Placeholder IMG Not Secure

  • Oliver

    (@elvinwebmarketing)


    5 years, 1 month ago

    The placeholder image is being served from a non-secure URL and breaks HTTPS. Beyond having to rely on an image for every single post, is there a way to fix this? Can the placeholder image not be hosted somewhere that is secure so this doesn’t happen?

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  • eagleinthesunset

    (@eagleinthesunset)

    You can edit the placeholder URL manually in wp-content/plugins/recent-posts-widget-extended/includes/functions.php

    It looks like this (http):
    'thumb_default' => 'https://placehold.it/45x45/f0f0f0/ccc',

    You can change it to this (https):
    'thumb_default' => 'https://placehold.it/45x45/f0f0f0/ccc',

    In that case it will not break HTTPS. Bonus tip: you can change the size of the placeholder by editing the dimension. In. eg. “…/45×45/” to “../400×280/”

    It’s a shame the plugin developer does not fix this but the simplest option, for now, is to go to widgets then open the Recent posts extended plugin’s widget options and you will see there an input field called ‘Default Thumbnail’ where the placehold.it link is shown. You can either correct the link to https or leave it blank to disable it.

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