WordPress Basics
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
  • Accessing your WordPress site
    • Accessing Your Site
    • Logging Into Your Site
    • Resetting Your Password
    • Switching From Dashboard to Live Site
  • Adding content to your site
    • Creating a Post
    • Creating a Page
    • Working with content in the Visual editor
    • Working with code in the Text editor
    • Creating a Link
    • Editing a Link
    • Adding an Image to a Page or Post
    • Wrapping Text Around an Image
    • Editing Image Details
    • Removing an Image From a Page or Post
    • Adding a Featured Image to a Post
    • Deleting a Post
    • Deleting a Page
  • Working with Menus
    • Creating a Menu
    • Adding Pages to a Menu
    • Removing Pages From a Menu
    • Creating a Custom Link Menu item
    • Changing a button label
    • Changing the order of Menu items
    • Creating a fly-out Menu
    • Managing the Menu location
  • Working with Plugins
    • Adding a Plugin to your site
    • Finding plugin instructions
    • Updating your Plugins
    • Deactivating a Plugin
    • Deleting a Plugin
  • Changing the look of your site
    • Adding a theme to your site
    • Changing themes
    • Managing the Menu after switching themes
    • Using the Customizer
    • Working with Widgets
    • Updating your themes
  • Site settings and administration
    • Creating a static front page
    • Creating a page for posts
    • Changing the format of permalinks
    • Changing your password
    • Changing your email address
    • Managing spam comments
    • Updating your WordPress installation
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  1. Adding content to your site

Adding a Featured Image to a Post

A Featured Image is an image that does not appear within a Post. The Featured Image appears alongside the Post Excerpt in the area of your site that displays Posts (the front page of your site, or a dedicated Blog page, for example.)

Most themes also display a large version of the Featured Image near the top the Post. For this reason, you should use a large image when adding a Featured Image to a Post.

  1. In a Post, scroll down to the Featured Image area (on right.)

  2. Click Set featured image. (You may need to click the downward-pointing arrow to expand this area.)

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

  4. Click Set featured image.

  5. When finished, click Update or Publish.

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