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Posted by Andrea Sorrell
Andrea Sorrell
4,736 Points

WordPress Question

What function do I need to use if I want to insert a custom logo in my WordPress template?

3 Answers

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

There is. In your functions.php add the necessary theme support.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Headers

You call it by using <?php header_image(); ?> as the image source.

Andrea Sorrell
Andrea Sorrell
4,736 Points

Thank You Matthew it worked!

Andrea Sorrell
Andrea Sorrell
4,736 Points
Andrea Sorrell
Andrea Sorrell
4,736 Points

Thanks Leonardo. I was hoping that their would be some sort easy function from WP but thanks for the tip about coding it straight into the template gonna try it.

Leonardo Hernandez
Leonardo Hernandez
13,798 Points
Leonardo Hernandez
Leonardo Hernandez
13,798 Points

When developing a theme, someone will want to upload their own logo to their website. Learning how to register theme modifications for editing in the theme editor, or using the custom fields plugin gone over in the WordPress theme development lesson is the way to make your theme fluid for anyone to customize.

If your looking for an easy answer, code it straight into the template.

Place an img folder in you theme directory and put the image in there.

You can use the bloginfo('template_directory') function to echo the path to your theme for your "src" attribute.

Remember that this solution is only for yourself. If you want to make a theme that anyone can use, read up on this. WP_Customize_Control.

This is how I understand it thus far. I am a student myself and there may be a better solution.