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WordPress WordPress Theme Development Custom Post Type Templates in WordPress Coding Your Own Custom Post Type Templates

Posted by jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
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Featured images is not showing

I followed the video and add this code in functions.php file

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

but i didn't work for me. Then I go to CPT UI and in Add/Edit post type I go to Edit Post Type from the top tab and then select portfolio and at the bottom I checked the box of Featured Images and then save the post. After doing this it should show featured images option but it didn't. Can someone HELP ME???????

Jerad Johnston
Jerad Johnston
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Jerad Johnston
Jerad Johnston
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I had to add it in like this in functions.php to get it to work

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' , 'portfolio') );

or just use an array for other custom post, etc. like

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' , array('post' , 'page' , 'portfolio') );

but looks like the CPT UI has been updated since these videos.

6 Answers

Chiedo Labs
Chiedo Labs
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Chiedo Labs
Chiedo Labs
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For any future watchers make sure: You go to CPT UI => edit post type => select 'portfolio' => scroll all the way to the bottom => check supports: Featured Images.

Lee Thomas
Lee Thomas
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Lee Thomas
Lee Thomas
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Top comment, was wondering why mine wasn't showing. Zac needs to add this to the video really, essential information.

Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips
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Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips
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That did the trick. Thank you.

Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
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Catherine Millington
Catherine Millington
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Mine wouldn't work either but I have now un-ticked the feature images (to show it) box on both the description and the image fields. Was just doing the image field before. Works now :o)

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
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Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

Hey Jazib,

Make sure the featured image IS checked at the support section of your custom post type and then save it.

After that add:

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

This should be working.

jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points

I checked both things are fine but again features images is not displaying

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points
Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

What do you have checked at the support section?

jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points

Thanks Thijassen but featured image IS is checked at support and I saved it too but it didn't give the result.I'm stuck here

Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
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Stanley Thijssen
Stanley Thijssen
22,831 Points

Thats pretty weird.

Can you try to copy my function: 

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

save it and try again?

Michael Hanna
Michael Hanna
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Michael Hanna
Michael Hanna
17,649 Points

Thank you, Stanley! That fixed my issue. I didn't have that box checked in my custom post type settings.

Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
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Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
5,259 Points

Odd... I would try deleting your custom "portfolio" post type and then making a new one and see if that fixes things. If that doesn't work, you could try re-installing WordPress (while still keeping all your website content) by going to Dashboard -> Updates and click the "Re-install Now" button. See here on the WordPress Codex for more details.

jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points

Thanks! Yeah I already did that and now it's working fine. do u have skype? we can discuss more

Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
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Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
5,259 Points

I actually don't use Skype very much, but if you have any more questions I'd be glad to help you with them on Treehouse! Also, if you could upvote the answer that solved your issue, I'd greatly appreciate it :)

Jake Porritt
Jake Porritt
10,356 Points

I have the same problem. I tried the "re-install" and that hasn't worked either.

Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
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Samuel Schumacher
Samuel Schumacher
5,259 Points

I actually had this same issue when I learned how to do this. Here's what worked for me: Go to the "Custom Fields" tab (Advanced Custom Fields Plugin) and click your custom post type to edit it. Make sure that in the Options at the bottom of the page that "Featured Image" is NOT checked (checking this box means that WordPress will hide it).

Hope this fixes your issue!

jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points

featured image isn't checked annd same problem.....

jazib shahzad
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jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points
jazib shahzad
jazib shahzad
Courses Plus Student 268 Points

I pasted ur statement although it was in functions.php file but nothing new.I try to go forward without that but my site was not showing images which I added later which could be due to unavailability of "featured images".