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39,261 PointsRemove 'default.png' when my 'featured-image' class doesn't have a thumbnail.
<?php
$thumbnail_id = get_post_thumbnail_id();
$thumbnail_url= wp_get_attachment_image_src($thumbnail_id, 'thumbnail-size', true);
$thumbnail_meta = get_post_meta($thumbnail_id, '_wp_attachment_image_alt', true);
?>
<p class="featured-image">
<img src="<?php echo $thumbnail_url[0]; ?>" alt="<?php echo $thumbnail_meta; ?> featured-image project">
</p>
This code makes sure that it takes whatever my featured image is on my blog and posts it at the top of each blog. The problem is not all of my blogs have featured images. When there is no featured image given to a post, it displays the 'default.png' file at the top of the page. I could always replace the 'default.png' file with something like my logo, but I wanted to know if I could make it so that if my $thumbnail_url variable doesn't have an image, that it just doesn't put anything there altogether. I can't think of how to write the if statement, and since its already inside the loop, will it break if I add another if statement inside it?
Appreciate the help.
1 Answer
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest TeacherYou can wrap your image output in an if statement that checks if there is a value for the image. You will have to test and play around with it a bit, but something like:
<?php if( $thumbnail_url != ''): ?>
// Your image
<?php endif; ?>
Devin Gray
39,261 PointsDevin Gray
39,261 PointsI'll definitely try that. And stay tuned because I'm sure more forum questions are to come as I work on this site for a client.