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1. plz.help.me
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   Posted 2 years ago #

   Trying to find a way to have a default thumbnail if you cannot provide one for a post or don't want to add a thumbnail to all of your old posts...

   I know I did.

   Here is how you can have a default thumbnail:

   Try to follow the code below and if you need any help, contact me at my site (http://www.graysonadams.com).

   <?php
   $key = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'NAME OF CUSTOM FIELD FOR IMAGE', true);
   if($key) { ?>
   <img src="<?php echo $key; ?>" alt="Post Pic" width="590" height="280"/>
   <?php } else { ?>
   <img src="<?php bloginfo( 'template_directory' ); ?>/images/no-image-available2.jpg" alt="Post Pic" width="590" height="280" />
   <?php } ?>

   Breaking Down The Code
   

   <?php
   $key = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'NAME OF CUSTOM FIELD FOR IMAGE', true);
   if($key) { ?>

   Replace NAME OF CUSTOM VALUE FOR IMAGE with the custom field name that is set for your thumbnails.

   <img src="<?php echo $key; ?>"/>
   This tells 'img' to read the custom field in order to get the URL of the image.

   <?php } else { ?>
   <img src="IMAGE URL GOES HERE" />
   <?php } ?>

   This translates to: If there is no value found under the custom field use the image below.

   MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT REMOVE THE '<?php' LINES!

   Questions? Contact me at my website: http://www.graysonadams.com/

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