Blog cover and featured image guides
Sizing, design, formats, and the details that make blog cover, featured, and Open Graph images look sharp everywhere they appear.
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Logo Placement on Blog Covers
One fixed corner, small, clear of the crop - and never moved again.
What Size Should a Blog Cover Image Be?
Two sizes carry almost every cover - one to share, one for the hero.
Where to Find Free Images for Blog Covers
The well-licensed libraries to pull from, and how to use a free photo without getting burned.
Free Blog Cover Makers - What to Look For
The four things a free cover tool needs, and the one missing piece that wastes your afternoon.
Featured Image vs Cover Image vs OG Image
What each one means, where it actually shows up, and whether you need all three.
Build a Featured-Image Style Guide
One page that names your fonts, palette, logo spot, type zone, and export.
How to Make a Blog Cover Image
A handful of rules and about four minutes, no design background required.
Featured Image Not Showing in WordPress
Almost always the theme just skips printing it on that template - here is the one-minute test that confirms it.
Compress a Blog Cover Without Losing Quality
A 1200×630 cover should land well under 150 KB with no visible quality loss.