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1. chriskjennings
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I found this function in wp-includes/media.php:

   // as per wp_get_attachment_image_src, but returns an <img> tag
   function wp_get_attachment_image($attachment_id, $size='thumbnail', $icon = false)

   I want to be able to display the thumbnail of the first post attachment in my loop, can I accomplish using this function?

   Is there a better way?

2. disbas
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Justin Tadlock's Get-the-Image-plugin. Works like a charm.

3. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 3 years ago #

   First, get the image attachments of the post:

   global $post;
   $attachments = get_children( array(
   'post_parent' => $post->ID,
   'post_type' => 'attachment',
   'post_mime_type' => 'image',
   'orderby' => 'menu_order ASC, ID',
   'order' => 'DESC') );

   Next, go through them:
   

   foreach ( $attachments as $id => $attachment ) {
   // do whatever you want here with the $id being the $attachment_id
   }

   Like that.

4. Dunkkan
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hello, I'm trying to do exactly that but, which could be an example of the use of the $attachment_id ? Just for print the thumbnail i.e. ?

5. cheese apples
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I enjoy this plugin. It also has some great options in the settings.

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/alakhnors-post-thumb/

   Upload/activate the plugin, then use <?php the_thumb(); ?> inside the loop to display the first image added to your posts/pages.

   If you are using the_content in this loop, and inserted your first uploaded image within the post. You can use preg_replace as shown below to strip the img tags from the_content. This way to can display your thumbnails as above however you want and have text only in the_content. Replace your the_content line with below to do so.

   <?php
   ob_start();
   the_content('Read the full post',true);
   $postOutput = preg_replace('/<img[^>]+./','', ob_get_contents());
   ob_end_clean();
   echo $postOutput;
   ?>

   Using both examples, you can do some nifty stuff for example float left on the thumbnail, to text wrap the post title, etc as well as the content.

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