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Hey @ckwing03,

Yes, that is possible but will require some custom code. Can you please tell me whether you are using a Block theme or a normal theme?

Hey @ckwing03,

Please try using this code via a child theme’s “functions.php” file or you can use a 3rd party plugin like “Code Snippets” to add this code.

/**
 * Add thumbnail to each item in [dot_recommended_top_posts] or [irecommendthis_top_posts].
 */
add_filter( 'irecommendthis_top_post_link', function ( $link_html, $item, $permalink, $post_title ) {
	$post_id = $item->ID;

	$thumb = has_post_thumbnail( $post_id )
		? get_the_post_thumbnail(
			$post_id,
			'thumbnail',
			array(
				'class' => 'irecommendthis-top-thumb',
				'alt'   => $post_title,
				'loading' => 'lazy',
			)
		)
		: '';

	// Build custom HTML with thumbnail and title inside link
	return sprintf(
		'<a href="%1$s" title="%2$s" class="irecommendthis-top-post-link">%3$s<span class="irecommendthis-top-title">%4$s</span></a>',
		esc_url( $permalink ),
		esc_attr( $post_title ),
		$thumb,
		esc_html( $post_title )
	);
}, 10, 4 );

Please not that this will not styling anything. For that you will need to add custom styling.