boxstyle/content-featured.php

<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class('group'); ?>>	
	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
		
		<div class="post-thumbnail">
			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
				<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ): ?>
					<?php the_post_thumbnail('boxstyle-large'); ?>
				<?php else: ?>
					<img src="<?php echo esc_url( get_template_directory_uri() ); ?>/img/thumb-medium.png" alt="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" />
				<?php endif; ?>
				<?php if ( has_post_format('video') && !is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon"><i class="fas fa-play"></i></span>'; ?>
				<?php if ( has_post_format('audio') && !is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon"><i class="fas fa-volume-up"></i></span>'; ?>
				<?php if ( is_sticky() ) echo'<span class="thumb-icon"><i class="fas fa-star"></i></span>'; ?>
			</a>
			<?php if ( comments_open() && ( get_theme_mod( 'comment-count','on' ) == 'on' ) ): ?>
				<a class="post-comments" href="<?php comments_link(); ?>"><span><i class="fas fa-comments"></i><?php comments_number( '0', '1', '%' ); ?></span></a>
			<?php endif; ?>
			
			<h2 class="post-title">
				<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
			</h2><!--/.post-title-->
			
		</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->

	</div><!--/.post-inner-->	
</article><!--/.post-->