Added code to plugin to attach featured image but it keeps disappearing

Hi chrissieadele,

Can you copy and paste the contents of your posts_loop_template.php file that is in your main theme folder here so I can see them?

Really, there shouldn’t be any way for the customizations you’ve made to disappear unless they’re getting overwritten.

Thanks!
Eric

Hi! Thanks for getting back to me. I think i’ve found the issue. The post loop template has disappeared from my theme file. Would that do it? I know the theme updated recently. I definately copied the file over though, both times.

It takes me quite a while to work all this out and ‘?ustomise’ the code to display how i want it given i have no idea what im doing. If you know what ive missed and have a way to make the file stick i’ll do it again later today. I use the hestia theme if that helps.

If you need to see what i’ve done ill copy it here for you once ive finished. Let me know what works for you.

I really appreciate the fast response! The plug in has been great for my site structure but i really need the images to show.

Thanks

Chrissie

Hello!

I recopied the file into my themes directory (public_html/wp-content/themes/hestia). This is the right place right? Below is the code ive used.

<!– Post Wrap Start–>
<div class=”post hentry ivycat-post”>

<!– This outputs the post TITLE –>
<h2 class=”entry-title”>“><?php the_title(); ?></h2>

<!– This will output of the featured image thumbnail –>
<div class=”featured-image”>
<?php the_post_thumbnail( ‘full’ ); ?>

<!– This outputs the post EXCERPT. To display full content including images and html,
replace the_excerpt(); with the_content(); below. –>
<div class=”entry-summary”>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>

<!– This outputs the post META information –>
<div class=”entry-utility”>
<?php if ( count( get_the_category() ) ) : ?>
<span class=”cat-links”>
<?php printf( __( ‘<span class=”%1$s”>Posted in</span> %2$s’, ‘posts-in-page’ ), ‘entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links’, get_the_category_list( ‘, ‘ ) ); ?>
</span>
<span class=”meta-sep”>|</span>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php
$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( ”, ‘, ‘ );
if ( $tags_list ): ?>
<span class=”tag-links”>
<?php printf( __( ‘<span class=”%1$s”>Tagged</span> %2$s’, ‘posts-in-page’ ), ‘entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links’, $tags_list ); ?>
</span>
<span class=”meta-sep”>|</span>
<?php endif; ?>

</div>
</div>
<!– // Post Wrap End –>

Is that all ok?

Everything is right on my site except the excerpt seems to be the table of contents.. id prefer the meta description or first paragraph of my content, but if i change this line <?php the_excerpt(); ?> to ‘the_content’it uses my whole 3000 word post.

If you can suggest a way to fix this that would be great, otherwise i’d be totally happy just to make my images permanent.

Thank you!

Chrissie

Hi Chrissie,

I bet I know what’s happened: your theme Hestia is in the www.remarpro.com repository and, as such, it can be updated through the WordPress Admin when the developers make changes to the theme.

When the theme updates, all of the files are overwritten so any customizations you have saved into the theme are toast (to use a technical term).

The way to prevent this is to create a child theme of Hestia and put your customizations in the child theme. That way, you can update the parent without risking losing your mods.

Note: there are child theme creator plugins in the repo that can assist you.

Does that make sense?

I hope that helps!

Eric

Everything is right on my site except the excerpt seems to be the table of contents..

Is the TOC at the top of the post?

id prefer the meta description or first paragraph of my content, but if i change this line the_excerpt(); to the_content(); it uses my whole 3000 word post.

Are you filling in the excerpt within the post in the WP Admin? If so, does that work or are you hoping to preserve formatting (links, bold, italic, etc)?

If so, you might try using the more tag.

Morning!

Great to know i wasnt doing the wrong thing haha. I have read about child themes so that does make perfect sense. I’ll give it a go! I seem to have about 3-4 weeks between updates so that gives me time to work it out ??

My table of contents is below my first paragraph so i assumed it should use the first paragraph instead. I didnt know i could fill out an excerpt in wp-admin. I’ll work that out too and see if it helps.

Thank you so much, You’ve saved me going round in fairly stessful circles!

Chrissie

FYI the more tag worked perfectly! Will have to keep working on the child theme concept, didnt go so well for me today lol. Ill work it out!

Thank you again, love the plugin.

Chrissie