Images Not Importing - Check the Feed for Images
There are times when you might have trouble importing images for some reason or another. The most important initial step is to check if the RSS feed contains an image at all.
How to check whether an RSS Feed contains images?
- Open the RSS feed’s URL in your browser,
- Search for keywords (Ctrl+F or CMD+F) such as img, jpg, png, etc.
If the feed source is not visible (example: Feedburner feeds):
- Right click on the page and choose View Page Source.
- Check the feed in its original format as shown below:
- Search for keywords (Ctrl+F or CMD+F) such as img, jpg, png, etc.
What If the RSS feed does not contain any images?
If you have control over the original feed source:
- Please check this tutorial on how to add featured images to RSS feeds.
If you do not have control over the original feed source:
- Please contact the original source to ask them to update their RSS feeds to include images.