Title: Featured Image Hijacks Thumbnails?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Featured Image Hijacks Thumbnails?

 *  [EddieG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddieg/)
 * (@eddieg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/)
 * Hi – I’m using the 2010 theme and the “Thumbnail For Excerpts” plugin. The plugin
   did a nice job of inserting thumbnails next to my excerpts. I spent some time
   creating square, well-framed graphics, but it was worth the effort.
 * Recently, with help from the admins on this forum, I learned how to use the Featured
   Image capability to specify a custom header graphic on a per-post basis. I like
   it. I might even actually use it, except for one issue. Without ever asking for
   my permission Featured Image hijacks my thumbnails and replaces them with its
   own monstrosities. Argh!
 * Is there an easy way to force Featured Image to limit its actions to the header
   image? Or perhaps another way to achieve the desired results?
 * Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212676)
 * Get rid of the plugin and then set your thumbnail image dimensions up correctly
   so that you can use the Featured image option properly.
 *  Thread Starter [EddieG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddieg/)
 * (@eddieg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212736)
 * There is a problem with this, esmi. Briefly, the aspect ratio of the header image(
   4.7 to 1) and the aspect ratio of a thumbnail (1:1) are radically different. 
   This suggests that the two want to be 2 different images.
 * [This](http://www.amancooks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cauliflower-header.jpg)
   is the type of image that would be appropriate for a header. [This](http://www.amancooks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cauliflower-no-aemono-150x150.jpg)
   is an image that would be appropriate as a thumbnail. [This](http://www.amancooks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cauliflower-header-150x150.jpg),
   on the other hand, is the thumbnail 2010 Featured Image produces.
 * I can set 2010 thumbnail image dimensions “correctly” until the cows come home,
   but I will never end up with the thumbnail image that _**I**_ deem is appropriate.
   It is an impossibility. For me, using it as you call “properly” is not satisfactory.
   Hence, my question about a workaround.
 * Thanks
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212740)
 * Create a child theme with an alternative featured image function – perhaps based
   on the first image uploaded to the post?
 *  [Caroline Moore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sixhours/)
 * (@sixhours)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212743)
 * Featured Image will not allow you to generate more than one featured image per
   post.
 * Maybe a plugin like this would work?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-post-thumbnails/)
 *  Thread Starter [EddieG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddieg/)
 * (@eddieg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212744)
 * Thank you. Unfortunately my skills have not reached this level. Perhaps in the
   future this will be possible.
 *  Thread Starter [EddieG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddieg/)
 * (@eddieg)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212745)
 * Thank you six. I’m going to take a good look at this.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/featured-image-hijacks-thumbnails/#post-2212745)
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