Use a featured image on a page or blog post

Featured images are used as thumbnails when pages or blog posts are shared on social media. You can choose whether to set a featured image on each page or post. You also have the option of displaying featured images on your blog listing page.

Add a featured image to a page or blog post

You can add a featured image to a landing page, website page, or blog post. 

• To add a featured image to a page or post:

  1. Navigate to your content:

     • Website Pages: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Website Pages.
     • Landing Pages: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Landing Pages.
     • Blog: In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Blog.
  2. Click the name of your content. 
  3. In the content editor, click Settings on the top right.
  4.  In the dialog box, select Featured image. 
  5. In the Featured image section, click to toggle the Enabled featured image switch on. If an image appears in your blog post before the read more separator, HubSpot will automatically assign that image as the featured image.
  6. To select a different image, click Browse images to select an image from the files tool, or click Upload to use an image from your computer.
     • If your image is shown as an option, but doesn't have the Featured label, click the image to select it as the featured image. 
     • Accounts with Content Hub Professional or Enterprise can generate a featured image with AI. Learn more about generating images with AI. 
  7. In the Image alt text field, enter a description of the image for search engines and screen readers to use.
  8. In the dialog box, click X to go back to the content editor..

• When you've finished adding a featured image, click Publish or Update.

Display featured images on a blog listing page

You can display your blog post's featured images on the blog listing page. 

• To display featured images on a blog listing page:
  1. In your HubSpot account, click the settings settings icon in the top navigation bar.
  2. In the left sidebar menu, navigate to Content > Blog. 
  3. In the Content View section, click the first dropdown menu and select a blog.
  4. Click the Templates tab.
  5. In the Summaries and images section, select the Use featured image in listing summaries checkbox.

• In the bottom left, click Save.