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How To Fix WordPress Featured Images Missing On Single Post Pages

(Last Updated On: February 26, 2024)

Are you scratching your head with the thought how to fix WordPress Featured Images missing on single post pages issue?. No worries my dear friend.

We have a solution to the problem here. Hope the fix is applicable to all the themes in WordPress platform.

If you are not sure what is this Featured Image is all about then you read this article to get an idea.

Images speak a thousand words. Good quality images will be catchy always to the eyeballs of the readers. So why you are going to miss the same without adding or fixing the issue?

Read information given below right now to fix the issue and you will be happy to see the Featured Image appearing in your single post pages after you implement these steps exactly as it is.

 

How This Wordpress Featured Images Missing On Single Post Pages Issue Might Have Triggered And Which Solution You Can Try With?

One of the reasons below might be the root cause of the issue. Why we are reviewing the root cause is because you will be extra careful when you come across the same scenario next time and avoid doing those mistakes again.

Reason 1:

You might have moved to a new theme recently and the new theme you are using doesn’t have this option (code) embedded into the Theme scripts.

Reason 2:

While editing the functions.php file for some other issue you might have mistakenly deleted the code. If you have the backup of the same file before editing then you may to replace the file carefully and check it out.

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No worries if you don’t have the backup of it. You can utilize the steps provided below and apply the fix for the Wordpress Featured Image missing on single post pages issue to get things sorted out.

Reason 3:

Some plugin you have installed recently before you face start facing this issue might be messing up things. So try to uninstall it by searching for installed plugins under Plugins tab from your site WordPress admin dashboard.

In case if your site admin dashboard itself not accessible for some reason then delete the recently installed plugin files by accessing those files via FTP using Filezilla\Winscp software or directly by logging to your hosting account dashboard and navigating to the correct path.

 

Steps Here To Fix WordPress Featured Images Missing On Single Post Pages Issue:

Just follow five steps given below to get the issue fixed in 5 minutes. Yes, you heard it right. Five steps to follow to fix the issue in Five minutes.

It’s very simple to get the fix implemented.

Step 1:

Go to Appearance tab on the left-hand side in WordPress dashboard and then click on Editor.

 Step 2:

Look for functions.php file on the right-hand side.

 Step 3:

First and foremost take backup of your functions.php file and save it to your local desktop. This is required in case if we need to revert back changes due to some unavoidable circumstances.

Step 4:

Add the below code within the dotted lines at the bottom of your functions.php file.

————————————————————————————–

add_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘single_post_featured_image’ );

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function single_post_featured_image($content) {

global $post;

if ( is_singular( ‘post’ ) && has_post_thumbnail() ) {

the_post_thumbnail( ”, array( ‘class’ => ‘post-image’ ) );

printf( ‘%s’, get_permalink(), the_title_attribute(

‘echo=0’ ), $img );

}

return $content;

}

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Save the changes to the Functions.php file.

 

Step 5:

Now add this code to modify the image size in the css file and save it.

—————————————

.single .post-image {
float: none;
margin: 20px 20px 0 0;
width: 680px;
height: 350px;
}

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After you save the file, its time to test and verify the fix implemented by opening any of the single post pages.

You should able to see the Featured Image appearing in all your single post pages.

You did it. Well done. 🙂

 

Note:

Above solution will make Featured Image or Thumbnail appear below the post title. This is the recommended and expected position for the Featured image to appear on single post pages.

If you would like to make the Featured Image appear above the single post title then we need to slightly tweak the code. Let me know if you need help for the same.

 

Conclusion:

Hope this article is useful to you to fix the WordPress Featured Images missing on single post pages issue.

Is the fix working as expected?. Think it will work for you sure as the same fix has been tested on my side.

If you are interested to know regarding how to move Featured image below post title if Featured Image is above post title then you can read it HERE 

Feel free to leave your comments.

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Note:

In case if the above-given fix is not working for your theme then you may leave error details (in the comment section) you have come across on your side along with the theme name you are using currently so that we will review the same and come with alternative fixes.

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