Posted 1 year ago #
I have created a theme that uses a featured image on every page.
In settings, I have setup my "Posts Page" to be "news"...how do I get the featured image from "news" to display?
I have tried using: http://pastebin.com/ir5YJm2c and the standard: http://pastebin.com/yZv9yc2W, but neither one works...any ideas?
Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
do you mean, you want to display featured images from another post ?
you can post up to 10 lines of code directly in the forum - just make sure to mark them using the code button, or wrap the code in backticks - see http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code
try:
<?php if( is_home() && get_option('page_for_posts') ) :
echo get_the_post_thumbnail(get_option('page_for_posts'));
endif; ?>or the same as a one-liner:
<?php if( is_home() && $id = get_option('page_for_posts') ) echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $id ); ?>
Posted 1 year ago #
alchymyth,
I'm sorry, neither one of those work :(
I left them as is, I changed page_for_posts to be news, News, or 113 and the code still didn't work :(
Any Ideas...Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
blacklizt,
Nope...I have a featured image assigned to a page called "news". I did this by going to: Settings > Reading > and choosing "news" in the Posts Page dropdown.
Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
Ok,
So, after looking into the issue, I wrote the following:
<?php
$page_for_posts = get_option( 'page_for_posts' );
echo $page_for_posts;
echo get_the_post_thumbnail($page_for_posts, 'large');
?>The only problem is that my ID echo's just fine, but it still doesn't display the thumbnail :(
Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
If possible, paste the whole code from the template you are using for the "news page" into pastebin.com, also the code from functions.php. That may help pinpoint the problem.
Posted 1 year ago #
Ok,
Keep in mind I didn't write this code, I'm just tweaking it for a friend of mine: index.php...http://pastebin.com/YbdFNZ3j functions.php: http://pastebin.com/NP55A2bD
Thanks,
Josh
where in index.php would you have the code for the post thumbnail?
is it sthis line 11:
<div id="photo"><?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail( $post_id); ?></div>if you - just as a test - switch to the default settings ('your latest posts') under 'settings' -> 'reading', does the thumbnail show in the 'news' page?
Posted 1 year ago #
alchymyth,
I feel like such an idiot!! I was trouble-shooting this last night and I guess I removed the featured image for the news page...so, of course, the image wasn't showing up!
I added the featured image and the following code:
<?php if(is_home()) { ?>
<?php
$page_for_posts = get_option( 'page_for_posts' );
echo get_the_post_thumbnail($page_for_posts, 'large');
?>
<?php } ?>Now, everything works as expected...THANKS so much for your help!
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
If I'm understanding you correctly, this will work:
<?php
$news_page_featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) );
?>Question:
In what template file have you placed this code?
Posted 1 year ago #
Chip,
I have this code in index.php and everything is working great!
Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
Glad to hear it!
P.S. another good sanity check here would have been to use has_post_thumbnail(), e.g.:
<?php
$homepage_has_featured_image = has_post_thumbnail( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) );
?>Might have saved a few pulled hairs. :)
Posted 1 year ago #
Chip,
You're right...those are good suggestions that I will definitely put to good use in the future (I like the hair on my head...lol)!!
Thanks,
Josh
Posted 1 year ago #
I figure it's good, for those of you who still have hair on your head. ;)
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