Preview post photos

Hi Charmaine,

There isn’t currently a way to use a separate Featured Image for the blog page, but it is a cool idea.

The image can be moved under the title with the use of a “child theme”. Here is a child theme you can activate on your site to do that: Apex child theme. To install it, first install the Customizer Export/Import plugin and use it to export your Customizer settings. Then you can upload the apex-child.zip file through the Appearance menu and activate it. Lastly, import the Customizer settings you just exported before switching themes, and your customizations will return.

The image preview size can be changed with some CSS, or with Apex Pro’s Featured Image Size option. If you can let me how you would like to resize the images, I can help with the CSS.

Lastly, to write a custom excerpt, first navigate to the Edit Post screen. Scroll down and you should see an “Excerpt” box. If not, scroll to the top of the screen, click on the “Screen Options” tab in the top-right corner and then check off the “Excerpt” box.

If enter any text into the Excerpt box it will be used instead of the first X words of the post.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Ben Sibley.

Hi Ben,

Thank you for the prompt response. I’m happy this theme support forum is so active. Thumbs up!

If the featured image cannot be changed, is there a way to remove it from showing up in the actual post?

Charmaine

Sure thing!

The Featured Image can be displayed on the blog and hidden on the post page with the following CSS:

.single-post .featured-image {
  display: none;
}

You can copy and paste that code into the “Custom CSS” section in the Customizer (Appearance > Customize). Once added there, it should take effect right away.

Thanks Ben!

I’ll make the changes and let you know if I run into any problems.

Sounds good, let me know how it goes ??