Using video as featured image

[davidcpa135]

I tend to use a graphic and featured image (normally the same) aligned in the upper left corner of each post. By trial and error I adjusted the system settings so that single post viewing shows just one image vs image plus thumbnail, category listing shows featured image etc. No problems.

The other day I was embedding a youtube video and noticed the post option to use the video as the featured image. It worked wonderfully well in that the video was expanded to full width in the category listing and the single post. All I did was click the button and paste in the youtube url.

Tried the same procedure today with another youtube link and encountered problems. The image of the video doesn’t show in the category list but is fine in the single post.

I’ve changed no setting from the first embed. Any ideas appreciated.

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[Jason Bobich]

Hello,

I’m having a little trouble following. Can you provide links to the specific examples you’re describing?

[davidcpa135]

Sure thing
Here’s the first example of just using the post option for the video to be the featured image

http://cpatax.net/category/estate-planning/

What I did in the above link, I could replicate again. For appearances sake, I inserted a featured image and unchecked the radio button to use video as F.I.

http://cpatax.net/category/tax-humor/

If useful, I can send screenshots of the option settings.

Thanks

[Jason Bobich]

Here’s the first example of just using the post option for the video to be the featured image

So, you mean you’re using this plugin, right?

http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-blvd-featured-videos/

The image of the video doesn’t show in the category list but is fine in the single post.

And I’m still not understanding the issue, I don’t think. You’re saying that you can’t see the video in your archive page like in this screenshot?

This screenshot is taken in Chrome.

[davidcpa135]

Jason,
My apologies for being unclear. While I am using the plugin you mentioned, I referring to the option from within the new post screen called “Replace featured image with video.” In my first example, I simply clicked the radio button to replace featured image with video and all was good.

In subsequent posts, I (to the best of my knowledge) am doing the same thing but getting different results.

[Jason Bobich]

I notice you have a caching plugin running. Are you clearing your site’s cache with it after making updates? Is it possible your changes are not going through to the live site because of this?

[davidcpa135]

Was sure I had cleared the cache each time, but I’ll deactivate and try it again.

[davidcpa135]

ok-I managed to duplicate the effect I wanted. You use the “make a video the featured image” option on the new post screen,select full-with thumbnail, and (most importantly) do not put an embed,link, or iframe of the video in the post body.

This seems to work.

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