Title: Image on Excerpt
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Image on Excerpt

 *  [zisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zisa/)
 * (@zisa)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/)
 * Hi. I am using the Olsen Light theme and I want my front page to show a picture
   of the post and an excerpt of the post, How do I do that?Kindly thanks

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 *  [Fotis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwaregr/)
 * (@markwaregr)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/#post-7647995)
 * Hi there, you need to create a post with a featured image applied like described
   [here](http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-featured-image-or-post-thumbnails-in-wordpress/)
 * and finally navigate to Appearance->Customize->Layout Options and check Display
   the excerpt instead of the content.
 * Let me know if this helps
 *  Thread Starter [zisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zisa/)
 * (@zisa)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/#post-7648072)
 * It was. Thank you!
 *  [Fotis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwaregr/)
 * (@markwaregr)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/#post-7648076)
 * Glad I could help!
    Please mark this thread as “Resolved” is everything went 
   ok!
 *  [michaelnicholas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelnicholas-1/)
 * (@michaelnicholas-1)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/#post-7648248)
 * Is it possible to use an excerpt with an image embedded in the post, but NOT 
   a featured image? Like an image in the first paragraph whose text wraps around?
 * Also, excerpts seem to be stripping out paragraph returns. Paragraphs are there
   on a post’s page, but an excerpt on the main page is just one big blob…
 * You can see it here [http://storiesbymichaelnicholas.com](http://storiesbymichaelnicholas.com)
 *  [Fotis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwaregr/)
 * (@markwaregr)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/image-on-excerpt/#post-7648252)
 * Hi there, could please open a new thread so I could answer there? Thank you.

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