{"id":67659,"date":"2020-08-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=67659"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:16:41","password":"","slug":"featured-image","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/knowledge-base\/featured-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured image is added"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/links\/checklists\">PublishPress Checklists<\/a> plugin, you can require that all your posts have a Featured image. If the image is missing, you can choose to show a warning, or prevent the post from being published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many sites require a featured image for blog posts because an image is important for sharing on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the &#8220;Featured Image&#8221; tab. The image below shows the &#8220;Featured Image is added&#8221; option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can choose from &#8220;Disabled, Recommended, or Required&#8221; options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can choose &#8220;Who can ignore this task?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404874\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-1536x657.png 1536w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1-360x154.png 360w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-task-1.png 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Featured Image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you enable this Featured image option, it will be visible when you edit content. If your Featured image box is empty, this task will be marked in red in the sidebar:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-empty.png\" alt=\"Featured Image Empty\" class=\"wp-image-68018\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-empty.png 952w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-empty-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-empty-768x787.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Featured Image Empty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your Featured image box has an image, this task will be marked in green in the sidebar:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-green-796x1024.png\" alt=\"Featured Image Green\" class=\"wp-image-68021\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-green-796x1024.png 796w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-green-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-green-768x988.png 768w, https:\/\/publishpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/featured-image-green.png 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Featured Image Green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/publishpress.com\/links\/checklists\" class=\"tinypress-autolink\" title=\"PublishPress Checklists\">PublishPress Checklists<\/a> plugin, you can require that all your posts have a Featured image. 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