{"id":41012,"date":"2022-10-22T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=41012"},"modified":"2023-01-09T11:32:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:32:25","slug":"how-to-hide-featured-image-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-hide-featured-image-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide the Featured Image on Individual Posts in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The clich\u00e9 about an image being worth a thousand words is still alive and well, but the photo sure has lost some of its power since the heyday of print media. The fact that space was limited and photos were expensive only attributed to their importance and the respect they had as a medium. The digital media of today, however, has endless space for photos, which have also become cheaper. So much so, that some types of pictures can start getting in the way of good website design. And that brings us to the topic on hand \u2013 hiding the featured image on individual posts in WordPress.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Whether you\u2019ve looked for a checkbox or a setting where you can hide the featured image on a post on your website or not, don\u2019t worry. There are at least two ways to ensure that the featured image appears only when you want it to, i.e. to add a hide featured image WordPress option, and we cover them both \u2013 saving you the trouble of looking for a solution that might not exist on your website. So sit back and get ready to read:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-hide-featured-images\">Why Would You Want to Hide the Featured Images?<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#check-your-theme-for-featured-image-options\">How to Check Your Theme for Featured Image Options<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#hide-featured-image-using-plugin\">How to Hide the Featured Image Using a Plugin<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;new-top-picks-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-hide-featured-images\"><\/a>Why Would You Want to Hide the Featured Images?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Images.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Featured Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Images.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Images-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Images-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Images-620x357.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The featured image was originally meant to serve as a kind of a thumbnail when posts are listed on your website\u2019s blog page, or your blog\u2019s home page, for example.<\/strong> It\u2019s better at setting the mood than serving as an illustration for a how-to article, sure, but there\u2019s still much value in having that one small picture to attract attention and get people to click on that article.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The problem, however, is that featured images are being used for more than just that.<\/strong> Depending on the theme you\u2019re using for your website, a featured image can serve as anything from the header to a headache-inducing source of clutter you just need to remove so you can halt the attack on your visitors\u2019 senses. But you don\u2019t want to remove all of them, of course, as that would make the website look bland.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So featured images, although a great concept, are lacking in the execution. It might not be their fault, either, as it\u2019s often the people who create the WordPress theme that find new and uninteresting uses for the thumbnail. Let\u2019s see how you can put an end to the folly.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"check-your-theme-for-featured-image-options\"><\/a>How to Check Your Theme for Featured Image Options<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Media-Library.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Featured Image Media Library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Media-Library.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Media-Library-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Media-Library-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Media-Library-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>The first stop for checking whether your WordPress theme includes an option that would let you hide the featured image on specific posts in the post itself.<\/strong> Head over to <em>Posts &gt; All Posts<\/em> from your website\u2019s backend and pick one of your posts for editing. In the lower right-hand corner, you\u2019ll see the featured image option. Check it for any mention of hiding the featured image.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Options.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Featured Image Options\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Options.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Options-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Options-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Options-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you don\u2019t see any such options, scroll further down for <em>Elements<\/em> or any similar option. If there\u2019s nothing there, chances are the people who have created your theme didn\u2019t include a quick and easy way to hide the featured image when it\u2019s not needed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Just to be on the safe side, take a closer look at the options in your website\u2019s dashboard.<\/strong> If there\u2019s any mention of an option that shares the name with the theme or even the studio that created it, take a look around it. That\u2019s where you might find theme options not available anywhere else, and it just so might happen your featured image toggle is among them.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"hide-featured-image-using-plugin\"><\/a>How to Hide the Featured Image Using a Plugin<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Display-Plugin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Featured Image Display Plugin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Display-Plugin.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Display-Plugin-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Display-Plugin-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Featured-Image-Display-Plugin-620x300.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If you lucked out on your quest to restore the featured image as the source of the thumbnail and nothing else, don\u2019t worry. This is WordPress, which means that for every single thing core developers or, in this case, theme developers have forgotten to develop, many people did just that, releasing the feature as a plugin.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>You\u2019ll notice there are quite a few plugins that deal with featured images over on WordPress.org.<\/strong> The one we\u2019ll show you today is <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/conditionally-display-featured-image-on-singular-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conditionally display featured images on singular posts and pages<\/a>. Its name might be a mouthful, sure, but the plugin is well-rated, regularly maintained, and often featured in articles about featured images. <strong>So go ahead and install and activate it, and with it installed and activated revisit one of your posts that had a featured image.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Checkbox-Featured-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Checkbox Featured Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Checkbox-Featured-Image.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Checkbox-Featured-Image-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Checkbox-Featured-Image-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Checkbox-Featured-Image-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>You should notice, right under the featured image option, a checkbox allowing you to hide the featured image from displaying on singular view.<\/strong> This will keep its function as a thumbnail, while not allowing for its use as a banner or header image.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]In case you\u2019re interested in causing the same effect on multiple posts at once \u2013 maybe even every post you have on your website, as well as every post you plan to have \u2013 there\u2019s a plugin to help you out with that, too. It\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/hide-featured-image-on-all-single-pagepost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hide featured image on all single pages\/posts<\/a>. <strong>You just need to install and activate the plugin, and it\u2019ll disable the theme from displaying featured images on any singular view of a page or a post.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap It Up!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]WordPress is always evolving \u2013 that\u2019s one of its unique selling points, that it can change so much through plugin and theme development. Occasionally, however, the process throws up a change that\u2019s not just unwelcome, but downright disruptive for some.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The featured image started its life as a solution for a simple problem \u2013 how to make room for a thumbnail photo in WordPress. Over the years, however, it has changed, becoming something completely different, and prone to being co opted into serving some purposes that weren\u2019t planned originally.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The good news is that, if you\u2019re sick of this, you can hide the featured image in individual posts on your WordPress website. It\u2019s easy to do \u2013 some themes might even give you a hand. If your theme isn\u2019t offering you any assistance with disabling featured images, you can always turn to plugins to stop this feature from bothering you and your website\u2019s visitors.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a quick and easy way to hide featured images in WordPress pages or posts? 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