Why are articles without an image skipped?

Every AI AutoPost post needs a featured image, because a news post without a photo looks unfinished. When neither the feed item nor the article page has a usable photo, the Log shows SKIPPED "…" — no image in the feed item or the article. The skipped article is remembered, so the campaign moves on to the next one.

To get fewer skipped articles:

• Set Content extraction method to Auto-detect full article (recommended). The article page often has a photo even when the feed does not.
• Try a different feed from the same website. Some section feeds include photos, others do not.
• Replace feeds that never give images.

You can see every skipped item and the reason in AI AutoPost → Log. See No image or image download failed.