Overview
What is the Feature Content? And how can you use it? Featured Content will help you to select specific posts so that you can highlight them in a special way. With some of the themes, you can make pages or portfolio projects to be included in a Featured Content area, along with other posts. One of the most common displaying content ways in a theme is in a slider. The themes Dyad and Dara are the very specific examples of that common way.
Featured Content can also be displayed in a larger grid area in other themes, such as Canard and Gazette. Or the Featured Content might be displayed larger than the rest of your posts, for example: AltoFocus or Apostrophe 2.
The following video will show you steps to set up a Featured Content area:
(https://youtu.be/oDBuaBLrwF8)
Setting a Featured Content Tag
Select My Sites Customize, then open the Featured Content panel in Customizer. Pick a word that you want to utilize as your desired Featured Content tag, and then insert it in the text field.
We recommend you to use an all-lowercase, single word for your content tag. Please remember not to use any punctuation, for example a quote mark.
After setting your featured content tag, select Publish to save your changes.
Adding the Featured Content Tag and Featured Image
In the editor, choose to open the posts — or pages or portfolio projects (if your theme supports them)— with you want them to be included in Featured Content.
In each post/page/project, open the Categories and Tags module – just labelled “Tags” for pages and portfolio projects – and also add the same tag which you have created earlier.
Then insert a featured image you want to show in the Featured Content area.
After you have done all the steps, view your site to ensure that your Featured Content looks like how you want it to be. If needed, adjust it.
Common Asked Questions and Answers
How do I know if my theme has a Featured Content area?
You just need to open the Customizer. If there is a Featured Content panel available, your theme supports it. Your theme can also be found in the showcase. Select Open Live Demo to view the demo site, or take a look at the showcase page of theme to see Featured Content screenshots and a setup guide.
How do I know in what way my theme displays Featured Content?
You can look for your theme’s name in the showcase and then select Open Live Demo to view the demo site. You are also able see the theme’s showcase page for screenshots and a setup guide.
How can I find all themes with a Featured Content slider?
Look at the themes included in this feature filter. Some older themes might use a different method to create a slider. Incase you cannot find the Featured Content panel in your Customizer, please check the theme’s showcase page to see the instructions on how to set up its Featured Content area.
How can I find themes that let you include Pages in Featured Content?
Check this feature filter to find themes that include Pages in Featured Content.
Why don’t my posts appear in the blog stream below my Featured Content slider or grid?
In case you want your posts to show up both in the Featured Content are and the main blog area, please go to Customizer’s Featured Content panel, and select the box that says “Also display tagged posts outside the Featured Content area.”
