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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Export a Retina-Sharp Cover at 2x
Why a cover sized to its slot looks soft on retina, and the one-rule fix.
Open Graph Image Size - the 1200x630 Standard
The one file size every platform turns into a link card, and the tag that declares it.
How to Add a Featured Image in WordPress
Where the setting hides, the Cover-block mix-up, and the image that will not show.
Blog Cover Examples Worth Stealing
Seven cover layouts you can copy, each one built to survive the thumbnail.
Can You Use a GIF or Video as a Featured Image?
Motion can play on the page, but the link card and most thumbnails fall back to a still.
Font Pairing for Blog Covers - One Display, One Workhorse
When one face is enough, and how to pair two so they read as design.
Alt Text for Featured Images - What to Write
Describe what the image shows in one plain sentence, written for a person.
Do Featured Images Help SEO?
The honest answer - little directly, a lot through clicks and shares.
Color Palettes for On-Brand Blog Covers
Three or four colors, one accent, and enough contrast for white type.