From the front page slider section, you can configure the Featured section:
- Go to Dashboard >> Appearance >> Customize >> Frontpage Slider Section >> Featured Section.
- Choose the option to enable the Featured Section. Doing so will display featured section in the front page.
- Set the title for the featured news and choose the Featured Content Type from the available drop -down options.
- Again, select the slider category from the available drop down option.
- Set the number of Featured Post Count you want to display.
- Then, click on Save & Publish button.