the post thumbnail code example
Example 1: get term thumbnail
$image_id = get_term_meta( $term->term_id, 'thumbnail_id', true );
$post_thumbnail_img = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $image_id, 'large' );
echo '<img src="' . $post_thumbnail_img[0] . '" alt="' . $term->name . '" />';
Example 2: wordpress get post thumbnail
<?php
echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $the_query->ID, array( 500, 400) );
?>
Example 3: post thumbnail
<?php if (has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) ): ?>
<?php $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), 'single-post-thumbnail' ); ?>
<div id="custom-bg" style="background-image: url('<?php echo $image[0]; ?>')">
</div>
<?php endif; ?>