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WordPress Basics | UWM Post
  • Introduction
  • Accessing the News Site
    • Accessing UWM Post
    • Logging in to UWM Post
    • Resetting Your Password
    • Switching from Dashboard to Live Site
  • Working with Text and Links
    • Creating a Post
    • Adding Categories and Tags
    • Working with Content in the Visual Editor
    • Working with Content in the Text Editor
    • Creating a Link
    • Editing a Link
    • Editing the URL of a Post
  • Working with Media
    • Working with a Style Guide
    • Adding an Image to a Post
    • Wrapping Text Around an Image
    • Changing the Size of an Image
    • Adding a Caption to an Image, MP3, or Video
    • Adding Alt Text to an Image
    • Removing an Image from a Post
    • Setting a Featured Image
    • Adding an MP3 to a Post
    • Removing an MP3 from a Post
    • Adding a Video to a Post
    • Removing a Video from a Post
    • Adding a PDF to a Post
    • Removing a PDF from a Post
    • Adding a Horizontal Line to a Post
    • Removing a Horizontal Line from a Post
    • Adding an Image with MP3 to a Post
  • Administrator Actions
    • Working with Roles and Adding Users
    • Publishing a Pending Post
  • Troubleshooting
    • Unable to Log Into News Site
    • Post has Weird Formatting or Spacing
    • Text and Images are Totally Misaligned
    • Featured Image is Wrong or Upside Down on Social Media
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  1. Working with Media

Setting a Featured Image

A featured image is the image that appears in the widgetized areas (Top Stories, More News, etc.) of the homepage.

Note: A featured images must be a landscape-oriented image.

  1. In your post, scroll down to the Featured Image area (on right.)

  2. Click Set featured image.

  3. In the Featured Image box, use the Upload tab to navigate to and select an image on your computer. Or, use the Media Library tab to select an image that was previously added to the site.

  4. Click Set featured image.

  5. When finished, click Submit for Review or Publish.

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