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1. anotherbreed
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I need some help (I'm a big PHP noobie) to show an image like this:

   <img src="www.mysite.com/IMAGE.jpg" />

   I would like "IMAGE" to be replaced by the actual category name of the specific post. I tried the following snippets, found on Codex and on this forum, with no luck (they all result in "www.mysite.com/.jpg"):

   <?php echo $cat->category_nicename; ?>
   <?php echo $post->cat_name; ?>
   <?php echo $category->cat_name; ?>
   <?php get_the_category( $id ) ?>
   <?php echo $post->cat_name;?>
   <?php echo $category->cat_name;?>

   Only this one worked, but showed me only one post and broke the site layout:

   <?php foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) { echo $category->cat_name; } ?>

   Any other suggestions? Many thanks

2. anotherbreed
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Anyone?

3. alchymyth
   The Sweeper & Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   try:

   <img src="www.mysite.com/<?php foreach(get_the_category() as $category) { echo $category->slug; break; } ?>.jpg" />

4. anotherbreed
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Like the previous it worked, but showed me only one post and broke the site layout... thank you Alchymyth, I suspect it's fault of the 'foreach' thing.

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