- Using Custom Fields (More Flexible)
- This is a more flexible approach that allows you to mark any post as featured
- You can add a custom field called “featured_post” with a value of “yes” or “1”
- Using Categories or Tags
- You can create a specific category or tag called “Featured” and assign posts to it
Looking at your learn.php template, I can see you’re already using a featured post system in your code. The template is querying for featured posts using WP_Query with specific category names. Let me show you how to implement a more robust featured post system.I’ll help you modify your code to use custom fields for featured posts. First, let me check if there are any existing custom field implementations in your theme.
Searched codebase for “add_meta_box featured_post”Based on my research, there are several ways to set a post as featured in WordPress. Let me explain the most common methods:
- Using the Featured Image (Post Thumbnail)
- This is the most common method and is built into WordPress
- When editing a post, look for the “Featured Image” box in the right sidebar
- Click “Set featured image” and select an image from your media library
- This image will be used as the post’s thumbnail across your site