How Do I Link a Featured Image in WordPress?

Posted by Kyle

on 24 August, 2022

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In order to add a featured image in WordPress, you will first need to create a custom post type. Follow these steps to create a new post type:

1. Log into your WordPress admin panel.

2. Click on the “Posts” menu item in the left-hand side of the screen.

3. Select “New Post” from the menu that appears.

4. Enter a title for your post, and then click on the “Create” button.

5. On the “Post Settings” screen, click on the “Custom Fields” tab.

6. In the “Title” field, enter a title for your post type.

7. In the “ Featured Image” field, enter the URL of the image you want to feature.

8. Click on the “Save Changes” button.

Now that you have created your new post type, you will need to add a featured image to your posts. To do this, follow these steps:

3. Select the post you want to feature from the list of posts that appears. Click on the “Media” tab. Click on the “Upload Media” button. Navigate to the image file you want to use, and click on the “Select” button. Click on the “Upload” button to upload your image file. Click on the “Done” button to finish uploading your image.

9. In the “Media Attributes” field, enter the following information:

– Title: The title of your post

– Description: A brief description of your post

– Alt Text: A text description of your image

– Width: The width of your image in pixels

– Height: The height of your image in pixels

10. In the “Title” field, enter the title of your post.

11. In the “Content” field, enter the text of your post.

12. Click on the “Publish” button to publish your post.

13. Click on the “Featured Image” link in the post content to view your featured image.

14. Click on the “Remove Featured Image” link to disable the featured image feature for this post.

15. Click on the “Save Changes” button to save your changes to your post.