Assign layout-specific images on posts that support art direction.
Open the panel
On a supported post type (default: post), the block editor Featured image panel is replaced by Art Direction.
You can also set art direction from:
- The Attachments sidebar (Art Direction section)
- The platform SEO panel social section (social slot only)
Slots
| Slot | Typical use |
|---|---|
| A1 | Primary / lede crop |
| A2 | Secondary crop |
| A3 | Tertiary crop |
| A4 | Quaternary crop |
| social | Open Graph / Twitter card (Yoast when active) |
XL exists in storage and can be auto-filled from A1; the default sidebar list focuses on A1–A4 and social.
Each slot stores an image plus optional caption and a chart art flag (light/chart background that should get a border in templates).
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Set A1
Choose the primary image. Setting A1 also fills A2, XL, social, A3, and A4, and syncs WordPress featured media.
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Refine other slots
Override A2–A4 or social when a layout needs a different crop. Setting A2 also fills A3 and A4.
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Mark chart art
Enable chart art on slots that need the chart border treatment.
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Pre-publish review
Open Review Art Direction in the pre-publish checklist before publishing.
Frontend display
Theme templates and the core/post-featured-image block can request a slot via the imageSize attribute (default A1). If a post has no art direction data, the system falls back to the WordPress featured image cropped into the standard slot sizes.