Title: Setting featured image automatically
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Setting featured image automatically

 *  Resolved [Michael Vieth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavieth/)
 * (@mavieth)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/)
 * Is there anyway to set the featured image as any image that appears in the post
   content/excerpt?

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 *  Thread Starter [Michael Vieth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavieth/)
 * (@mavieth)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766313)
 * For example, if I had an image link in my excerpt, it would automatically set
   that image to be the featured image. There will never be a case of having more
   than one image.
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766331)
 * I’m working on a solution right now. However, couldn’t you just set the featured
   image when you originally write the post, or are you trying to do something more
   complicated than that?
 *  [Alexander Agnarson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alxmedia/)
 * (@alxmedia)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766370)
 * Try this plugin: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-add-thumbnail/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-add-thumbnail/)
 *  Anonymous User 12851872
 * (@anonymized-12851872)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766372)
 * hello,
 * The images must be processed by the “add media” function.
 * have the first image of a post as featured image, we must put a code in functions.
   php
 * [https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/daily-tip-how-to-automatically-set-the-featured-image-in-wordpress/](https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/daily-tip-how-to-automatically-set-the-featured-image-in-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [Michael Vieth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavieth/)
 * (@mavieth)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766450)
 * Alex, thanks for such quick response times and helpful posts. It makes the theme
   that much better!

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 * Last reply from: [Michael Vieth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavieth/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/setting-featured-image-automatically/#post-4766450)
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