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I hope you all enjoy this video tutorial that is focused only on featured images as there seems to be some confusion about what a featured image is and where to put it.
So Steve, this is for you. A featured image will show up on your blog roll along with the heading and a short description of your post.
It will brighten up your blog roll and make it more enticing to click on.
A post image is added on in the main section of that post. A featured image is added in by scrolling down the right hand side of your post, below your categories and tags section.
You can upload a new image or you can use one from your media library. Each theme has a different optimal size for the featured image so do a search for that, contact the theme creator or play around until you find the right size.
Here is some more training on how to add images correctly to Wordpress: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/how-to-ad...
I hope you have found this useful, please let me know if you have any questions and I will happily help you!
Replyit sounds like a lot of work to me.
I honestly haven't read much about how featured images help to rank posts but as I understand it they do play quite a major role.
Not sure if you answered this question in the video, but do the "featured images" show up when the reader clicks to read the complete post?
It depends on the theme and how it is set up. Often when you go into a post the featured image doesn't show at all!
Sometimes it shows at the beginning of the post.
I am happy to help you figure it out. Let me know if there is anything else you are struggling with. If I know how to do it I will happily add some training for you!
