add_action('do_meta_boxes', 'customposttype_image_box');

function customposttype_image_box() {

	remove_meta_box( 'postimagediv', 'customposttype', 'side' );

	add_meta_box('postimagediv', __('Custom Image'), 'post_thumbnail_meta_box', 'customposttype', 'normal', 'high');

}

Add this to your Wordpress theme's functions.php file. It allows you to move the 'featured image' upload/select box from the admin sidebar to another position on the page, to give it more prominence.

Change position of featured image box in Wordpress

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