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The Post Thumbnail Paradox

The Post Thumbnail Paradox

The Gutenberg project has ushered in a new era for WordPress theme development, opening up many new opportunities, but also creating new challenges as well.

In the good old days of WordPress, things were simple. You had your theme, you had your content, and sometimes some custom fields.

Things aren’t so simple anymore.

One particular challenge is how the line between content and layout has been blurred so much that it might not even be there at all. Nothing exemplifies this quite as much as the humble post thumbnail.

Join us as we take a deep dive into the WordPress template structure as we try to untangle the layout from the content, and find a solution to the Post Thumbnail Paradox.

Cameron Jones

November 02, 2024
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  1. About Me Cameron Jones Web design & development at Shortie

    Designs Premium WP Plugins at Mongoose Marketplace The Post Thumbnail Paradox WordCamp Sydney 2024
  2. The Post Thumbnail Paradox WordCamp Sydney 2024 Pros and Cons

    - Layout Pros Consistent across all posts Can change the layout of all posts at once Don’t have to create it for each post Cons Can’t change individual posts as needed Can’t see how it will look as you’re writing
  3. The Post Thumbnail Paradox WordCamp Sydney 2024 Pros and Cons

    - Content Pros Can make adjustments to individual posts Can save time using content templates WYSIWYG experience when writing Cons Changes to layout need to be made to each post individually May look inconsistent across the site especially if multiple people are publishing
  4. The Post Thumbnail Paradox WordCamp Sydney 2024 Thank You Custom

    WordPress Websites shortiedesigns.com Exceptional WordPress Plugins mongoosemarketplace.com