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Bug/issue with modern news thumbnail if team site has header image
We cannot specify the thumbnail image in news articles, it is decided for us by sharepoint - this is a real problem for content managers !!
i.e. sharepoint will set the thumbnail image to be the same as the 'first' custom image it finds in the news article. This is a real problem because quite often we need to select different images because of the difference in aspect ratio. eg what works at thumbnail ratio doesn't always work at the super-wide header ratio.
EXAMPLE...
In order for me to use this image for the thumbnail...
...I have to use it as the header image in the news article page.
But it simply doesn't work in this ratio format.
We need the ability to set a specific thumbnail image independently of the image used in the new article page.
Toby Hallam - actually, if you click Page details, you'll see the option in the right pane to select a Thumbnail photo. That photo will appear in the News rollup.
However, I cannot display the image in the CQWP.
Thanks for the pointer Melissa Liston , however I dont see that option. 'Change Thumbnail' is missing from the the right hand panel. And in true Microsoft style, one problem leads to another,... Every time I open the 'Page Details' panel the whole page locks up and crashes.
Toby Hallam Have you seen any update on this issue? I was able to change thumbnails earlier this week but now the change button is gone.
jeremylacey I have just had the same problem as you; This morning my "change thumbnail" was working, and it has mysteriously disappeared for SOME pages only.
- That may be related to the release settings for your org. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/view-edit-and-add-page-details-778018d3-8269-4fd2-a55d-8c0e5b72b938
what if you dont see the change image option?? is that a site setting? Melissa Liston
mwfishel, you may need to enable the Publishing feature.
