WordPress post missing featured image? Lost? Let's help you find it

After a version upgrade or changing to a new theme, what should you do if you don't see the option to upload a featured image when posting an article? Don't panic, you just need to add a piece of code to fix it. When you encounter the disappearance of the featured image upload entry on your website after updating WordPress or switching to a new theme, this situation is usually caused by the theme code not declaring support for featured images. Simply copy the code below and add it to the theme's functions.php file.

// 特色图片框
add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');

If you don't know how to add it, you can use the following plugin for help:

• Safe Method to Add Code to the functions.php File: Code Snippets

If you dislike setting featured images manually, you can use the following plugin to automatically set featured images for you:

• WordPress Random Featured Image Plugin: Random Post Thumbnails