Title: Featured Image changes – Default template
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Featured Image changes – Default template

 *  [rhiannongiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhiannongiles/)
 * (@rhiannongiles)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/)
 * Hi there.
 * I’m currently using the Sela theme over at [http://rhiyaya.com/](http://rhiyaya.com)
   and I mostly love it.
 * The thing that I can’t stand is the appearance of the featured image. As it is
   I have turned them completely off. But unfortunately this means that unless my
   post has a photo at the top, the excerpt is boring and photoless.
 * So what I’m looking for are some examples of CSS that can make the featured images
   display differently on the Sela theme, in the default (blog) template. Specifically
   as thumbnails. [Something like this](https://bobwptrainer-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/featured-image-prose-3.jpg)
 * Is this possible? Or am I going to have to change themes? I’m sort of terrified
   of that option!
 * Thanks!!
 * [ETA: If there is a plug in that will work, rather than CSS, then all the better!]

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 *  Thread Starter [rhiannongiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhiannongiles/)
 * (@rhiannongiles)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230383)
 * I’ve been playing with this some, using the Simple Image Sizes plugin. [So close. Yet so far. ](http://rhiyaya.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/featured-image.jpg)
 * I could probably live with it if I could get rid of all the grey space.
 *  [Sarah Blackstock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarahblackstock/)
 * (@sarahblackstock)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230386)
 * Hi there! I noticed some changes happening! 🙂
 * Is it the title overlapping on the image you’re not a fan of? You could add some
   space beneath the image to shift that down and see if you like the look of that.
 * For example, this CSS adds some space under the photo which will shift the post
   down a bit:
 *     ```
       .post-thumbnail {
       	margin-bottom: 65px;
       }
       ```
   
 * With that code you go from this: [https://cloudup.com/cUWJV7nOEjP](https://cloudup.com/cUWJV7nOEjP)
   
   To this: [https://cloudup.com/c5XpWaJhUO1](https://cloudup.com/c5XpWaJhUO1)
 * Or maybe you’re all set with your plugin fix? Let me know if you have any questions!
   🙂
 *  Thread Starter [rhiannongiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhiannongiles/)
 * (@rhiannongiles)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230397)
 * ooh! That along with the plug in changing the size is *so* close (i’ll probably
   change the size to be a bit bigger, but not as large as the default). Any ideas
   of a way to get rid of the grey along the top? Maybe I should use CSS to change
   the size of featured images, rather than the plug in?
 * [http://rhiyaya.com/](http://rhiyaya.com/)
 * Thanks so much!
 *  Thread Starter [rhiannongiles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhiannongiles/)
 * (@rhiannongiles)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230410)
 * I think I’ve got it! Thanks for getting me headed in the right direction!
 *  [Sarah Blackstock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarahblackstock/)
 * (@sarahblackstock)
 * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230411)
 * Ah, great! You’re welcome! 🙂

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 * [blog layout](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/blog-layout/)
 * [css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/css/)
 * [default template](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/default-template/)
 * [featured images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/featured-images/)

 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Sarah Blackstock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarahblackstock/)
 * Last activity: [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-changes-default-template/#post-7230411)
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