Title: Remove default empty featured image
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remove default empty featured image

 *  [elipsoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elipsoid/)
 * (@elipsoid)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-empty-featured-image/)
 * Hi,
    is it somehow possible to remove the featured image of a post if there is
   none selected? I’d like to get rid of the placeholder image.
 * Also is it possible to change the dimensions of the featured image? Currently
   it seems to tall, it pushes the text way down.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Alexander Agnarson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alxmedia/)
 * (@alxmedia)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-empty-featured-image/#post-4390231)
 * Hi,
 * > is it somehow possible to remove the featured image of a post if there is none
   > selected? I’d like to get rid of the placeholder image.
 * In content.php, locate this and remove it:
 *     ```
       <img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/img/thumb-medium.png" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
       ```
   
 * > Also is it possible to change the dimensions of the featured image? Currently
   > it seems to tall, it pushes the text way down.
 * In functions.php, find:
 *     ```
       add_image_size( 'thumb-large', 720, 340, true );
       ```
   
 * And modify to your size.
 * These edits should be done via a [child theme](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes).
   Overwrite of templates and functions. So for the thumbnail size change, you would
   copy the whole alx_setup function to the child theme and then modify that single
   value. For the content.php fix, copy over content.php to the child theme and 
   make your edits.
 * A sample child theme is available in the Help dropdown in Theme Options.
 *  [Mohanavamsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohanavamsi/)
 * (@mohanavamsi)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-empty-featured-image/#post-4390464)
 * Remove this from content.php
 * <img src=”<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/img/thumb-medium.png” alt
   =”<?php the_title(); ?>” />
 * and
 * change –>
    add_image_size( ‘thumb-large’, 720, 340, true ); .. comment these 
   lines

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-default-empty-featured-image/#post-4390464)
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