Video Tutorial For Adding Featured Images In WordPress

A lot of people that use my free themes are getting confused on how to make their images show up as thumbnails on the homepage or category pages. Basically my themes include the latest “Featured Image” capability in WordPress 3.0+ which allows you to define a set image for any given post, which will become the featured image so you can easily include it in the WP loop. The problem is that those not familiar with the new feature often think that the thumbnail will be “grabbed” automatically (which is something I did in my older themes but removed to minimize scripts).

In the following short video I show you how to upload and set a featured image in your WordPress post editor. It’s my first video, so sorry about any loud breathing :)

How To Add Featured Images To WordPress Posts

Setting Featured Images In WordPress (Text Version)

The video is the best way to learn how to set your featured images but for those just wanting to look at some pretty pictures you can follow the quick guide below.

1. Click On “Set Featured Image” in the post editor

2. Choose Your Image

3. Click on “Use as featured image”