Is Pinterest at Fault?

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   Nell Roseposted 5 years ago

   I have noticed over the last couple of weeks that Pinterest has changed how you can share your hubs. Before, the image left enough room for you to add text to explain what it was about. Now it is just the image. A lot of us do have writing on the first Image, but I have a lot that doesn't. I think unless we all change our first image the lack of explanation i.e. text is going to shoot us in the foot, so to speak. Any thoughts?

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      theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yep, open Pinterest, go to the Pin, click on the 'Edit' pencil and add a description. It's a pain but only takes a minute.

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         Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks ragged

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      RoadMonkeyposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Pinterest seems to be constantly making changes that make it more difficult to use!

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 5 years ago

   I would say that it's important that the first photo on all of our articles be "shareable" on social media anyway.

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      Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks I agree Kierstin.

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      Lady Loreleiposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I like a wider image to open as that displays onto Facebook nicely then generally put a Pinterest friendly image after the next text module but have found that the Maven editors are changing my pics. Not sure I agree with their choosing but not sure what else one can do if they want to stay in the new sites.

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   paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

   Well, this thread sufficiently reminded/enticed me to go post another couple articles on Pinterest.

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      Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      LOL! HIya Para!

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         paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Hi, Friday morning for me. Second cup of coffee as I become coherent for another adventuresome day. Looks like I will meet my self-imposed deadline of having everything year 2020 updated by the end of the month. As for Twitter/Pinterest/Facebook, as others have said, pretty much a waste of time; yet we all, including me, still keep posting there occasionally. Hope springs eternal.

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   Krysantheposted 5 years ago

   If you have the Pinterest extension on your browser you don't have to go and edit it after you've pinned it.  You can still add the text in the box before pinning.

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      theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Used to be able to, but hasn't let me do it lately.

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         Krysantheposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         I used it today. 
         It does need to be updated from time to time, maybe yours is just out of date.

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            theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Update my what?
            
            I use the Pinterest button on the hub images and also have another on my browser. I've tried both and no description appears. I have to go back in and edit the pin.
            
            It's probably a browser thing - it often is.
            
            
            

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      PaulGoodman67posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      What Krysanthe said works for me currently. No problems for with Chrome extension and saves having to edit post-pinning. Tried it again 5 mins ago, all fine.

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      Nell Roseposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yes I have added it to my browser, so it's cool now, thank you!

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