I can't find anywhere a description of how the featured image works which is why I'm asking here.
I'm using WP 3.5.1. And have a photography blog. I've installed a new theme and will be featuring some of my latest posts on the home page, completed with a featured image from each post. I've got it set up in the widgets to show on the home page.
Now, in the past, all images I've featured in my photoblog have been hosted in Flickr and I've used an embed code to show the image in the post. I believe in earlier versions of WordPress you used to be able to click on the image and at the bottom of the screen click on 'featured image' but it appears in 3.5.1 that is not the case. So it looks like I'm actually going to have to upload the image I want to feature - is that correct?
The reason why I don't host all my images on my blog is because of web space. I have hundreds of photos, actually more like thousands, which would use up a lot of web space, which is why I use an embed code from Flickr, rather than uploading the images to my blog.
So, if someone can point me to how the featured image works please and verification that I can't actually use an image already embedded in a post as a featured image?
My site, in case that's important, is http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/