Single posts and pages
Three destinations for an individual post or page
Match the click to the task that follows the view.
Full-size media
Use the full-size image file when visitors need to inspect the original media.
Attachment page
Use the attachment page when the WordPress media context is more useful than opening the file itself.
No link
Choose no link when the visual should stay passive. This also covers a displayed file that is already full size, so it does not open itself again.
Archive and loop ownership
Keep route ownership with the surrounding component
Some public surfaces already wrap the visual in a route. The plugin respects that structure.
1
Query Loop blocks
The featured image points to the represented post by default. Disable that behavior to keep a loop card from creating a post route.
2
Thumbnail ownership
A classic theme may wrap an archive thumbnail in its own post link. In that case, the plugin leaves the thumbnail markup to the theme.
3
Existing image links
If the visual already has an anchor, that anchor stays intact, avoiding duplicate links and invalid nested anchors.
Settings
Set the rule for each supported surface
Open Settings > Clickable Featured Image in WordPress admin.
1
Affected content
Select the eligible public post types with featured-image support that should use the plugin.
2
Individual content
Set the destination rule for the content itself.
3
Archive and loop behavior
Choose the archive setting that follows the loop item’s own permalink or suppresses that click.
4
Check the visitor paths
Open one affected single view, one Query Loop, and one classic archive. Confirm the resulting route and verify that a pre-existing anchor remains a single anchor.
Lightbox compatibility
Pair a full-size route with a lightbox when you need an overlay
The full-size media setting supplies the URL a lightbox workflow can open.
Clickable Featured Image does not provide the overlay or modal. Front-end JavaScript loads only for the supported lightbox compatibility bridge.
Runtime requirements
Dependencies
Install these two runtime requirements before activating the plugin.
5.4 or later
WordPress 5.4Provides featured-image storage, rendering hooks, loop blocks, permissions, and the Settings API.
7.4 or later
PHP 7.4Provides the required server runtime.
Install and configure
Choose a self-hosted installation
Download the package to make these decisions part of your site configuration. Activate it in WordPress, then apply the choices that suit your site.