WordPress Featured Image ID is not attaching via Make despite all standard fixes

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:bullseye: What is your goal?

To successfully automate the publishing of a post, including the correct Featured Image, to WordPress using Make (formerly Integromat).

:thinking: What is the problem & what have you tried?

Verified Module Order: Confirmed the essential sequence is correct: Image Upload (8) $\rightarrow$ Sleep $\rightarrow$ Create Post.Standard ID Input: Used the standard Featured Media ID field with the correct image variable ({{8.ID}}).Forced ID Input (Custom Fields): Attempted to override by using Custom Fields to set the ID via WordPress’s internal key: Key: _thumbnail_id, Value: {{8.ID}}.HTML Insertion: Tried to bypass the Featured Image system by embedding the image URL directly into the Content field using: <img src=‘{{8.url}}’ …>. (This resulted in the tag being stripped or the post failing to upload.)Conflict Check: Deactivated all suspected conflicting plugins (such as Complianz, security, and cache plugins) and confirmed a standard, clean theme (GeneratePress) is in use.

:clipboard: Error messages or input/output bundles

No Red Errors: Make history shows a green checkmark (success) for the “Create a Post” module. There are no 500 or 400 API errors.

Success with Failure: The post is successfully created (e.g., Post ID 25 is returned), but the final symptom is simply that The image is missing from the post.

Metadata Issue: (Optional to include) I encountered a temporary red exclamation mark in the Metadata (custom fields) section due to complex variable mapping, which was resolved.

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Hey there,

at this point in time only AIs refer to Make as (formerly Integromat) so I will take a wild guess and suggest you stop asking it for advice cause they are clueless.

Regarding the error → could you please share some screenshots of the scenario, the input bundles and the error message that results from them?

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We’d love to help, however, we require more information that demonstrates the problem to help us reproduce the scenario and any issues and errors.

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1. All Relevant Screenshots

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It would help us identify the issue by having screenshots of:

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