Default thumbnails are often displayed
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WordPress Related Posts is the best plugin of its type, and we have been using it on our website for more than 3 years. However there is one bug, which we have been unable to solve.
One category of posts never displays the featured image but instead displays default images instead. We have tried different ways to generate the featured image but all ways tried result in the default images:
1) use of WordPress “set featured image” functionality whilst creating and scheduling the post.
2) use of the plugin “Auto Post Thumbnail PRO” to generate the featured image whilst creating and scheduling the post.
The thumbnails are programmed through the media settings as follows:
Thumbnail size: width 150 pixels; Height 0
Medium size: Max width 300 pixels; Max height 300 pixels
Large size: 1024 pixels; Max height: 1024 pixelsEven for posts which display a default thumbnail, we find the correct thumbnails in the uploaded images via FTP. e.g.
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/poll-should-raptors-be-culled-to-protect-racing-pigeons/ – at the bottom of this post you will find a default image leading to the following post:
The correct images can be found via the FTP:
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/red_squirrel.jpg
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/red_squirrel-300×187.jpg
http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/red_squirrel-150×94.jpgAnother thing we have noticed is that the 150 and 300 pixel thumbs are often “re-generated” at the time when the post is published.
Also it seems to be impossible to influence and/or change the thumbs which are displayed after a post has been published. Even if the featured image is deleted and reset.
These observations prompt us to ask the following questions:
1) Is this problem of default images caused by scheduling posts?
2) Is the method of creating featured images critical for WordPress Related Posts?
3) Does WordPress Related Posts “re-generate” thumbnails when posts are published?
4) Is there a way to influence, control and/or monitor which thumbnails are displayed?
5) Is there a way to retrospectively “correct” a post, which displays default thumbs?If you need more information or would like to access our site in order to check out this issue, please advise.
Thanks in advance for your excellent support.
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