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Featured image is set but doesn’t appear on the post or archive page.

Featured Image Not Displaying on Posts

Key Points: You set a featured image — but it never shows up on the frontend where it should.

You’ve uploaded a beautiful header image… but your blog archive is showing nothing. Or the single post template skips it entirely. Where’s the picture?

🔎 Reasons It’s Missing

• Theme template doesn’t include the_post_thumbnail()
• Display of featured image is disabled in theme settings
• Image size used in template isn’t available or registered

🛠️ How to Show It

1. Inspect template files like content.php or single.php for missing thumbnail function
2. Check Customizer or block visibility settings
3. Regenerate thumbnails using a plugin if image sizes are missing

📷 Note

In block themes, featured image visibility is controlled through template parts — inspect your Post Template carefully.