Do you want to add featured images or do you want to publish thumbnails in WordPress?
Featured images, also known as post thumbnails, are a well-known WordPress feature supported by most WordPress themes.
They are the main image of your blog posts, and they often appear next to the header on your homepage and social media. All the popular WordPress themes come with built-in support for featured images.
In this article, we will show you how to easily add featured images or post thumbnails in WordPress.
But, if you've never installed WordPress discover How to Install a WordPress Blog et How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog
But back to why we are here.
Beginner's Guide to Featured Images in WordPress
Featured images are a feature of WordPress themes. Almost all the WordPress themes come with built-in support for featured images and display them beautifully in different areas of your WordPress website.
As humans, we find visuals more appealing than plain text. Featured images help you make your blog pages more attractive.
They also help you boost user engagement and increase page views. Search engines and social media websites may also use these images and display them in search results and the social media news feed.
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Most featured images are used for blog posts, but you can also set featured images for pages and custom post types.
Note: Featured images are not the same as the cover image.
That being said, let's take a look at how to easily add featured images in WordPress.
How to Add a Post Thumbnail or Featured Image in WordPress
To add a featured image in a WordPress post, simply edit or create a new blog post.
In the content editor, you will find the featured image tab in the right column.
You must click in the " Set Featured Image which will bring up the WordPress media upload popup.
From here, you can upload an image from your computer or use an existing image from your media library. Once you have selected the image, just click on the Set Featured Image button.
WordPress will now show a preview of the featured image in the right column. However, the actual featured image would be different depending on your WordPress theme.
You can now save or publish your article and preview it to see how the featured image will appear on your website.
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Depending on the settings made by your theme developer, your featured image will automatically appear with your posts.
How do I find and use featured images effectively?
Now, the next big question that most newbies encounter is where to find images to use as featured images?
You can't just use google image search and use any image from the internet. These images are protected by copyright laws and using them without proper permission may cause legal issues.
Fortunately, there are several resources available that you can use to find free images for your blog posts.
Our favorites are:
- Shutterstock – They have a few free images, but the real value comes from their premium plans which give you access to tons of high quality photos, illustrations, designs, videos and more.
- Unsplash – A popular online resource that posts high resolution images that you can use on your website and other projects.
- Negative Space – A well-curated collection of royalty-free images.
- New Old Stock – A collection of period photographs from public archives.
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Conclusion
So ! That's it for this tutorial. We hope it helped you add featured images or post thumbnails in WordPress. If you have some Comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to let us know in the reserved section.
However, you will also be able to consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on the WordPress blog creation or the one on Divi: the best WordPress theme of all time.
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