<div dir="ltr">Yes, the Featured Image needs to be displayed *somewhere*. That "somewhere" can be anywhere. Another example: a Theme could use Featured Images for a featured content slider, and not display them anywhere else, and would also be fine.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Abhik Biswas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abhik@itsabhik.com" target="_blank">abhik@itsabhik.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">If I understood you properly, the featured image somehow need to be displayed, either in index view or in single post view, right?<br></div>
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Or, displaying featured image anywhere is purely optional?<br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Should I just repeat my in-ticket explanation?<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Guidelines aren't intended to dictate *how* a Theme uses the Featured</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">


<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Images feature. The Guidelines are intended to specify the code</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> implementation, rather than design aesthetic. For instance, if a Theme</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">


<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> properly implements the Featured Image code, and displays Featured Images</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> as thumbnails in the blog posts index view, but doesn't display a Featured</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">


<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Image in the single post view, that's perfectly valid, as it is a design</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> aesthetic decision.</span><br>


</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Abhik Biswas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abhik@itsabhik.com" target="_blank">abhik@itsabhik.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>


</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hello,<br>
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Should a theme *must* or *optionally* display featured images in single post view if the theme supports it (and, a featured image is set for a post)?<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Regards<br></div></div>
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