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

Posted by farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,830 Points

Why 'Featured image' is not showing on portfolios page while I added code in functions.php?

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

I am trying to figure it out.

7 Answers

Zac Gordon
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Zac Gordon
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Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
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If you're using custom fields then you need to make sure that you still allow for the native featured image field to still show up. If you're not seeing that in the admin area then you may need to check your custom fields settings.

farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
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Thankyou for your quick response.

I did check mark 'Featured Image' in custom fields settings. I have no idea, why it still not seen yet on 'add portfolio' in admin area,

Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
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Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
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Is it available under Screen Options tab in the top right of the edit page. It may be hidden. Or, you may have selected to hide that field when you meant to include it.

farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
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I think it is hidden, I mean there is nothing 'Featured Image' under screen option tab. Where can I unhide it?

farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
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Thanks Zac you are great! Now problem solved! :)

You're right 'It may be hidden in Advanced Custom fields setting.

Edgar Chacon
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Edgar Chacon
Edgar Chacon
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Im getting this same issue.

I have

add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );

right after the menus support

For the check boxes I have everything checked except Permalink, Slug and Featured Image.

Im also not able to see the attribute box with the order number.

Joseph Wachira
Joseph Wachira
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Joseph Wachira
Joseph Wachira
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farhanasalman , I had the same problem but I found out you also need to make sure 'Featured Image' support is checked on your custom post settings.

Here's a screenshot of my WordPress dashboard to illustrate this:

screeshot

cc: Zac Gordon , Erik Krieg

Edgar Chacon
Edgar Chacon
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Edgar Chacon
Edgar Chacon
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Thanks Joseph, that worked for me.

Mike Westfall
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Mike Westfall
Mike Westfall
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Good find. Thanks for this!

garsan
garsan
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Thanks Joseph, that worked for me too!

Agnes Caringal
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Agnes Caringal
Agnes Caringal
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Thanks Joseph, that worked for me too.

Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
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thank gawd

Enrico Imbalzano
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Enrico Imbalzano
Enrico Imbalzano
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Great, you pinpointed the problem exactly!! Thanks Joseph

Tasmiya Tabassum
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Tasmiya Tabassum
Tasmiya Tabassum
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Thanks Joseph you are awesome

Brandon Barrette
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Brandon Barrette
Brandon Barrette
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So for anyone having issues on this, I finally got mine to work. Including what Joseph Wachira suggests above, you need to change your add_theme_support in the functions.php file to include the custom post type:

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

Here, add an array to include anything you want to have a featured image. I added post since I will want blog posts to have this as well.

Hope that helps anyone in the future =)

eck
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eck
eck
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The problem is likely that your theme template for the portfolio pages does not actually include the code to place the featured image.

You will want to see something like the following in your template page 

the_post_thumbnail();                  // without parameter -> Thumbnail

the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');       // Thumbnail (default 150px x 150px max)
the_post_thumbnail('medium');          // Medium resolution (default 300px x 300px max)
the_post_thumbnail('large');           // Large resolution (default 640px x 640px max)
the_post_thumbnail('full');            // Original image resolution (unmodified)

the_post_thumbnail( array(100,100) );  // Other resolutions

Take a look here to a more complete idea how featured images are used: http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails

farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
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farhanasalman
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Thanks for the reply Erik. :)

I try to add code above but can't see 'Featured Image' on portfolio yet after I created add fields for custom post type UI and advanced custom fields plugin.

Errol Heywood
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Errol Heywood
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Errol Heywood
Errol Heywood
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In you post above you said that you 'did check mark 'Featured Image' in custom fields settings'. If you did tick the box you are selecting to 'Hide'.

It should be left unchecked.

Josh Horvath
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Josh Horvath
Josh Horvath
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Thanks for your help Erik. I too was stumped by this.