[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45325: Twenty Nineteen: Featured Image set on Posts Page doesn't display

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#45325: Twenty Nineteen: Featured Image set on Posts Page doesn't display
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 Reporter:  igielskv       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  5.0
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Changes (by ianbelanger):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * milestone:  Future Release =>


Comment:

 Having the featured image not show on the `Posts Page` is the intended
 behavior of most themes out there, especially default themes.

 It can be accomplished with some customization. However, I have personally
 run into issues when using `the_post_thumbnail()` to display the featured
 image within the loop on archive pages. `the_post_thumbnail()` will always
 pull the featured image of the first post in the loop. This is one of the
 reasons that the featured image is not used on archive pages.

 @swissspidy is correct in his reply:

 >> I understand not everyone would like to have it displayed, of course
 then they don't need to set it up
 > Well, at the moment one cannot disable feature image support for an
 individual post/page, just for content types as a whole.

 I am going to close this ticket, as I don't think this is something that
 needs to be fixed.

 For those who would like to be able to use the featured image on a `Posts
 Page`, you can do so by putting the ID of the `Posts Page` into
 `the_post_thumbnail( 'Numeric ID of the Posts Page' )` and place it into
 your template.

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