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This plugin adds featured images (thumbnails) to the default WordPress RSS feed. 
WordPressのデフォルトのRSSフィードにアイキャッチ画像(サムネイル)を追加するプラグインです。
Once activated, featured images will be automatically added to the RSS feed. 
プラグインを有効化すると、自動的にRSSフィードにアイキャッチ画像が追加されます。
This plugin is provided as-is, without any guarantees of functionality or support. 
本プラグインは無償で提供されており、動作の保証やサポートはありません。
Standard RSS Feed URLs: 
– Post Feed: <code>[your-site]/feed/</code> 
– Category Feed: <code>[your-site]/category/category-name/feed/</code> 
– Custom Post Type Feed (example): <code>[your-site]/feed/?post_type=custom-post-type</code>

GLS RSS Thumbnails

Adds featured images to WordPress RSS feeds. / WordPressのRSSフィードにアイキャッチ画像を追加します。

One Crayon

Markup to Featured Image will automatically generate a featured image when you publish a post, with the intent of allowing you to publish posts with featured images from third-party clients like MarsEdit.
To add a featured image to your post, include one of the following markup variants in your post’s content:
<pre><code><img src="/path/to/image.jpg" data-featured-image="keep" />
<img src="/path/to/image.jpg" data-featured-image="strip" />

</code></pre>
If you use an <code><img></code> element, the values of the <code>data-featured-image</code> attribute specify whether the image should be displayed when the post is shown on your site (<code>keep</code>) or ignored when the post is displayed (<code>strip</code>). The order of attributes in your <code><img></code> tag (and whether you include other attributes, like width/height, title, alt, etc.) doesn’t matter. You can make it as complicated or simple as you like.
If the post already has a featured image, the plugin will do nothing (version 1.0 does not allow updating the thumbnail by updating the markup).

Markup to Featured Image

Automatically set the featured image (formerly the post thumbnail) for a post based on custom markup in the body text.

GLS RSS Thumbnails vs Markup to Featured Image