When you're starting off with WordPress, you choose a theme and begin filling it with content. Good! You're on the right track!

But some quick tweaks can make your website look nicer. Starting off, don't spend too much time with aesthetics. But we'll show you some basic improvements you can perform on your site. Feeling happy with your site can make you enjoy working on it more. And this suggestion will take you less than a minute to implement.

Here is how most of our sites look when we just get started on WordPress.

It would be nice to have an image for each post. It would entice readers to click on them to read more. What do you think?

Here is how your site will look if you follow this training.

The pictures on top of each post are called Featured Images. And they are simple to add.


We could compare Featured Images on your post with thumbnails on YouTube

Have you scrolled around YouTube? What would it be like if YouTube looked like this?



Most of us decide a video is worth opening or not based on its thumbnail. So, Why wouldn't we add featured images to our posts?

Stay with us, and we will explain how to do it step-by-step.

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traeton32 Premium
Very useful, thanks for the detailed step by step training!
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Henry-II Premium
@traeton32
You're welcome. This tweak should generate a higher click-through rate from the blogroll to your posts.
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YvonneBray Premium
I use featured images all the time once I found out what it meant.
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Henry-II Premium
@YvonneBray
Hi Yvonne,

Yes, featured Images can even help us with SEO by keeping people engaged with our site.

Thank you for stopping by and for your comment.

Have a nice day!
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YvonneBray Premium
@Henry-II
You’re welcome.
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Henry-II Premium
@YvonneBray
😊😊😊
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richardgb Premium
Excellent training thank you, Henry!
I don't use featured images because when I tried it (a while ago) the image could only be centred. It couldn't be positioned to the left or right. Has that changed by any chance?
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Richard
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Henry-II Premium
@richardgb
Hi Richard,

Very pertinent question. And it depends on the theme you're using.

I would like to see what Theme you're using to help you specifically in your case.

But a general solution is achieved using Paint. If you want the image to be shifted to the left, add space to the right side of the image. And vice-versa.

It's simple. But, instead of telling you, I can show you how to prepare your Featured Images in Paint. Interested? Tell me, and I will prepare a quick update.
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richardgb Premium
@Henry-II
I use Generate Press Premium.
Currently, I use a plugin called Advanced Excerpt to create the excerpt's the way I like them. In my case I like the image on the left and words to the right.
If there's a better way of achieving that I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks
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Richard
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Henry-II Premium
@richardgb
With Elementor's Featured Image widget you can move the location of your featured image.

There are also free WordPress plugins that allow you to customize your Featured Image. One of the most popular is Dynamic Featured Image. It allows you to add several Featured Images to the same post, among other features. But I am not sure if it allows you to move its location as Elementor does.
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richardgb Premium
@Henry-II
Thank you for that feedback, Henry.
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Richard
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Henry-II Premium
@richardgb
You're welcome, Richard.
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