[theme-reviewers] Displaying Featured Images

[Chip Bennett]

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.


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 8:31 AM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com> wrote:

> If I understood you properly, the featured image somehow need to be
> displayed, either in index view or in single post view, right?
> Or, displaying featured image anywhere is purely optional?
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> Should I just repeat my in-ticket explanation?
>>
>> The Guidelines aren't intended to dictate *how* a Theme uses the Featured
>>  Images feature. The Guidelines are intended to specify the code
>>  implementation, rather than design aesthetic. For instance, if a Theme
>>  properly implements the Featured Image code, and displays Featured Images
>>  as thumbnails in the blog posts index view, but doesn't display a
>> Featured
>>  Image in the single post view, that's perfectly valid, as it is a design
>>  aesthetic decision.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>  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)?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
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