How to Have YouTube Video Embeds for Post Thumbnails Instead of Image Uploads?

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I want to try making my blog post thumbnails into YouTube video embeds, sort of like in this video.

However, I don’t see any Format option for posts as shown in this video, and what I’ve read suggests that a missing Format option is due to the theme.

Any tips/ideas on how to customize the thumbnails of posts would be appreciated.

I want to cut down on how many images I will be uploading to my website media over time by relying more on embedding than uploading image after image, essentially.

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You simply build it from scratch using the query loop feature… no need to use the posts element. Plus, to render the video as a thumb you will need to go with custom fields–use either Pods or ACF…