Comments on: How to Add a Cover Image or a Featured Image in WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor

By: Michael Brockbank

Michael Brockbank — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:35:05 +0000

In reply to Dave. Hello Dave. There could be a few reasons why the meta box is missing in WordPress. The first thing you should check is to make sure your theme supports Featured Images. Not all of them do. Other than that, you might have to take a look at your theme's documentation or contact the developer. There are just too many variables to troubleshoot in the comment section.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:17:45 +0000

What about if the featured image meta box is missing?

By: Jeremy Holcombe

Jeremy Holcombe — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:37:13 +0000

In reply to Carmen. It could also be the post type you are using. The theme may allow featured images on certain post types. I would contact the theme developer. You could also turn plugins off one-by-one and see if there is any plugin conflict.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:36:07 +0000

Hi Jeremy,
hmm that could be true, I’ve had some issues before because of the theme I use. I have the ‘Marco’ theme: https://themeforest.net/item/marco-photography-magazine-wordpress-theme/15911050

By: Jeremy Holcombe

Jeremy Holcombe — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:43:36 +0000

In reply to Carmen. Hi Carmen, That actually sounds like a theme issue. What theme are you running?

By: Carmen

Carmen — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:37:58 +0000

Hi 🙂 I’m new to using this block editor, and I can’t seem to add a featured image. When I click the little arrow next to Featured Image, it just shows a blank field, and doesn’t display the “Set Featured Image” meta box. I’ve tried simply clicking in the empty space hoping there would still be some kind of link but there’s nothing there. Can I add a featured image via another way, or is there a way to get the meta box to show up? Any suggestions welcome 🙂 Thanks!