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Image Sharing Guidelines

When sharing an image on different social platforms, here are the guidelines you should be following.

Facebook

  1. File type: JPG or PNG 
  2. Recommend image size is 1200 x 630 pixels (1.91:1 to 1:1 Ratio) 
  3. Maximum file size must be 10 MB.
  4. Minimum width and height: 600 x 600 pixels.
  5. In a single post, you can share up to 15 images on your Facebook Page and only 1 image on your Facebook Profile and Group using RecurPost.

LinkedIn

  1. LinkedIn supports up to 6012 x 6012 px image size. However, LinkedIn recommends using images with a 1.91:1 aspect ratio (such as 1200 x 627 pixels) to share the post.
  2. If the image width is less than 200 pixels wide, it will appear as a thumbnail on the left side of the post.
  3. Maximum file size must be 10 MB.
  4. Supported file type: LinkedIn supports common image file formats such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF.
  5. You can share up to 9 images in a single post using RecurPost.

Twitter

  1. Photos can be up to 5 MB and animated GIFs can be up to 5 MB.
  2. Supported image types are GIF, JPEG, and PNG files. BMP and TIFF files are not supported.
  3. Recommend size is 1200 x 675 pixels or an aspect ratio of 16:9. 
  4. You can share up to 4 images in a single post using RecurPost.

Instagram

— Instagram Feed

  1. Image format should be JPEG
  2. Maximum file size can be 8 MB.
  3. Aspect ratio must be within a 4:5 to 1.91:1 range
    • Square images: 1080 x 1080 pixels
    • Landscape images: 1080 x 608 pixels
    • Portrait images: 1080 x 1350 pixels
  4. Minimum width: 320 px (will be scaled up to the minimum if necessary)
  5. Maximum width: 1440 px (will be scaled down to the maximum if necessary).
  6. You can share up to 10 images in a single post using RecurPost.

— Instagram Story

  1. Image format should be JPEG
  2. File size can be 8 MB maximum.
  3. For Aspect ratio: It is recommended to have 9:16 to avoid cropping or blank space
    • Recommended resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

Google Business Profile

  1. Format: JPG or PNG.
  2. Size: Between 10 KB and 5 MB.
  3. Recommended resolution: 720 px tall, 720 px wide.
  4. Minimum resolution: 250 px tall, 250 px wide.
  5. You can only 1 image in a single post using RecurPost.

Pinterest

  1. Display sizes: For square pins, 1000 x 1000 pixels can be used and the recommended size is 1000 x 1500 pixels (i.e. rectangular pins).
  2. Maximum file size: 20 MB
  3. Aspect ratio: 2:3 to 1:3.5
  4. Image file types: JPG and PNG.
  5. You can only 1 image in a single post using RecurPost.

Note: On the feed, Pins are displayed with a fixed width of 236 pixels.

Please feel free to reach out to us here, if you are facing any issues or need help with sharing images from RecurPost.