Featured Post Widget

1. Click on Appearance >> Widgets. Under “Available Widgets” look for Genesis-Featured Posts. Click and drag this widget to your sidebar.

2. Change Number of Posts to Show to however many posts you would like to appear on your sidebar.

3. Check the box that says Show Featured Image. Next choose the image size then choose your alignment (left, right, or center).

4. Check the box that says Show Post Title.

5. Change “Content Type” to Show Content Limit and add 250 in the box before “characters”.

6. Click “Save” and you are all set.