Title: posts and thumbnails
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# posts and thumbnails

 *  Resolved [CarolSmith6](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carolsmith6/)
 * (@carolsmith6)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/)
 * Help please!
    I have managed to categorise my posts so that they appear where
   I want them. How do I now add thumbnail pictures to the posts on the news page.
   I want them to show a thumbnail and then beside it the extract from the post –
   not the whole of it.
 * my site is earnleypc.org
    Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-in-page/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-in-page/)

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 *  [BizStudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizstudio/)
 * (@bizstudio)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660401)
 * I want this too… let me know if you find out… and I will if I find it.
 *  [BizStudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bizstudio/)
 * (@bizstudio)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660402)
 * try this… add to posts-in-page/posts_loop_template.php
    Add just before _<!– 
   This is the output of the EXCERPT –>_
 *     ```
       <?php
       if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) { // check if the post has a Post Thumbnail assigned to it.
         the_post_thumbnail();
       }
       ?>
       ```
   
 *  [crtnycrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crtnycrk/)
 * (@crtnycrk)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660425)
 * Hi-
 * I have a similar issue as the OP.
 * When I’m writing my post I include the shortcode [ic_add_posts category=’travel].“
   Travel is the category I want list posts for on my Travel Page.
 * When I preview it includes the “Uncategorized” category posts as well. Why? Can’t
   figure out.
 * What I want is for my page to display a list of posts from one category with 
   a thumbnail for each and just an excerpt, not all the content of each.
 * I feel like I’m missing something really obvious, but I can’t seem to get it.
 * If anyone responds, please keep it simple. I’m really new to php and all that.
 * Thanks!
 *  [Bizstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ajamm/)
 * (@ajamm)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660426)
 * Do you have a typo in your post or your code?
    You have no closing ‘ at the end
   of travel in the shortcode. Add the php snippet about for the thumbnail.
 * You probably want to swap the post for the except… I removed the post detail 
   as I wanted no text.
 *  [crtnycrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crtnycrk/)
 * (@crtnycrk)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660427)
 * I wrote a typo in my question but the actual shortcode was correct. However, 
   I think there is something wrong with the category of ‘travel’. I tried a different
   category, and it worked fine. Hooray!
 * I’m prefer the layout to be a bit different though. Similar to this:
 * [http://101cookbooks.com/travel/](http://101cookbooks.com/travel/)
 * A thumbnail size of my choosing, on the left, accompanied by the title and excerpt
   of the post (size also my choosing). Is this a difficult task to pull off. I’m
   not great at php but I can power through if necessary 🙂
 * Thanks for anyone’s help!

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 * Last reply from: [crtnycrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crtnycrk/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-and-thumbnails/#post-3660427)
 * Status: resolved