#12499 – 4SEO – Automatically prioritize Joomla article images for og:image

Hello Yannick,

I'm using Joomla 6 and the latest version of 4SEO Pro on https://tototruffa2002.it.

I have enabled automatic OpenGraph metadata generation, but 4SEO sometimes selects a secondary image from the article instead of the main image assigned in Joomla.

Here is a specific example:

Page:
https://tototruffa2002.it/filmografia-di-toto-1950-1959/toto-e-carolina-1955.html

The correct image, assigned as the Joomla intro image and also used as the first image in the article, is:

https://tototruffa2002.it/images/sampledata/Menu/Cinema/Banner-Cinema-di-Toto/Toto-e-Carolina.JPG

However, 4SEO automatically selects this secondary image:

https://tototruffa2002.it/images/sampledata/La_censura/Stampa/1955-01-30-Vie-Nuove-Censura-L.jpg

Since my website contains a large historical archive, manually overriding the OpenGraph image for every article would be very time-consuming.

I would like to know whether it is possible to configure 4SEO globally to prioritize images according to this order:

1. Joomla full article image.

2. Joomla intro image.

3. First suitable image in the article content.

4. Default sharing image as a fallback.

I found an older support discussion mentioning a hidden setting that allows 4SEO to select the first image instead of the largest one.

Is this setting still available in 4SEO 7?

Alternatively, is there a supported hook or configuration option to prioritize the Joomla article image fields when generating og and twitter?

I'd prefer a solution that remains compatible with future 4SEO updates, without modifying the extension's core files.

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,
Daniele Palmesi
https://tototruffa2002.it