Need Urgent Custom Field Help

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Seventh Army, Apr 6, 2009.

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    http://blackberryvids.com/
    As you can see the post doesn't have a thumbnail preview...
    How do I add a thumbnail for it?
    Here's what the read me says but it makes NO sense.
    Template here:
    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=1217635
    » Usage

    * To add a video:

    - Click Add new button in admin panel.
    - Enter your video's header, text , tags , category.
    - For save your videos preview image, click Add Image button your current page.
    - Click Select Files opened window.
    (If you get an error or warning, Caused by didn't created a "uploads" folder in wp-content/ folder.
    After create upload directory set your upload folder's permission 777 for uploading files)
    - After the uploading image copy image's Link URL field. If there is not address URL, Click File URL button to see address of your file.
    - And then, fill current page below. Fill Custom Fields paste your copied address.Then click Add Custom Field
    button to complate your preview process.
    - For adding embed objects, enter Custom Fields paste embed objects source codes then click Add Custom Fields to save them.
     
    Seventh Army, Apr 6, 2009 IP
  2. Jalpari

    Jalpari Notable Member

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    You need to be able to upload images to your server in order to do this. You can do this using your FTP Client or any WordPress plugins to help you upload your images through the admin area.

    Open a new post and scroll all the way down to the bottom where it says Custom Fields. Click on the plus button to expand it.

    Enter the word “image_thumb” in the “key” field, and enter the fill path of the image that you uploaded in the “Value” field.

    Do what you usually do in every post: add title, post text, choose a category and publish.
    Now open your index.php file that is in your current theme folder, search for this line:

    Add the following code above that line

     
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  3. Seventh Army

    Seventh Army Active Member

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    Actually I figured it out by messing with the source code and it turned out it was just thumb for the the field and then pasting the image code in the other box.
    It just never said that in the instructions and yeah I can upload images.
    I know about all that stuff I was just confused what I had to enter for the custom field and it turned out to be just "thumb"
     
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