First, thank you for bringing the new findings to my attention….just to confirm, is this what you pasted in:
[code type=html4strict]
{THUMBNAIL}
{DATE}{EXCERPT}
Technically that should work because that is the exact code I am using on the live demo site. I will have to find out if anyone else experiences what you did, and if so, I will have to update that code in the tutorial. Thanks again!