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Bug/issue with modern news thumbnail if team site has header image
Hi Alina,
- I think it's a classic team site (there is no O365 group created along with the team site)
- Yes, all news items get the same thumbnail
If i temporarily remove the header image, post my news item, then reapply the header image. I get the desired result.
Thanks for reporting this, Edvard! We will look into this.
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.
I have the same issue. The Thumbnail is a bit random.
Do we have any news on this matter?
We cannot specify the thumbnail image, it is decided for us by Sharepoint - this is a real problem for content managers !!
i.e. Sharepoint will automatically set the thumbnail image based upon the 'first' custom image it finds in the news article. So if I use a custom header image it will pick that for the thumbnail too.
This is a real problem because quite often we need to select different images because of the difference in aspect ratio. i.e. What works at thumbnail ratio doesn't work at super-wide ratio in the header.
SEE example attached - [Thumbnail and header]- it just doesn't work !!
We need to have the ability to set a specific thumbnail image 'independently' of the images used in the new article page.
