Why is the Featured Image option not showing in my WordPress?

A Feature Image is the presentation of your post. It express the theme and whole context of the post and contents delivered in post.

When you do a post in website or blog you should add a featured image which will explain the theme and objective your content. It is unlike thumbnails used in YouTube or Facebook videos.

Is a Featured Image essential for a post?

It is recommended to add a Featured image in a post, because it makes your post more attractive and eye cache for users to engage them to your content.

If you are not seeing Feature Image option in your WordPress Website you can try these steps to find it.

Go to your post in which you want to apply Featured Images

Click on Settings icon on the right side of PUBLISH/UPDATE button

There will be to setting option Post and Block
Click on Post.
Scroll down the settings and you will find Featured Image option between the Tags and Excerpt options.
I hope this will help you.
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