Retrieve the link url for the thumbnail

  • Resolved Christine Rondeau

    (@crondeau)


    13 years, 10 months ago

    hi there,
    I’m using the following code inside my loop to display portfolio images:

    <a href="<?php wp_get_attachment_thumb_url( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ) ); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'single-post-thumbnail' ); ?></a>

    The image appears fine, but I can’t retrieve the link url. The code <?php wp_get_attachment_thumb_url( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ) ); ?> is obviously wrong.

    Anyone know what it should be?

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  • catherinewinters

    (@catherinewinters)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    Sure, try this:
    <a href="<?php print wp_get_attachment_thumb_url( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ) ); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'single-post-thumbnail' ); ?></a>

    wp_get_attachment_thumb_url() just returns the resulting URL; it doesn’t actually do anything with it. To get it to print out, you need to use print.

    Thread Starter Christine Rondeau

    (@crondeau)

    13 years, 10 months ago

    I managed to get the url, but it won’t keep my external link. Instead it uses the link to the attachment. I gave up and in the end, just used a custom field.

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