uses a security system on all free hosting accounts to ensure your website is accessed by real web browsers, not bots or automated scripts. While this protects your site from malicious traffic, it can affect certain types of access. How the security system works The system checks that visitors can execute JavaScript and accept cookies: features that all modern web browsers support. This verification happens automatically and most website visitors will never notice it. You may occa…

But since you own the domain then you can use Cloudflare  
and bypass that security system and at the same time use other CDN benefits

> [@A Full Guide To Cloudflare](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/44451):
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> Hello, I will show you how to easily set up Cloudflare, Edit Records, and Troubleshoot with images! PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING!!! Cloudflare cannot be used on free subdomains from InfinityFree. You can use Cloudflare on Custom Domains ([yoursite.com](http://yoursite.com)) and with Custom Sub-Domains ([subdomain.yoursite.com](http://subdomain.yoursite.com)). A video tutorial can be found at the end of this guide, should you get stuck. You must connect your domain to your InfinityFree account first. [Read more here](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-add-your-own-domain-to-your-account/49227). Set-Up Cloudflare Go to [Dash…](http://Dash.Cloudflare.com)

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**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/no-link-previews-on-social-media-using-links-to-wordpress-posts/91961/3 "2024-04-11T14:16:38Z")

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