How to create a plugin | Add a featured image to a post

Create a plugin | Add a featured image to a post

How to create a plugin and add a featured image to a post.  Creating a plugin can seem intimidating but with this guide, you will be creating a plugin in no time.  We will code a plugin that you can put to use in just a few easy steps.

Step 1

Locate your “plugins” folder.  Inside the “plugins” folder, create a folder labelled “add-featured-image”

Step 2

Create 2 files inside the “add-featured-image” folder as follows;

• add-featured-image.php
• style.css

Step 3

Add the following code to the “add-featured-image.php” file and the code below this window to the “style.css” file;

Step 4

Activate your plugin.  That’s it, your done.