Comments on: Retrieve a Post’s First Image and Resize it with TimThumb http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/ SEO Consulting Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rob Davy-Cripwell http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-5438 Rob Davy-Cripwell Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:19:22 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-5438 You've pretty much stopped me from pulling all my hair out! Thank you very much for this excellent solution! You’ve pretty much stopped me from pulling all my hair out! Thank you very much for this excellent solution!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-4571 Ryan Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:32:46 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-4571 Just found this. It was EXACTLY what I was looking for, and worked perfectly the first time. Thank you! Just found this. It was EXACTLY what I was looking for, and worked perfectly the first time. Thank you!

]]> By: Mike http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-4544 Mike Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:57:46 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-4544 Same problem Output is just alt text not image of the first post. Function: function catch_that_image() { global $post, $posts; $first_img = ''; $url = get_bloginfo('url'); ob_start(); ob_end_clean(); $output = preg_match_all ('//i', $post->post_content, $matches); $first_img = $matches [1] [0]; $not_broken = @fopen("$first_img","r"); if(empty($first_img) || !($not_broken)){ unset($first_img); } else { $first_img = str_replace($url, '', $first_img); } return $first_img; } Template: <img src="/scripts/timthumb.php?src=&h=60&w=60&zc=1" alt="Link to " class="thumbnail"/> Instead of image thumb I see alt text of the title. I see: Link to and the title as text. Same problem Output is just alt text not image of the first post.

Function:

function catch_that_image()
{ global $post, $posts; $first_img = ”; $url = get_bloginfo(‘url’); ob_start(); ob_end_clean(); $output = preg_match_all
(‘//i’, $post->post_content, $matches); $first_img = $matches [1] [0]; $not_broken =
@fopen(“$first_img”,”r”); if(empty($first_img) || !($not_broken)){ unset($first_img); } else { $first_img = str_replace($url,
”, $first_img); } return $first_img; }

Template:
<img
src="/scripts/timthumb.php?src=&h=60&w=60&zc=1″ alt=”Link to ” class=”thumbnail”/>

Instead of image thumb I see alt text of the title.
I see: Link to and the title as text.

]]> By: Joshua Unseth http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-4191 Joshua Unseth Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-4191 @Toure, nope, this works. If you describe what you're doing, then maybe someone could help you. But if you're using a WordPress blog, this code works. @Toure, nope, this works. If you describe what you’re doing, then maybe someone could help you. But if you’re using a WordPress blog, this code works.

]]> By: Toure http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 Toure Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:14:56 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-4189 Sorry, but this is only outputting the alt instead of the image itself. Any body any idea how to resolve this issue? Sorry, but this is only outputting the alt instead of the image itself.
Any body any idea how to resolve this issue?

]]> By: ikalangita http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 ikalangita Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:07:13 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-2720 Thanks for the tips, i got it worked. Thanks for the tips, i got it worked.

]]> By: Joshua Unseth http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Joshua Unseth Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:30:56 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-715 @Morten, looks good. I generally try to avoid plugins because of the speed of execution. This is just a little faster. But other than that, good work. @Morten, looks good. I generally try to avoid plugins because of the speed of execution. This is just a little faster. But other than that, good work.

]]> By: Morten Skogly http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Morten Skogly Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:01:48 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-714 I had the same need, and was really stuck on how to do it. I ended up using the Get the image plugin made by Justin Tadlock, but I had to read his code to find out how to get the image url and not just the complete image tag. I put the code I use on my theme on my blog, would love to get some feedback on it. http://pappmaskin.no/2010/03/how-to-make-the-wordpress-plugin-get_the_image-work-with-timthumb/ I had the same need, and was really stuck on how to do it. I ended up using the Get the image plugin made by Justin Tadlock, but I had to read his code to find out how to get the image url and not just the complete image tag.

I put the code I use on my theme on my blog, would love to get some feedback on it.

http://pappmaskin.no/2010/03/how-to-make-the-wordpress-plugin-get_the_image-work-with-timthumb/

]]> By: Markgt http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Markgt Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:48:45 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-698 Hi Joshua thank you so much - it work straight out of the box - first time :) thanks for sharing this script Hi Joshua
thank you so much – it work straight out of the box – first time :)
thanks for sharing this script

]]> By: Joshua Unseth http://www.spidermarket.com/index/retrieve-a-posts-first-image-and-resize-it-with-timthumb/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Joshua Unseth Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:36:04 +0000 http://www.spidermarket.com/index/?p=284#comment-687 You put the default image into the in the following code. <?php $cti = catch_that_image(); if(isset($cti)){ ?> <img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/scripts/timthumb.php?src=<?php echo $cti; ?>&h=60&w=60&zc=1" alt="Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" class="thumbnail"/> <?php } else {} ?> It would look something like <?php } else {?><img src="some image url"><?php } ?> You put the default image into the in the following code.
<?php $cti = catch_that_image(); if(isset($cti)){ ?>
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/scripts/timthumb.php?src=<?php echo $cti; ?>&h=60&w=60&zc=1" alt="Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" class="thumbnail"/>
<?php } else {} ?>
It would look something like <?php } else {?><img src="some image url"><?php } ?>

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