How Premium changes WordPress RSS output

Featured Images in RSS Premium adds image and feed controls for publishers using RSS with email campaigns, marketing automation, or feed readers. WooCommerce product photos can also appear in product RSS feeds.

The base add-on offers image placement settings, padding, and selectable sizes, including theme-specific sizes. You can place an image above the text, wrap text to its left or right, or center it above the text. Image HTML also supports Feedly’s webfeedsFeaturedVisual class. Some RSS services strip alignment or sizing CSS, so their own custom CSS may be needed.

Image tags, sizing, and fallbacks

• Media and enclosure tags: Add these for services that require them or for custom email templates. For advanced templates, an option to use media-tag images only can help address duplicate image output.
• Custom image sizes: Set the image show size used in RSS feeds.
• Body image fallback: When a post has no featured image, use its first body photo.
• Responsive image output: Disable it if a service has issues with responsive image code, such as Mailchimp’s Preview.

Feed content and publishing rules

• Category exclusions: Keep selected categories, such as Homepage or Featured, out of the RSS feed.
• Custom content: Add text or HTML before or after posts, for example backlinks or advertisements.
• Publish delay: Hold new posts back from the RSS feed for a time buffer that enables you to catch typos or accidental publication.

Setup and support

After installing and activating the extension in WordPress, open Featured Images in the Dashboard’s left sidebar. Configure image output, positioning, padding, feed content, categories, tags, and delay for your process.

Premium includes support through the Premium Knowledge Center and contact options in the plugin options. Premium updates include functions, fixes, and security patches. A 14-day free trial is available without a credit card.